Lovable vs Bolt.new

Short version: for one person, the two cost the same. Lovable Pro and Bolt Pro both start at $25 a month, and both have a free plan. The difference shows up when you add people. Lovable charges per workspace, with unlimited members sharing one pool of credits. Bolt's Teams plan charges $30 for each member.

Both are built for people who'd rather describe an app than code it. Lovable says you can "chat to instantly build websites and web apps, with no technical knowledge needed." Bolt pitches custom apps for your business "built in an afternoon," with no code and no developer.

What you pay

Plan	Lovable	Bolt.new
Free	$0: 5 build credits a day (up to 30 a month), plus 20 Cloud credits a month	$0: 300K tokens a day, 1M tokens a month
Entry paid	Pro, from $25/mo for 100 credits, plus the daily free credits	Pro, from $25/mo, 10M tokens a month with no daily limit
Teams	Business, from $50/mo per workspace, unlimited users	Teams, $30 per member/mo
Large orgs	Enterprise, volume-based pricing	Enterprise, custom pricing
Pay yearly	2 months free	Save up to 28%

Prices as of October 18, 2026, before tax.

Lovable measures usage in credits and Bolt measures it in tokens, so 100 credits and 10M tokens can't be lined up one to one. A small edit on Lovable, like "make the button gray," uses about half a credit. Bolt says most of its token use comes from syncing your project's files to the AI, so bigger projects burn more tokens per message.

Where Lovable wins

• Teams don't pay per seat. Every plan allows unlimited members, who build from one shared credit pool on one bill. Owners can cap each person's monthly credits.
• A student discount. Students can get up to 50% off Pro.
• Business extras. The $50 Business plan adds SSO, internal-only publishing for logged-in workspace members, and personal projects your teammates can't see.

Watch out for: credits run out. Monthly plan credits expire two months after they're issued, and the daily free credits don't roll over.

Where Bolt.new wins

• Hosting and databases on the free plan. Free includes website hosting for up to 333K web requests, unlimited databases, and public or private projects, though your sites carry Bolt branding.
• No daily cap once you pay. Pro drops the daily token limit, and unused tokens roll over for one extra month.
• More control on Pro. Pro lets you choose your database provider, edit images with AI and turn on SEO boosting.

Watch out for: on Teams, tokens aren't shared. Each paid member gets their own allotment, so a team of five is $150 a month.

What about v0?

If v0 is also on your list: v0 is Vercel's builder, and its Plus plan costs $30 per user a month, with $30 of monthly credits plus $2 of free credits each day you log in. The free plan has a 7-message daily limit and $5 in one-time credits for new users. It deploys to Vercel and syncs with GitHub. Business is $100 per user a month.

Which one should you pick?

• Building alone on a budget: start on both free plans. Both paid plans start at $25, so pick the one that gets your idea working first.
• A team of three or more: Lovable. One plan covers everyone, while Bolt Teams costs $30 per person.
• You want unlimited databases on a free plan: Bolt's free plan.
• You're a student: check Lovable's student discount first.
• Your site already runs on Vercel: give v0 a look too.

You can see every tool we track for this job on our page for AI tools that build an app from a prompt. If you'd rather write the code yourself with an AI helper, our guide to Cursor alternatives and what they cost is a better starting point.