Bolt is a browser builder for a website, app, prototype, or slide deck you describe in writing. The homepage says you can create stunning apps & websites by chatting with AI. Plan mode is the pause before code. Hosting and a public URL sit beside Free, Pro, Teams, and Custom Enterprise cards that set tokens, branding, and domains.
Bolt fits a first version you can describe and put on a Bolt URL. Free includes public and private projects, a daily token cap, a monthly cap, and Bolt branding. Pro at $25 per month billed monthly removes the daily cap, starts at 10M tokens a month, and lists custom domains, private sharing, and branding removal. Teams at $30 per month and member billed monthly does not pool tokens. Pause when the file tree is large, because most token use is the project being synced on each message.
A good fit for
Describing a website, app, dashboard, or slide deck and previewing it in the browser.
Publishing to a Bolt URL before deciding whether a custom domain is worth Pro.
A team that can accept one token allotment per paid member.
Know the trade-offs
Most token use is tied to syncing project files, so a larger project costs more per message.
Free keeps a daily token cap, Bolt branding, and Discord rather than product email.
Paid rollover lasts one extra month and needs an active paid subscription.
What a Bolt chat can start and ship.
Start in chat, or talk it through in Plan mode
The homepage says you can create stunning apps & websites by chatting with AI, from Website, Slides, App, Prototype, Figma, GitHub, or a team template. Bolt automatically routes to the right model for each task, balancing quality and cost. Standard is for all users and recommended for general development. Max is Pro only. The page says Bolt automatically tests, refactors, and iterates reducing errors so you keep building instead of fixing. Bolt builds websites and apps, including marketing sites, portfolios, online stores, dashboards, and internal tools, plus Bolt Slides. In Plan mode you talk through your idea with Bolt before it writes any code, then revise the live preview. Help titles also list Expo, Figma, GitHub, Google SSO, Stitch, Import from Lovable, Netlify, Stripe, Supabase, and an MCP server. Was not verified here.
Most token usage is related to syncing your project’s file system to the AI: the larger the project, the more tokens used per message. Free plans have a 300,000 token daily limit and 1 million token monthly limit. The Free card at $0 also lists public and private projects, Bolt branding, a 10MB upload limit, hosting, up to 333k web requests, and unlimited databases. Pro $25 per month billed monthly removes the daily cap and starts at 10M tokens a month. Starting July 1, 2025, tokens from a paid subscription will roll over for one additional month, making them valid for up to two months in total, and an active paid subscription is required to access any rolled over tokens. Yearly billing says save up to 28% and does not show a yearly price. Tokens are not shared among team members, and the Teams cost is per member.
Publish to a Bolt URL, then read the plan for domains
Bolt Cloud gives you enterprise-grade backend infrastructure including hosting, databases, integrations and more, plus authentication, SEO optimization so your project ranks from day one, and hosting with analytics & custom domains. The small-business page says you publish in one click to a public Bolt URL, share it with clients or your team, and update later in chat. It works in the browser, with no install and no credit card. Custom domains, SEO boosting, private sharing, 100MB uploads, and up to 1M web requests are Pro lines. Free keeps Bolt branding and up to 333k web requests. Help blurbs mention Bolt Database and a third-party domain, but they do not define unlimited databases or name Pro’s providers. The ranking line is a slogan. The pricing card is what assigns domains to Pro.
Marketplace examples are real projects you can copy for free, and templates are a styled foundation you customize. Homepage lines for prototypes, campaign pages, agencies, and class projects are audience labels, not measured results. Teams is $30 per month and member billed monthly and adds admin controls, private NPM registries, and per-package design-system prompts on top of Pro. Enterprise is Custom and lists SSO, audit logs, and compliance support, with no certification named. Email support for product and technical questions is available to paid plan users. Discord is for everyone else. Paid email must use the account address on weekdays.
The small-business page lists a CRM, booking calendar, invoices, a client portal, and a numbers view. A suggested first message names the services, hours, and what a late payment means, then you correct that one screen in the live preview. Keep the file tree small, because a larger project spends more tokens per message. Publish the Bolt URL when it matches, and treat a custom domain as a Pro line.
A campaign page on Bolt hosting
Marketers are pointed at campaign pages with SEO and hosting included. Is one offer, one proof point, and one form. A landing-page template is the documented start when you do not want an empty prompt. Free hosting keeps Bolt branding and a 10MB upload limit. Pro removes branding, raises uploads to 100MB, and lists SEO boosting plus a custom domain. The ranking slogan is not evidence a new page will rank.
A class or side-project prototype
Students are told to turn a class idea into a working app. Uses Plan mode for the user and the one required action before any code, then corrects the preview in chat. Free plans have a 300,000 token daily limit and 1 million token monthly limit. On Teams, tokens are not shared among team members, so each seat spends its own allotment. A public Bolt URL is enough for a demo.
How to get started with Bolt
1
Describe the outcome first
Create a Bolt account in the browser. Use Plan mode, or write who the tool is for and what a good result looks like.
2
Revise against the preview
Watch the project update live. Ask for one change at a time.
3
Watch the token ceiling
On Free, stay inside the daily and monthly token limits. A larger file tree spends more tokens per message.
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Publish, then match the plan
Publish to a Bolt URL. Move to Pro if you need the custom domain, private sharing, or branding removal on that card.
Monthly prices are what the Bolt pricing page showed on 6 October 2026. Yearly billing says save up to 28% and does not show a dollar amount. Free plans have a 300,000 token daily limit and 1 million token monthly limit.
Free
Projects inside the daily and monthly token caps.
$0.
No monthly charge on the card.
300K tokens a day and 1M a month
Bolt branding, 10MB uploads, and hosting
Up to 333k web requests and unlimited databases
Pro
Higher volume without the daily token cap.
$25.
Per month billed monthly.
Starts at 10M tokens a month, with rollover
No Bolt branding, private sharing, custom domains
100MB uploads, up to 1M web requests, SEO boosting
Teams
A shared workspace with separate allotments.
$30.
Per month and member billed monthly.
Everything in Pro, billed per member
Centralized billing and admin controls
Private NPM registries and design-system prompts
Enterprise
Security and support extras beyond Pro.
Custom.
Custom quote.
SSO, audit logs, and compliance support
Dedicated manager and 24/7 priority support
Custom workflows, SLAs, and retention policies
Rollover needs an active paid subscription and lasts one extra month. Teams tokens are not shared. The cards do not define unlimited databases or name a certification. Product email is for paid plans. Discord is named for everyone else.
You want the builder named in Bolt’s import docs, not this token card.
Bolt’s help index lists Import from Lovable and does not describe Lovable’s controls or price. Pick it to evaluate that other builder. Stay when you need Bolt’s hosting, branding, and token rules.
The work is an existing codebase, not a new Bolt chat project.
Search results list Cursor beside Bolt. These pages do not document Cursor’s editor or price. Use Bolt for the chat, Plan mode, and publish steps. Look at Cursor when that browser flow is the wrong job.
You want a different hosted coding workspace than this chat builder.
Search results name Replit next to Bolt and these pages do not state Replit’s runtime or plans. Choose Replit for that other workspace, or Bolt for a hosted site, app, prototype, or slide deck.
Bolt: common questions
Is Bolt free, and what stops a free project?
Free is listed at $0. Free plans have a 300,000 token daily limit and 1 million token monthly limit, with Bolt branding, a 10MB upload limit, hosting, up to 333k web requests, and unlimited databases. Public and private projects are both included. Starting needs no credit card and no install.
The card reads Pro $25 per month billed monthly: no daily token limit, a start at 10M tokens, no Bolt branding, private sharing, 100MB uploads, up to 1M web requests, rollover, custom domains, SEO boosting, expanded database capacity, a database-provider choice, and image editing with AI. Yearly billing says save up to 28% and does not show the yearly price.
Starting July 1, 2025, tokens from a paid subscription will roll over for one additional month, making them valid for up to two months in total, only while an active paid subscription is required to access any rolled over tokens. Teams is $30 per month and member billed monthly. Tokens are not shared among team members.
What kinds of projects do the docs say Bolt builds?
Bolt builds websites and apps, including marketing sites, portfolios, online stores, dashboards, and internal tools, plus presentations with Bolt Slides. The homepage also lists prototypes and starts from Figma, GitHub, or a team template.
Email support for product and technical questions is available to paid plan users. Discord is for everyone, including free plans. Paid mail must come from the account address on weekdays. The public page obfuscates the destination.
Can you change or cancel, and is a license stated?
You can change or cancel through Manage current plan in the Stripe portal. The FAQ does not describe refunds or the fate of a published site. The public pages link to terms and a privacy policy but do not include that text, a license, or a programming interface. Enterprise lists SSO and audit logs without naming a certification.
NavHunt did not run Bolt, did not create an account, and did not publish a project. Plan names, token rules, and builder steps in this profile come from Bolt pages reviewed on 6 October 2026. A percentage or customer story shown on those pages is not a NavHunt result. This description is based on Bolt's official materials reviewed on 2026-10-06, including Bolt homepage, Bolt plans and pricing, Bolt Help Center, Bolt for small business.