Bolt.new

Bolt.new is the fastest path from a sentence to a deployed web app. Built on StackBlitz's WebContainers technology ($105M raised), it runs a full Node.js development environment entirely in your browser, no terminal, no local setup, no environment wrangling.

Type a prompt, and Bolt generates a full-stack React application with frontend, backend, and database in under a minute. In testing, it produced a functional task manager app in 42 seconds from a single sentence. With 5 million users and over 1 million websites deployed via Netlify, it has become the default tool for the vibe coding movement.

The integration story is what separates Bolt from simpler prototyping toys. Figma imports convert designs into functional components preserving layout and styling. Supabase is wired in from the start, generating migration files, API calls, and client-side hooks. One-click Netlify deployment with editable URLs means you can ship to production without touching a CLI. The April 2026 update brought Sonnet 4.6 as the default model, balancing speed, cost, and reasoning depth.

The token economy is the critical consideration. The Pro plan at $25/month includes 10 million tokens, but debugging sessions drain tokens aggressively, users report burning 1-3 million tokens in a single day on debugging alone. Token rollover (valid for one additional month) softens the blow, but teams doing heavy iteration will consistently exceed their allocation.

The free tier's 1 million monthly tokens with a 300K daily cap is enough to evaluate the tool but not to ship anything real. Bolt excels at getting you to 80% fast; the last 20% of polish and edge-case handling is where the token costs and the limitations of AI-generated code both become visible.