Bolt.new vs Lovable

Backend approach. Bolt integrates Supabase for your database and backend. Lovable offers Lovable Cloud, a built-in backend with auth and a database managed inside the platform. Both get you a real backend; one leans on Supabase, the other keeps it native to Lovable.

Code and iteration. Both generate real, editable code and both have agent modes. Lovable produces React, TypeScript, and Tailwind, and its Agentic Mode autonomously explores and fixes issues across files with up to 90% fewer errors, backed by AI subagents added in May 2026. Bolt scaffolds full projects and edits them through chat. The day-to-day feel differs, so trying both on the same idea is the fastest way to judge.

Deployment. Bolt offers built-in hosting plus Netlify export. Lovable offers Lovable hosting with custom domains, one-click deploy, and two-way GitHub sync so your code stays portable. Both take you from prompt to live URL; the destinations differ.

Inputs. Both support image-to-code, so you can start from a screenshot or design. Bolt highlights Figma import, while Lovable adds Draw-to-Build so you can sketch an interface and have it built. If you design first, both fit.

Models. Bolt routes work through frontier agents from multiple providers, including Claude, GPT, and Gemini, without exposing model choice. Lovable's build agent is powered by Anthropic Claude, supports the Claude MCP, and is listed in the Claude Marketplace. Both keep model handling managed for simplicity.

Pricing model. Bolt is token-based: a free tier with daily limits, then Pro at $25/mo with 10M tokens that roll over. Lovable is credit-based: 5 credits per day free, then 100 monthly credits on Pro at $25/mo, with a $50/mo Business tier for teams. Both meter generation, so your spend tracks how much you build.

Bolt.new and Lovable are the closest pairing in this category: both are browser-based, prompt-first platforms that turn a description into a working full-stack app and deploy it. They overlap heavily, so the comparison is less about category and more about feel, backend, and pricing.

Bolt.new runs in the browser on StackBlitz WebContainers. You describe an app, optionally add a screenshot or Figma frame, and it scaffolds a working project, integrates Supabase, and gives you a live preview you can deploy in a click or export to Netlify. It is built for indie hackers, non-technical founders, and rapid prototypers who want speed from prompt to running app.

Lovable is a prompt-first platform that builds full-stack web apps through chat, producing real React, TypeScript, and Tailwind code. Its build agent is powered by Anthropic Claude, and its Agentic Mode explores the project and fixes issues across files with up to 90% fewer errors. Lovable Cloud provides a built-in backend with authentication and a database, one click deploys to a live URL with a custom domain, and two-way GitHub sync keeps your repo in step. In May 2026 Lovable added AI subagents, and it now supports Draw-to-Build and the Claude MCP. It is built for non-technical founders, designers, indie hackers, and agencies, and at roughly $500M ARR it is one of the most widely used tools in the space.

Because both do the same core job well, the right choice usually comes down to backend approach, how the iteration loop feels, and which pricing model fits your build.

Bolt.new starts free with 1M tokens a month and a 300K daily cap, enough to test it and build a small prototype before you feel the limit. Pro is $25/mo, lifts the allowance to 10M tokens, removes the daily cap, and rolls unused tokens forward for up to two months. Teams is $30 per member a month with a per-seat token allotment, and Enterprise is custom. Because it is token-based, heavy generation uses more, so your cost tracks output rather than calendar days.

Lovable's free tier gives 5 credits per day, private projects, unlimited collaborators, and lovable.app subdomains, enough to try it and ship something simple. Pro at $25/mo adds 100 monthly credits with rollover, custom domains, user roles, and the option to remove the Lovable badge. Business at $50/mo layers on more credits, single sign-on, personal projects, the option to opt out of data training, and design templates, with Enterprise available for larger orgs. Like Bolt, it meters by usage, so iterating heavily consumes credits faster.

The two Pro plans land at the same $25/mo headline, and both meter generation, so the deciding factor is rarely the sticker price. It is how far a credit or a token's worth of generation gets you on your specific app, and which backend and hosting you prefer. The honest answer is to build the same small app in both free tiers and see which one reaches a working result with fewer credits and less friction.

If you want a built-in backend managed inside the platform, Lovable. Lovable Cloud bundles auth and a database natively, with custom-domain deployment and two-way GitHub sync.

If you prefer Supabase as your backend, Bolt. It integrates Supabase directly, which suits builders who already lean on that stack.

If you want an agent that autonomously explores and fixes the project, Lovable. Its Agentic Mode is built to investigate and repair issues across files, and it runs on Anthropic Claude with up to 90% fewer errors.

If you design in Figma and want to start from frames, Bolt. Its Figma import and image-to-code make a design-first start straightforward, though Lovable's Draw-to-Build covers the sketch-first path too.

If you want real, ownable React code to carry forward, either works, since both generate editable code; Lovable explicitly outputs React, TypeScript, and Tailwind you can sync to GitHub in both directions.