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Bolt vs Lovable

Two browser-based AI app builders, compared on price, on what each free plan allows, on when the code is yours to download, and on mobile apps.

Last updated · By the Buildra team

Both vendors' prices and limits were re-read from their own pricing pages.

Bolt and Lovable are the two builders people most often weigh against each other, and they are closer than they used to be: both build a full-stack app from a chat, both host it, both give you a database and sign-in without a second vendor, and both sync with GitHub in both directions. They part on four things — how usage is metered, when you can download the code, how far the free plan goes, and mobile. Every figure below was read off their own pricing pages and docs on the dates shown.

What each one costs

Bolt

Free
$0 a month. 300K tokens a day inside 1M a month, and they do not roll over. Publishes to a bolt.host address with Bolt branding, 10MB uploads, 10 GB of bandwidth and 333,333 requests a month. Free sites are public.
Pro
$25 a month billed monthly. No daily token limit, 10M tokens a month to start, and unused ones roll over. Adds custom domains, private sites, no Bolt branding, 100MB uploads, 30 GB of bandwidth and 1 million requests a month.
Teams
$30 per member a month billed monthly. Paid seats carry the token allocation; free members can be added without the ability to prompt. Adds centralised billing and admin control over members, integrations and sharing.
Enterprise
Priced on request. Adds SSO, audit logs and compliance support, with round-the-clock priority support.

Every figure here comes from Bolt's own pages, read on 2026-10-29. Prices and limits move — check the sources before you decide.

Sources: bolt.new/pricing, Bolt Help Center — Billing, Bolt Help Center — Teams, Bolt Help Center — Intro to Bolt, Bolt Help Center — Tokens, Bolt Help Center — What is Bolt Cloud?, Bolt Help Center — Publish your project, Bolt Help Center — Bolt Cloud hosting plans, Bolt Help Center — GitHub for version control, Bolt Help Center — Expo for mobile apps, Bolt Help Center — Manage your projects, Bolt Help Center — Supported technologies

Lovable

Free
$0 a month. 5 build credits a day, capped at 30 a calendar month, plus 20 Cloud credits and 4 AI credits. No code download, no code editing, no custom domain.
Pro
From $25 a month for 100 credits a month. Adds code editing, code download, custom domains and badge removal.
Business
From $50 a month for the same 100 credits. Adds role-based access, SSO, a security centre, personal projects and the Lovable API.
Enterprise
Priced by Lovable's sales team. Adds SCIM, audit logs and scheduled security scans.

Every figure here comes from Lovable's own pages, read on 2026-10-29. Prices and limits move — check the sources before you decide.

Sources: lovable.dev/pricing, Lovable docs — Subscription plans, Lovable docs — Credits and limits, Lovable docs — Deploy, Lovable docs — GitHub, Lovable docs — Plans and credits

Feature comparison

FeatureBoltLovableBuildra
AI code generationYesYesYes
Live previewYesYesYes
One-click deployBolt Cloud, to a bolt.host addressYesYes
GitHub syncTwo-wayYesYes
Full-stack (frontend + backend + DB)Bolt Cloud database, auth and server functionsBuilt-in CloudYes
Custom domainsPro and abovePaid plansOn paid plans
Multi-language UINot documentedNo4 languages
Export / download codeYesPro and aboveYes
Conversation historyYesYesYes
Phone app, built and uploaded to the storesBuilt with Expo; you submit to the storesNot documentedOn a paid plan

Which is better for someone who doesn't write code?

Either will get a non-developer to a working first version, because both start from a prompt and host the result. Lovable is the more contained of the two: it builds web apps and runs the backend on its own Cloud, so there are few moving parts to understand. Bolt runs the whole project in the browser on StackBlitz's WebContainers and shows you the files as it goes; its backend is Bolt Cloud, and its own docs say it supports JavaScript backends only. If nobody on the project will ever open the code, the difference is small; if someone might, Bolt puts the code in front of you sooner.

Which one lets you leave with the code?

Both sync with GitHub in both directions: Bolt commits as you build and pulls in changes made outside it, and Lovable syncs to GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket on every plan including free. The difference is the download. Bolt exports the project as a zip from the project menu, and its docs attach no plan to that. Lovable puts downloading the code, and editing it inside Lovable, at Pro ($25 a month). Lovable also cannot start from a repository you already have — it exports to GitHub only.

How far does each free plan go?

They meter different things. Bolt Free gives 300K tokens a day inside 1M a month, which do not roll over, and publishes public sites to a bolt.host address with Bolt branding. Lovable Free gives 5 build credits a day, capped at 30 in a calendar month, plus 20 Cloud credits and 4 AI credits, and publishes to a lovable.app address. Tokens are spent by the size of the work and credits by the message, so the same session costs differently on each; neither free plan includes a custom domain.

Which one builds mobile apps?

Bolt, through its Expo integration, which its docs describe as a path "from idea to app store"; the submission itself is yours — you create the release and send it for review. Lovable builds web apps, and its own FAQ reaches the App Store and Google Play only by exporting the code and wrapping the published web app in a third-party tool. If a store listing is the goal, Bolt is the one of these two that builds the mobile app itself.

When is neither the right answer?

When what you want is a signed phone build uploaded to App Store Connect and Google Play for you, or a dashboard in Arabic, Spanish or French — and, against Lovable, the source downloadable on a free plan. That is the gap Buildra was built for: every commit its agent makes can be mirrored to a GitHub repository you own, the source downloads on the free tier — 5 credits a day, up to 25 a month, across up to 3 projects — and on a paid plan Buildra uploads signed phone builds to App Store Connect and Google Play for you, from your own developer accounts. It is the smallest of the three: its mirror runs one direction only, where both of these sync both ways, and it has no roles, SSO or audit logs.

Bottom line — Bolt or Lovable?

Pick Bolt if you want the code downloadable without paying, a mobile app through Expo, or a builder that shows you the files as it works. Pick Lovable if you want the more contained product — a web app with its backend hosted for you — Git sync to GitLab or Bitbucket as well as GitHub, or roles and SSO on its Business plan. Both are strong, both sync GitHub both ways, and the price of their first paid plans is close. If the deciding question is a signed phone build uploaded to the stores for you, or a dashboard in your own language, look at a third option.

Frequently asked questions

Is Bolt or Lovable better?+
For different priorities. Bolt lets you download the code on any plan and builds mobile apps through Expo; Lovable is the more contained web-app builder, with Git sync to three providers and team governance on Business. Both build full-stack apps, host them and sync with GitHub both ways, so neither is better across the board.
Which is cheaper, Bolt or Lovable?+
Their first paid plans cost about the same: Bolt Pro is $25 a month billed monthly, and Lovable Pro is $25 a month, or $21 a month billed annually. Bolt Teams is $30 per member a month; Lovable Business is $50 a month. They meter differently — Bolt in tokens, which roll over on paid plans, and Lovable in credits per message — so what you pay follows how you build.
Can you move a project from Bolt to Lovable, or back?+
From Lovable to Bolt is the easier direction: Lovable syncs every project to a Git repository on any plan, and Bolt imports an existing GitHub repository. The other way is harder, because Lovable cannot start from a repository you already have. Neither carries the conversation or a hosted database across.
Is there an alternative to both?+
Several. Buildra differs from both in that, on a paid plan, it uploads signed phone builds to App Store Connect and Google Play for you, and from Lovable in that the source downloads on its free tier and a project can start from a repository you already have. It is smaller in others: its GitHub mirror runs one direction only, where both of these sync both ways, and it has no roles or SSO.

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Each competitor's prices and limits are read from that vendor's own pages, and the date they were read is printed on the page. Buildra's figures come from the product's own configuration, the same source the pricing page uses.

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