Bolt vs Leap (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Bolt grades higher than Leap: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Bolt grades higher on value for money, features and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Bolt
Browser-based AI builder for websites, web apps and mobile apps
Leap
AI agent that builds backend-heavy apps and deploys to your cloud
Which one is for you
Pick Bolt if
- Fits if you want to prototype a web app from a prompt with nothing to install
- Works for people who switch between prompting and editing the code themselves
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, at 300K tokens a day and 1M a month, with bigger projects spending more per message
- Watch out: free sites carry a Made in Bolt badge and go offline for the month past 10 GB or 333,333 requests
- Skip it if you want a desktop or phone app to build in, as Bolt lives in the browser
- Pricey if you're a team, since Teams is $30 a member and tokens aren't shared between you
- Not for you if you need custom domains or Supabase databases for free, as both need a paid plan
Pick Leap if
- Fits if you want a backend in your own AWS or Google Cloud account
- Works for engineers starting a new SaaS or integration project
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 15 credits a month and 5 a day
- Pricey if you need more: 100 credits are $30 and extra credits cost more and expire after 2 months
- Watch out: the docs describe it as suited to new projects, not existing ones
- Watch out: custom domains and no daily limit need a paid plan
How we grade them
| 2.6GPABoltGood | 2.0GPALeapFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $25 a month, or $216 for the year, which works out at $18. That's mid-table for builders here, where the middle is $19 and the dearest quarter starts at $25. You get 10M tokens a month with no daily cap, rollover and custom domains. Teams is $30 a member, and those tokens aren't pooled. | D$30 a month for 100 credits is where the category's dearest tenth begins, and bigger credit packs run to $750. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree for good: 300K tokens a day, 1M a month, private projects, databases and hosting. The caps bite. Bigger projects spend more tokens per message, your site wears a Made in Bolt badge, and it goes dark for the rest of the month past 333,333 requests. | CFree: 15 credits a month and 5 a day, which the docs put at about 3 days of use. |
| Features | BIt covers the whole job. Chat builds a full-stack project and Plan Mode talks the approach through first; Bolt Cloud brings hosting, databases, login and domains; Code view edits files without spending tokens; and you can start from a Figma frame or ship phone apps through Expo. Replit does the same, so no A. | CServices, APIs, databases, GitHub, diffs and preview environments, on your own cloud. The docs call it suited to new projects. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record, but there's nothing to install and nothing to set up: open a browser tab, type a prompt and it builds. Code view is there if you want it. Supabase databases do need a paid plan. | CNo store rating on record. You need an AWS or Google Cloud account and some backend know-how to get anything out of it. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app to build in. It connects to Supabase, Stripe, GitHub, Figma, Netlify and Google Stitch, and to Expo for shipping iOS and Android apps. | BWeb app with GitHub, AWS, Google Cloud and Encore connections, and your own IDE works too. |
| Best for | building in a browser tab with the code in view | backend-heavy apps deployed to your cloud |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Bolt and Leap. How we grade
Price against what you get
Bolt starts at $18 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Leap starts at $30 a month and scores 2.3.
Bolt scores higher and starts $12 a month lower. Of the other AI app builders on the chart, 1 scores higher than Bolt for less, and 20 score higher than Leap for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Leap is open source, according to its own site.
- Bolt also covers no-code.
- Leap also covers AI agents.
At a glance
| Bolt | Leap | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $18 per month, billed yearly ($216); $25 billed monthly (Pro) | $30 per month for 100 credits |
| Free plan | 300K tokens a day and 1M a month, public and private projects, unlimited databases, and hosting with up to 333K web requests a month. Published sites carry Bolt branding. | 15 credits a month with a daily limit of 5 credits, which the docs put at about 3 days of use. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | StackBlitz, Inc. | Encore |
| Price read from | bolt.new | docs.leap.new |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Bolt
- The free plan stops at 300K tokens a day and 1M a month, and larger projects use more tokens per message.
- Custom domains and Supabase databases need a paid plan, and free sites show a Made in Bolt badge.
- Free sites go offline for the rest of the month once they pass 10 GB of bandwidth or 333,333 requests.
- On Teams, tokens are allotted to each paid member and are not shared across the team.
Leap
- The Free plan gives 15 credits a month and a daily cap of 5, so it covers a few requests only.
- Credits are spent per request and bigger requests use more; extra credits cost more than plan credits and expire after 2 months.
- Custom domains and no daily limit need a paid Pro package.
- The docs describe it as best for new projects, and the price page could not be read as rendered text, so figures come from the docs.
Key features
Bolt
- Prompt-to-app building
- Describe an idea in chat and Bolt generates a full-stack project using JavaScript-based web frameworks. Plan Mode lets you discuss an approach before any code is written.
- Bolt Cloud
- Hosting, databases, user authentication and domains are built into each project. Paid plans raise the hosting allowance to 30 GB of bandwidth and 1 million requests a month.
- Code view and GitHub
- Project files can be read and edited directly in Code view, which uses no tokens, and a project can be connected to GitHub or started from an existing repository.
- Design imports
- Start a project from a Figma frame or a Google Stitch design, or add a design system so that generated screens follow existing components.
- Mobile apps through Expo
- Web apps are built natively in Bolt, while mobile apps for iOS and Android are built and shipped through its Expo integration.
- Teams workspace
- A shared workspace with centralized billing, member and integration controls, team prompts and private NPM registry support, priced per member.
Leap
- Backend systems
- Generates services, APIs, databases, queues and other infrastructure, aimed at backend-heavy apps such as SaaS products and integration hubs.
- Deploys to your cloud
- Apps run in your own AWS or Google Cloud account rather than on proprietary hosting.
- Built on Encore.ts
- Generated code uses the open-source Encore.ts framework, with typed service calls and built-in tracing and metrics.
- GitHub and diffs
- Every app has GitHub integration and version control, and changes are shown as diffs to review before deploying.
- Preview environments
- Test changes in a preview environment, then deploy to production and keep iterating with the AI or your own IDE.
Plans
Bolt
Free$0
300K tokens a day and 1M a month, public and private projects, hosting with up to 333K web requests, a 10MB upload limit and Bolt branding on sites.
ProFrom $25
per month, billed monthly; $216 a year billed yearly
Starts at 10M tokens a month with no daily limit. Adds token rollover, custom domains, no Bolt branding, 100MB uploads and up to 1M web requests.
Teams$30
per member / month, billed monthly
Everything in Pro, plus centralized billing, team-level access management, admin controls and private NPM registries. Tokens are per member, not pooled.
EnterpriseCustom
SSO, audit logs and compliance support, a dedicated account manager, 24/7 priority support, custom SLAs and data retention policies.
Leap
Free$0
15 credits a month, up to 5 a day. About 3 to 5 AI requests a day within the limit.
Pro 100$30
per month for 100 credits
No daily limit, custom domains and early access. Larger Pro packages run up to 2,500 credits at $750 a month.
Pro 500$150
per month for 500 credits
Same features as Pro 100 at $0.30 per credit. Pro 1000 is $300 a month.
Team$500
per month in shared credits
For organizations: shared workspace, real-time collaboration, group billing and priority support. Steps up to $2,500.
Ways to pay less
Bolt
- Annual discount
Save up to 28% with yearly billing
The pricing page advertises up to 28% off with yearly billing. The help center gives $216 a year for the entry Pro tier against $25 a month, and says other annual plans save 10%.
Leap
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Bolt or Leap?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Bolt is cheaper to start with: $18 a month, against $30 a month for Leap. Bolt starts at $18 per month, billed yearly ($216); $25 billed monthly (Pro), and Leap starts at $30 per month for 100 credits.
Which has a free plan, Bolt or Leap?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Bolt and Leap have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.