Bolt vs Rosebud AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Bolt grades higher than Rosebud AI: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Bolt grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and the free plan.
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
Rosebud AI
Browser-based AI game maker with hosting and code export
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 Rosebud AI if
- Fits if you want to prototype a small browser game from a sentence
- Works for hobbyists who can live with weekly credits
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to sell what you make on the cheap, as commercial rights start at $30 a month
- Not for you if you need the code, as download and Windows export need Pro at $50
- Watch out: premium models cost about 20,000 credits an edit, ten times the default
- Tight if you save credits, as unused monthly ones roll over once and then expire
How we grade them
| 2.6GPABoltGood | 2.0GPARosebud AIFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CIndie Dev is $15 a month, but commercial rights and no Rosebud branding start at 10x Dev at $30, and code download at $50. The billing basis is not shown. |
| 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. | CA free plan with 10,000 credits a week in eligible regions. At about 2,000 credits per edit, that is a handful of edits. |
| 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. | CDescription to game, asset generation, hosting and a code tab. It makes games only, a narrower job than most of the category. |
| 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. | CA web app where you describe the game and iterate. No store rating is on record. |
| 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. | CWeb only. Windows export for Steam is on Pro, with 5 integrations listed. |
| Best for | building in a browser tab with the code in view | making browser games from a description |
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 Rosebud AI. 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. Rosebud AI starts at $15 a month and scores 2.0.
Bolt scores higher, and starts $3 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI app builders on the chart, 1 scores higher than Bolt for less, and 15 score higher than Rosebud AI 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
At a glance
| Bolt | Rosebud AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $18 per month, billed yearly ($216); $25 billed monthly (Pro) | $15 per month; billing basis not shown |
| 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. | 10,000 credits per week, hosted games, remixing and basic asset generation. The page says credits refill weekly in eligible regions. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | StackBlitz, Inc. | Rosebud AI |
| Price read from | bolt.new | rosebud.ai |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 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.
Rosebud AI
- Commercial rights and removal of Rosebud branding start at the 10x Dev plan.
- Code download and Windows export need Pro; the code tab on Indie Dev is desktop only.
- Unused monthly credits roll over once and then expire; daily and weekly credits do not stack.
- A single edit costs roughly 2,000 credits with the default model and about 20,000 with a premium model, so allowances go faster with premium models.
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.
Rosebud AI
- Game from a description
- Rosie asks a few questions, then builds a first playable version with code, art and music.
- Asset generation
- Generates images, sprite animations, sounds, 3D models and 360-degree skyboxes, each using credits.
- Browser hosting and sharing
- Games publish as links that play in a browser, and can be posted to X or taken to Steam through a Windows export.
- Code access
- Indie Dev and higher can view and edit code in the browser; Pro and higher can download the project code.
- Coding agent publishing
- The homepage says games can be published from Claude Code, Codex or Cursor in one command.
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.
Rosebud AI
Free$0
10,000 credits per week in eligible regions, fully hosted, remix and basic asset generation with project limits.
Indie Dev$15
per month; billing basis not shown
100,000 credits a month plus 10,000 daily refresh credits, private projects and a code tab in the browser (desktop).
10x Dev$30
per month; billing basis not shown
300,000 credits a month, full commercial rights and no Rosebud branding on hosted pages.
Pro$50
per month; billing basis not shown
1,000,000 credits a month, downloadable project code and Windows export for Steam.
Scale$100
per month; billing basis not shown
2,000,000 credits a month, auto-scaling hosting and top-tier asset generation.
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%.
Rosebud AI
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Bolt or Rosebud AI?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Rosebud AI is cheaper to start with: $15 a month, against $18 a month for Bolt. Bolt starts at $18 per month, billed yearly ($216); $25 billed monthly (Pro), and Rosebud AI starts at $15 per month; billing basis not shown.
Which has a free plan, Bolt or Rosebud AI?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Bolt and Rosebud AI 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.