Bolt vs Tempo Labs (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Bolt grades higher than Tempo Labs: 2.6 against 1.8 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, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on 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
Tempo Labs
IDE for design, product and engineering teams working with agents
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 Tempo Labs if
- Fits if a design, product and engineering team shares one repo
- Works for teams that want agents taking tickets in parallel
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a prompt-to-app builder, since it's now a team IDE
- Pricey if you add people: $50 for one and $40 for each extra
- Tight if you stay free: 7 days of history and 500 local tests a month
- Watch out: extra tests past the allowance cost $4.50 per 1,000 on Pro
How we grade them
| 2.6GPABoltGood | 1.8GPATempo LabsWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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$50 a month for one user and $40 for each extra, above the category's $30 dearest-tenth line. |
| 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: 250 issues, 100 docs, 500 local tests a month and 7 days of history. Fine to look at, tight to run a team on. |
| 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. | CIssue board, designs as code, parallel agents, feedback intake and a CI view. It no longer builds apps from a prompt. |
| 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. It's an IDE and a workflow to set up around your repo, agents and Slack. |
| 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. | CMac, Windows and Linux, which is computers only. Only Slack is named as an integration. |
| Best for | building in a browser tab with the code in view | a team IDE with agents on an issue board |
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 Tempo Labs. 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. Tempo Labs starts at $50 a month and scores 2.0.
Bolt scores higher and starts $32 a month lower. Of the other AI app builders on the chart, 1 scores higher than Bolt for less, and 39 score higher than Tempo Labs 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
- Bolt also covers app builder and no-code.
- Tempo Labs also covers issue tracking and AI agents.
At a glance
| Bolt | Tempo Labs | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $18 per month, billed yearly ($216); $25 billed monthly (Pro) | $50 per month for 1 user |
| 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. | 250 issues, 100 docs, 500 local tests a month and 7-day history. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Made by | StackBlitz, Inc. | Tempo Labs Inc. |
| Price read from | bolt.new | tempo.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.
Tempo Labs
- Now positioned as a team IDE, not a prompt-to-app builder like earlier tools in this category.
- Pro covers one user; each extra user costs $40 a month.
- Test usage beyond the monthly allowance costs $4.50 per 1,000 on Pro.
- Free history is limited to 7 days.
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.
Tempo Labs
- Issue board
- Tickets move across To Do, Spec, Design, Build, Review and Merged stages.
- Designs as code
- The site says canvases are code in your repo, built from real components, and ship as pull requests.
- Agents as teammates
- Tasks can be assigned to agents that run in parallel, on any model or harness.
- Feedback intake
- Agents turn raw feedback from channels such as Slack into triaged issues.
- Worktrees and CI view
- Engineers can work across worktrees with pull request and CI status in one view.
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.
Tempo Labs
Free$0
250 issues, 100 docs, 500 local tests a month and 7-day history.
Pro$50
per month for 1 user
Unlimited issues and docs, 5,000 tests a month, 90-day history. $40 a month per extra user.
Team$200
per month for up to 5 users
5 included users, 35,000 tests a month, 365-day history. $40 a month per extra user.
EnterpriseCustom
Bring your own infrastructure, custom test volume and unlimited history with audit.
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%.
Tempo Labs
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Bolt or Tempo Labs?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Bolt is cheaper to start with: $18 a month, against $50 a month for Tempo Labs. Bolt starts at $18 per month, billed yearly ($216); $25 billed monthly (Pro), and Tempo Labs starts at $50 per month for 1 user.
Which has a free plan, Bolt or Tempo Labs?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Bolt and Tempo Labs have a free plan.
Which platforms do Bolt and Tempo Labs run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Bolt lists a web app and only Tempo Labs lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.