Bolt.new and v0 solve adjacent but different problems, and picking a single "winner" misses the point. Bolt.new, from StackBlitz, is built for going from a…
| Bolt.new | v0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary category | AI Coding | AI Coding |
| Rating | Not documented | Not documented |
| Pricing model | Usage-based | freemium |
| Starting price | Free | Free ($5 in monthly credits); paid plans from $30/user/month |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Not documented |
| Platforms | Web | Web |
| Team collaboration | Not documented | Not documented |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| Public API | Yes | Yes |
Core use case
Bolt.new: Generates and deploys full-stack web apps, including backend wiring via Supabase and Stripe, from a single chat interface.
v0: Generates production-quality React, Tailwind CSS, and shadcn/ui front-end code with live interactive previews.
Determines whether the tool needs to produce a working backend or just polished, ready-to-integrate UI.
Parent company and origin
Bolt.new: Built by StackBlitz, a company founded in 2017 with a long history in browser-based development environments.
v0: Built by Vercel and launched in 2023 as a newer, AI-generation-focused product.
Signals how much of the underlying tech, browser runtime versus deployment platform, each vendor already had before adding AI generation.
In-browser runtime
Bolt.new: Runs a full Node.js environment (WebContainers) directly in the browser tab to build, run, and preview projects with nothing installed locally.
v0: Renders clickable, functioning live previews of generated UI, but is not documented as running a full in-browser dev/server environment.
Affects how close the preview environment is to a genuine, runnable full-stack app versus a UI rendering.
Backend and payments integration
Bolt.new: Built-in Supabase integration (auth, Postgres database, storage) and native Stripe support for payments.
v0: No documented built-in database, auth, or payments integration; the focus stays on front-end code generation.
Determines whether a generated project can handle real user accounts, data, and billing out of the box or needs to be wired to a backend separately.
Design import path
Bolt.new: Imports Figma files directly and converts them into working front-end components.
v0: Converts an uploaded screenshot or design reference image into a starting code implementation.
Different design-to-code workflows fit different existing design toolchains.
Mobile app support
Bolt.new: Builds iOS and Android apps from the same browser-based project using Expo, including QR-code preview.
v0: Not documented as supporting native mobile app generation; output is web-based React, Tailwind, and shadcn/ui.
Matters to anyone who needs a mobile app, not just a website, from the same generation workflow.
Deployment target
Bolt.new: Deploys to a live URL with custom domain support and branding removal on paid plans, independent of a specific cloud host.
v0: Deploys directly to Vercel hosting with one click, tightly coupled to Vercel's platform.
Affects hosting flexibility and whether the workflow locks a team into one hosting provider.
Pricing structure
Bolt.new: Flat monthly token tiers: a free plan with a 300K daily/1M monthly token limit, then Pro at $25/month for 10M+ monthly tokens with rollover.
v0: Credit-based usage: a free plan with $5 in monthly credits and a 7-message daily cap, then Plus at $30/user/month with $30 in monthly credits plus $2 in daily login credits.
Changes how predictable costs are as usage and project complexity scale.
Team-tier pricing
Bolt.new: Teams plan costs $30 per member per month, adding centralized billing, admin controls, and private NPM registries.
v0: Business plan costs $100 per user per month, adding training opt-out by default alongside credit sharing and centralized billing.
A sizeable price gap at the team tier that directly affects total cost for multi-seat organizations.
Developer and API extensibility
Bolt.new: No documented public API for embedding Bolt.new's generation engine into other products.
v0: Offers a v0 Platform API and SDK so developers can embed the same text-to-app generation engine into their own products, bots, or tools.
Matters to companies that want to build the generation capability into their own software rather than only using it as a standalone app builder.
| Feature | Bolt.new | v0 |
|---|---|---|
| Natural-language app/UI generation | Available | Available |
| Live interactive preview | Available | Available |
| Conversational iterative refinement | Available | Available |
| Feature | Bolt.new | v0 |
|---|---|---|
| Figma file import | Available | Not documented |
| Screenshot/image-to-code conversion | Not documented | Available |
| Feature | Bolt.new | v0 |
|---|---|---|
| Editable underlying code | Available | Available |
| GitHub import of an existing repo as a starting point | Available | Not documented |
| GitHub export/push of generated project | Available | Available |
| Feature | Bolt.new | v0 |
|---|---|---|
| Built-in database/auth (Supabase) | Available | Not documented |
| Built-in payments (Stripe) | Available | Not documented |
| Feature | Bolt.new | v0 |
|---|---|---|
| One-click deploy to a live URL | Available | Available |
| Custom domain support | Available | Not documented |
| Native one-click deploy to Vercel | Not documented | Available |
| Feature | Bolt.new | v0 |
|---|---|---|
| iOS/Android app generation via Expo | Available | Not documented |
| Feature | Bolt.new | v0 |
|---|---|---|
| Team plan with centralized billing | Available | Available |
| SSO | Available | Available |
| Role-based access / admin provisioning | Available | Available |
| Feature | Bolt.new | v0 |
|---|---|---|
| Public API/SDK for embedding the generation engine | Not documented | Available |
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
Pros
Cons
Pros
Cons
Bolt.new's paid tier starts lower, at $25/month for its Pro plan with 10M+ monthly tokens, while v0's paid tier starts at $30/user/month with a $30 monthly credit allowance; both also offer usable free plans, so the cheaper option depends on usage volume and whether you're paying per seat.
Bolt.new is the better fit for a full-stack app with a database, since it has built-in Supabase integration for auth, Postgres, and storage plus native Stripe payments, while v0's documented feature set doesn't include built-in backend or payments integration.
Not fully: v0 is documented as a front-end code generator producing React, Tailwind CSS, and shadcn/ui, with no documented built-in database, payments, or mobile-app building, so it doesn't cover Bolt.new's full-stack app and Expo mobile capabilities.
Bolt.new leans slightly more toward non-coders since it can scaffold and deploy an entire app including backend pieces from a prompt, whereas v0's own FAQs note that getting the best results and integrating its output generally assumes some familiarity with React and components.
Both integrate with GitHub for exporting generated code, but they differ on deployment: Bolt.new deploys to its own hosting with custom domain support, while v0 deploys natively and directly to Vercel, which matters most if your team is already standardized on Vercel.
Not based on documented features: Bolt.new explicitly supports building iOS and Android apps via Expo integration with QR-code preview, while v0's documented feature set covers web UI generation only, with no mention of native mobile app output.