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Short answer: pick Lovable (formerly GPT Engineer) for this job: Turning a product description into a full-stack app. Pick Bolt (formerly Bolt.new) for this job: A running app in the browser before you open a local repo. Lovable scores 8.1 and is #1 in AI app builders. Bolt scores 7.9 and is #2 in AI app builders.
| Compared on | Lovable | Bolt |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Describe a product. Lovable builds a full-stack app you can keep editing in chat. | StackBlitz's in-browser builder. Prompt a full-stack app and run it there. |
| StackPick job | AI app builders, #1 | AI app builders, #2 |
| Best for | Turning a product description into a full-stack app | A running app in the browser before you open a local repo |
| Score | 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Ease / Power / Price / Fit | 9 / 8 / 5 / 9 | 9 / 7 / 6 / 9 |
| Pricing | Check siteUsage is metered with credits or plans. Current prices: check site. | Check siteToken or subscription allowances are part of the product. Current prices: check site. |
| Also known as | GPT Engineer | Bolt.new |
| Visit | Visit | Visit |
Where Lovable fits
Lovable is a prompt-to-app builder, previously known as GPT Engineer. You describe the product in chat and it generates and edits a full-stack app, including UI and backend pieces. It is the opinionated pick here when the goal is a product, not an editor.
Best use cases
- A founder demo that needs UI and data
- Iterating on an app by chatting instead of filing diffs
- Starting something you may later export and own
Listed strengths
- The interface is the chat, which matches how vibe coding actually starts
- It aims at full-stack apps, not only a component
- You can get to a shareable build without a local toolchain
Trade-off: You will want a normal repo once the product sticks Credits and prices: check site
Where Bolt fits
Bolt is StackBlitz's prompt-to-app product at bolt.new. You describe an app, it generates a project, and the app runs in a browser-based environment. It is the pick when you want a sandbox you can click immediately and you are comfortable exporting later.
Best use cases
- Prototyping a web app from a prompt
- Demos you can share without a local setup
- Starting a project you may export to a normal repo
Listed strengths
- The preview runs in the browser, which is the whole pitch
- StackBlitz is the environment underneath, so it is a real project rather than a screenshot
- Fast path from sentence to something clickable
Trade-off: Generated projects still need a human once the edges show Plan limits and prices: check site
Published prices
Prices change. Check the vendor page before you buy. A usage-based or credit-based plan can cost more than the subscription price.
Lovable
- Free. $0 per month (Source · checked ) Free to start. Includes 5 build credits a day, up to 30 a month, plus 20 Cloud credits a month.
- Pro · 100 credits. $25 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $250 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Pro · 200 credits. $50 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $500 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Pro · 400 credits. $100 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $1,000 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Pro · 800 credits. $200 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $2,000 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Pro · 1,200 credits. $294 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $2,940 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Pro · 2,000 credits. $480 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $4,800 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Pro · 3,000 credits. $705 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $7,050 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Pro · 4,000 credits. $920 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $9,200 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Pro · 5,000 credits. $1,125 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $11,250 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Pro · 7,500 credits. $1,688 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $16,880 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Pro · 10,000 credits. $2,250 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $22,500 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Business · 100 credits. $50 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $500 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Business · 200 credits. $100 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $1,000 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Business · 400 credits. $200 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $2,000 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Business · 800 credits. $400 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $4,000 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Business · 1,200 credits. $588 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $5,880 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Business · 2,000 credits. $960 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $9,600 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Business · 3,000 credits. $1,410 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $14,100 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Business · 4,000 credits. $1,840 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $18,400 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Business · 5,000 credits. $2,250 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $22,500 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Business · 7,500 credits. $3,300 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $33,000 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
- Business · 10,000 credits. $4,300 per month (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. $43,000 per year (Source · checked ) Credit-based. This is the workspace price, not a per-person fee. Adding members does not change the subscription. You can buy credit top-ups. The yearly column on the plans page is the amount billed for the year.
Bolt
- Free. $0 per month (Source · checked ) Includes 1 million tokens a month and a 300 thousand token daily limit.
- Pro. $25 per month (Source · checked ) Includes 10 million tokens a month, with rollover. The asterisk on the price is applicable taxes. Token use is the meter for this plan.
- Teams. $30 per person per month (Source · checked ) Per member, billed monthly. Token allowance starts at 10 million per member. The asterisk on the price is applicable taxes.
Where the score comes from
Both score 9 for Ease and 9 for Vibe-coder fit. The 0.2 gap comes from power (8 vs 7) and price (5 vs 6). How scores work.
What changed recently
Jira, Mailjet, Sentry, and Resend connectors
On November 9, 2026, Lovable apps can use Jira and Mailjet connectors. Jira lets apps search, create, and update issues on a Jira Cloud site and read its projects, boards, and sprints. Mailjet lets apps send transactional email from a sender or domain validated in Mailjet, add contacts to lists, and read delivery status such as sent, opened, clicked, or bounced. The Sentry connector now works in the app as well as in the project chat. The app reports errors and performance data to a Sentry project with a client key (DSN). The Resend connector can connect by signing in with a Resend account instead of pasting an API key. Lovable refreshes that access automatically, and connecting with an API key stays available. Add a connector from Connectors, or ask Lovable in a project to connect it.
Source for Jira, Mailjet, Sentry, and Resend connectors (opens in a new tab)GPT Image 2.6 Flare and Sunburst
On November 6, 2026, a Lovable app's AI features can generate and edit images with two OpenAI models. GPT Image 2.6 Flare (openai/gpt-image-2.6-flare) is the faster model, for previews and in-app image editors. GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst (openai/gpt-image-2.6-sunburst) is for detailed visuals and precise edits. Both can produce a short animated GIF, guide an edit with a drawing on the image, and produce a still image with a transparent background as a PNG or WebP file. Ask Lovable to use either model when it builds an image feature. Generating and editing images uses credits, like other AI usage. These models are not available while EU inference is enabled.
Source for GPT Image 2.6 Flare and Sunburst (opens in a new tab)
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FAQ
- Should I pick Lovable (formerly GPT Engineer) or Bolt (formerly Bolt.new)?
- Pick Lovable (formerly GPT Engineer) for this job: Turning a product description into a full-stack app. Pick Bolt (formerly Bolt.new) for this job: A running app in the browser before you open a local repo. Lovable (formerly GPT Engineer) scores 8.1 and is #1 in AI app builders. Bolt (formerly Bolt.new) scores 7.9 and is #2 in AI app builders.
- What do Lovable (formerly GPT Engineer) and Bolt (formerly Bolt.new) cost?
- Lovable (formerly GPT Engineer): Usage is metered with credits or plans. Current prices: check site. Bolt (formerly Bolt.new): Token or subscription allowances are part of the product. Current prices: check site.
- Are these scores benchmarks?
- Initial editorial estimate. Not a measured benchmark. Price means value for an indie budget, not the sticker price.
- Do affiliate links change Lovable (formerly GPT Engineer) or Bolt (formerly Bolt.new)’s rank?
- Affiliate links may be used to monetize, but they never affect scores or rankings, and rankings are never sponsored.
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