Bolt.new

Bolt.new turns plain-English chat prompts into full web apps and sites, handling the code, hosting, and database for you. The free plan lets you prototype small projects each month with no credit card, though the token allowance gets used up quickly on larger builds.

Best for: Building a full web app from one prompt

What you get

• Free tier: $0, 1M tokens/month with a 300K daily cap, no credit card; includes public/private projects, website hosting, and unlimited databases (confirmed on official pricing page)
• Pro $25/mo (10M tokens/month with rollover, custom domains, removes Bolt branding); Teams $30/member/mo
• Free tokens do not roll over and reset at the start of each month
• Students: 2026 sources report ~50% off Pro via SheerID verification (educators get Pro free), but it is not shown on the public pricing page — verify eligibility on their site

How students use it

• Spin up a working web app in the browser in minutes
• Prototype a hackathon idea without local setup
• Edit and deploy straight from the chat