Compare Cursor and Bolt.new on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both AI Coding tools, Freemium vs Usage-based pricing to decide which fits your team.
At a Glance
Cursor
Bolt.new
Primary category
AI Coding
AI Coding
Rating
Not documented
Not documented
Pricing model
Freemium
Usage-based
Starting price
Free
Free
Free plan
Yes
Yes
Free trial
Not documented
Yes
Platforms
Mac, Windows
Web
Team collaboration
Not documented
Not documented
AI features
Yes
Yes
Public API
Yes
Yes
Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
Cursor
Hobby — Free N/A
Individual — $16/month monthly
Teams — $32/user/month monthly
Enterprise — Custom annual
Bolt.new
Free — $0 monthly
Pro — $20/month monthly
Pro 50 — $50/month monthly
Pro 100 — $100/month monthly
Pro 200 — $200/month monthly
Pros & Cons
Cursor
Pros
Deeply integrated, codebase-aware AI agent rather than a bolt-on chat sidebar
Access to multiple frontier models instead of being locked to one provider
Familiar VS Code-based interface with compatible extensions and shortcuts
Free Hobby tier makes it easy to try before committing to a paid plan
Cons
Usage-based billing changes have previously caused unexpected charges for some users
Heavy agentic use can consume model usage quickly, requiring plan upgrades
Enterprise-grade governance features require a custom-priced Enterprise plan
Ongoing acquisition by SpaceX introduces some uncertainty about the product's long-term roadmap and ownership
Bolt.new
Pros
Generates and runs complete full-stack apps entirely in the browser, no local setup required
Free tier available to try the product before subscribing
Native integrations with Supabase, GitHub, Netlify, Stripe, and Cloudflare
Fast iteration through conversational refinement of generated code
Cons
Free tier does not allow exporting the generated project
Token-based pricing can be hard to predict for larger or more complex projects
Browser-based execution can hit performance limits on very large projects
Higher usage tiers ($50-$200/month) are needed for serious ongoing development
Use Cases
Cursor
Individual developer productivity — Solo developers use Cursor's Tab autocomplete and Agent mode to write and refactor code faster inside a familiar VS Code-based editor.
Team code review automation — Engineering teams use Bugbot to automatically flag likely bugs in pull requests before human review.
Enterprise-governed AI coding — Large organizations deploy Cursor Enterprise with SCIM, audit logs, and access controls to safely roll out AI coding assistance across many engineers.
Bolt.new
Rapid prototyping — Founders and product teams turn an idea into a working full-stack prototype from a single prompt.
No-code app building — Non-developers build functional web apps and internal tools without writing code manually.
Developer scaffolding — Developers use Bolt.new to quickly scaffold a full-stack project structure, then continue editing by hand.