v0 by Vercel vs Bolt.new
AI app builder — prompt to full-stack Next.js apps
vs. Prompt to full-stack app in your browser — by StackBlitz
Pricing tiers
v0 by Vercel
Free
$5/month in credits. 7 messages/day limit. Visual Design Mode, GitHub sync, Vercel deploy.
Free
Team
$30/user/month. $30 monthly credits per user + $2 daily login credits. Team collab + shared chats.
$30/mo
Business
$100/user/month. Same credits as Team + training opt-out by default.
$100/mo
Enterprise
Custom. Data never used for training, SAML SSO, RBAC, priority performance, guaranteed SLA.
Custom
Bolt.new
Free
1M tokens/month. 300K tokens/day cap. Public + private projects. 10MB file uploads. Hosting + unlimited DBs.
Free
Pro
$25/month. Starts at 10M tokens/month, no daily cap. No Bolt branding, 100MB uploads, custom domains, SEO support, image AI edit. Rollover tokens.
$25/mo
Teams
$30/member/month. Centralized billing, team access, private NPM registries, design system knowledge.
$30/mo
Enterprise
Custom. SSO, audit logs, dedicated account manager, 24/7 support.
Custom
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing free on v0 by Vercel vs free on Bolt.new.
| Metric | v0 by Vercel | Bolt.new |
|---|---|---|
| No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers. | ||
Features
v0 by Vercel · 14 features
- Component Blocks — Pre-built blocks (pricing tables, hero, forms, etc.) to drop into apps.
- Database Actions — Provision Neon/Supabase/Vercel Postgres from v0.
- Deploy to Vercel — One-click deploy with auto-env-vars.
- GitHub Sync — Two-way sync with real repos. Commit from v0 or edit in repo.
- Image-to-App — Drop a screenshot or Figma → generate matching UI.
- Iterative Chat — Conversational refinement — "make it dark mode" etc.
- MCP Server — Agent access to v0 via Model Context Protocol.
- Next.js 15 App Router — Output targets latest Next.js.
- Project Chats — Related chats grouped into projects.
- Prompt-to-App — Describe in prose → get a full Next.js app.
- shadcn/ui built-in — Component library preselected — consistent DS.
- v0 API — Programmatic access via API key (Premium).
- Vercel AI SDK Integration — Generated apps often include AI SDK scaffolding.
- Visual Design Mode — WYSIWYG editing of generated components.
Bolt.new · 14 features
- Browser Terminal — Real shell in-browser. Run npm install, scripts, etc.
- Deploy to Netlify — One-click deploy to Netlify.
- Deploy to Vercel — One-click deploy to Vercel.
- Design System Knowledge — Team plan: shared design-system context for consistent UI.
- Expo Support — Build React Native/Expo apps too.
- GitHub Export — Push full project to a new GitHub repo.
- Image Input — Upload image/sketch → Bolt generates matching UI.
- Import Existing Project — Upload an existing repo and iterate in Bolt.
- Live Edit + Run — Edit code + hot reload alongside AI agent.
- Private NPM Registries — Team plan: use private packages.
- Prompt to App — Describe app → Bolt scaffolds + codes + runs it in the browser.
- Stripe Integration — Hook up Stripe payments in-chat.
- Supabase Integration — Provision + connect Supabase from chat.
- WebContainer runtime — Node.js + terminal + filesystem running entirely in your browser.
Developer interfaces
| Kind | v0 by Vercel | Bolt.new |
|---|---|---|
| SDK | Vercel AI SDK (ai-sdk-v0) | — |
| REST | v0 API (Premium) | — |
| MCP | v0 MCP Server | — |
| OTHER | GitHub Sync, v0 Web App, Vercel Deploy | Bolt Web App, GitHub Export, StackBlitz Sync, WebContainer runtime |
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