AI App Builder Comparison
Softgen vs Bolt.new
Bolt.new by StackBlitz runs an AI agent inside WebContainers, building and previewing web apps directly in the browser with token-based pricing. Here is how it compares to Softgen on the things that decide the choice: what you pay, what you get for it, and what you own at the end.
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Bolt.newSoftgen
Entry paid planPro $25/mo with 10M tokensStarter $25/mo with 500 credits
Free tier300K tokens/day, 1M tokens/month75 free credits, no card required
Usage unitRaw LLM tokensCredits tied to AI actions
AI modelsManaged by BoltGPT-5.1 + Gemini 3.1 Pro on Starter, 12+ models on Pro
BackendIntegrations you configureManaged Supabase included
Code ownershipGitHub exportFull GitHub export on every paid plan
Pricing verified July 2026 from both vendors' official pages.
Where Softgen is different
- Predictable credits instead of raw tokens: a Softgen credit maps to AI work done, so pricing is easier to reason about than counting millions of tokens
- Managed Supabase included on paid plans, with auth, database, and storage set up by the agent
- Model choice per task: GPT-5.1 or Gemini 3.1 Pro on Starter and 12+ models on Pro, instead of a fixed model
Where Bolt.new is strong
- Very fast in-browser previews via WebContainers
- Unused tokens roll over on the Pro plan
- Free tier with a daily token allowance
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