Cursor vs Lovable vs Bolt.new
Updated · prices checked on vendor pages
Short answer: These three solve different problems. Cursor is a code editor with AI built in, for people who are comfortable with code. Lovable takes a prompt and gives back a full-stack app, for people who aren't. Bolt.new sits between them: it builds in your browser and you can see and edit the code.
At a glance
| Tool | Best for | Free tier | Pricing | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cursor | Developers who want AI inside a full editor | Free: limited AI usage | Plus $8/mo (Grok models); Premium $30/mo (4x usage; third-party models billed by usage); Super $100/mo; Ultra $200/mo; Teams $30+/user/mo | source · 2026-10-14 |
| Lovable | Founders shipping polished web apps fast | 5 build credits/day (up to 30/mo) + 20 Cloud credits/mo | Pro price not captured from the official page (JS-rendered); $25/mo per third-party check on 2026-10-11 — verify | source · 2026-10-14 |
| Bolt.new | Solo builders iterating heavily on JS apps | Free: 300K tokens/day, public and private projects, hosting | Pro $25/mo (billed monthly); Teams $30/member/mo | source · 2026-10-14 |
Verdict
- Pick Cursor if you'll be maintaining a real codebase for months.
- Pick Lovable if you want a working, polished web app this weekend and don't want to read the code.
- Pick Bolt.new if you want a fast JavaScript prototype with code you can see. The free plan includes 300K tokens a day.
A common path is to prototype in Lovable or Bolt, export to GitHub, and then keep building in Cursor.
Where a fact reads “verify” or “unknown”, we could not confirm it on the vendor’s own page on the checked date. Check it before you buy.
Sources
- Cursor: https://cursor.com/pricing (checked 2026-10-14)
- Lovable: https://lovable.dev/pricing (checked 2026-10-14)
- Bolt.new: https://bolt.new/pricing (checked 2026-10-14)