Head-to-Head Comparison
Bolt.new vs Cursor
Which Code Assistant is right for you? See our complete breakdown.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Bolt.new | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| MegaOne Score | 5/10 | 8/10 |
| Category | Code Assistant | Code Assistant |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting Price | $25.00/mo | $20.00/mo |
| Free Tier | Yes | Yes |
| API Available | No | No |
| Open Source | No | No |
| iOS App | No | No |
| Android App | No | No |
| Chrome Extension | No | No |
| Company | StackBlitz | SpaceXAI (formerly Anysphere, Inc.) |
| Total Funding | $135M | $60.0B |
Visual Comparison
Bolt.new Cursor
About Bolt.new
An AI-powered platform that generates, runs, edits, and deploys full-stack web applications directly in the browser from natural language prompts.
Bolt.new, developed by StackBlitz, is an AI app builder that creates and executes full-stack JavaScript web applications from natural language prompts entirely within the browser using WebContainer technology. It offers a real-time development environment, allowing users to describe an app, see the code generated and previewed live, and then deploy or export the result. Bolt V2 introduced Bolt Cloud, which includes built-in databases, authentication, file storage, edge functions, analytics, and hosting capabilities.
About Cursor
An AI-native code editor and agentic coding platform that accelerates software development by leveraging frontier AI models and autonomous agents.
Cursor is an AI-native code editor built on a VS Code fork, designed to make writing and understanding code faster and more efficient. It integrates advanced language models to assist with editing, generating, refactoring, and explaining codebases in natural language, offering deep codebase context and multi-file editing capabilities. Key features include Tab for next-action prediction, Agent Mode for autonomous task execution, and Cloud Agents for background tasks.
The Verdict
Cursor takes the edge
With a MegaOne score of 8/10 versus 5/10, Cursor edges ahead of Bolt.new in our analysis. However, Bolt.new may still be the better choice depending on your specific use case and budget.
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