Refact.ai vs Bolt.new

Refact.ai (Refact) and Bolt.new (StackBlitz) compared head-to-head: prices from $0 and $0, model-dependent vs. model-dependent context, free tiers, models, limits plus strengths and weaknesses. Find out which AI coding agent fits your workflow.

Refact.ai vs Bolt.new — Category side-by-side

Provider	Refact.ai Refact	Bolt.new StackBlitz
From /month	Free	Free
Billing	freemium + credits	freemium + tokens
Top models	Refact-1.6, frontier models	Claude Sonnet 4, GPT-5, Gemini 2.5 Pro
Context	model-dependent	model-dependent
Limits	Free: daily agent cap; Pro: coin-based	token-based; Pro: 10M tokens/mo
Free tier	yes — personal free tier	yes — daily token allowance
Best for	Teams wanting self-hostable open-weight coding LLMs	Building & shipping fullstack apps from a prompt
Strengths	Open-weight, self-hostable models Autonomous agent Strong free tier	Deploy-from-prompt Zero-setup browser IDE Fast prototyping
Weaknesses	Smaller ecosystem Coin accounting takes getting used to	Token costs on big apps Less control than local dev

Recommendation by priority

💰 On a budget? Refact.ai ($0) is cheaper than Bolt.new ($0).

Refact.ai is especially strong when you care about "Teams wanting self-hostable open-weight coding LLMs".

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Frequently asked questions: Refact.ai vs Bolt.new

Refact.ai or Bolt.new: which is cheaper?

The entry price depends on each provider and plan tier. This page shows the current indicative values side by side.

Which offers more context — Refact.ai or Bolt.new?

Refact.ai reaches model-dependent, Bolt.new reaches model-dependent. More context helps with long files and large repos.

Is there a free tier for Refact.ai or Bolt.new?

Yes — details on free tiers and free quotas are in the side-by-side table above.