# Bolt.new: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/bolt-new/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI coding assistants | 0% | 40 | 50% | 2 |

## And against it

- "Bolt.new's generated code is often not production-ready and expects refactoring beyond the proof-of-concept stage" (Claude Haiku 4.5, AI coding)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- AI coding assistants: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 40 of 48.

## In its own words

What Bolt.new's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Build and scale high-performing websites & apps using your words. Join millions and start building today. (https://bolt.new/)
- For: Whatever your role (https://bolt.new/)
- Price stated: Try it out and start building for free (https://bolt.new/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://bolt.new/)
- Free plan or trial: Try it out and start building for free (https://bolt.new/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, CCPA
- Customers named: Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, AWS, Meta, HubSpot, Accenture, TikTok

## What it publishes

Every page bolt.new exposes, read 2026-09-29: 225 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 84 pages, 36 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-17
- case study: 1 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-14
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 2 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-10
- glossary or explainer: 3 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-14
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-05
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Agency handoff guide https://bolt.new/blog/agency-handoff-guide
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: Agency pitch prototype https://bolt.new/blog/agency-pitch-prototype
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: Angela hollowell postglow honeyblocks https://bolt.new/blog/angela-hollowell-postglow-honeyblocks
- Recent: 2026-09-14 blog: Flagstat flag football https://bolt.new/blog/flagstat-flag-football
- Recent: 2026-09-14 glossary or explainer: What is bolt forge https://bolt.new/blog/what-is-bolt-forge
- Recent: 2026-09-12 blog: Build a landing page with ai in under an hour https://bolt.new/blog/build-a-landing-page-with-ai-in-under-an-hour

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.