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Bolt
sampled: 3 of 4 assistants this week
Bolt shows up in 47 of 69 answers across AI assistants, with an overall score of 40 out of 100. ChatGPT scores it 44, Claude 47, and Perplexity 34. It's named in every answer to questions like "What are the best AI app builders?", "What are the best vibe coding tools right now?", "What are the best free or cheap AI app builders?", "What are the top AI app builders in 2026?", and "Which AI app builders produce code I can own and export?". It never comes up for mobile app building or self-hosted open-source tools.
this is mine claim it, free, forever. We also check whether ChatGPT and Claude can read bolt.new.
Who's talking about you
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 44 | 60% of answers | #3.5 |
| Claude | 47 | 90% of answers | #7.2 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 34 | 45% of answers | #3.2 |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What are the best AI app builders? | 4 of 4 | #1 |
| What's the best AI tool to build a full web app from a prompt? | 4 of 4 | #1 |
| What are the best free or cheap AI app builders? | 4 of 4 | #1 |
| Which AI app builder is best for prototyping an idea over a weekend? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| Which AI app builders produce code I can own and export? | 4 of 4 | #2 |
| What are the top AI app builders in 2026? | 4 of 4 | #2 |
| What's the best AI app builder that works with Supabase? | 3 of 3 | #2 |
| What are the best vibe coding tools right now? | 4 of 4 | #3 |
| Which AI app builder is best for non-technical founders? | 3 of 4 | #2 |
| What's the best AI app builder for a solo founder? | 3 of 4 | #2 |
| What's the best AI tool to turn a design mockup into a working app? | 2 of 3 | #2 |
| Which AI app builder makes the most production-ready apps? | 2 of 3 | #6 |
| What's the best way to build an MVP without hiring a developer? | 2 of 4 | #9 |
| What's the best AI tool to build a marketplace app without coding? | 1 of 3 | #5 |
| What's the best AI app builder for building an AI chatbot product? | 1 of 3 | #5 |
| What's the best AI tool to build a landing page with a waitlist? | 1 of 3 | #6 |
| What's the best AI tool to build a SaaS MVP with login and payments? | 1 of 3 | #11 |
| Which AI builder is best for internal tools and dashboards? | 1 of 3 | #12 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What's the best AI app builder for making a mobile app? | Rork, FlutterFlow, a0.dev |
| What's the best open-source AI app builder I can self-host? | Dify, Langflow, Appsmith |
In their words
- ChatGPT“| More developer control / full-stack tinkering | Bolt.new | Runs in the browser, generates full-stack app code, lets you preview and deploy to a public URL.”
- Claude“Bolt.new — similar idea, runs the whole stack in the browser, deploys to Netlify.”
- Gemini“Winner: Lovable.dev or Bolt.new”
Closest rivals
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