Bolt.new vs Pieces
A side-by-side comparison of capabilities, autonomy, integrations, and pricing to help you choose.
Short answer: choose Bolt.new if you want prompt, edit, and deploy full-stack web apps in the browser (Supervised agent, freemium); choose Pieces if you want on-device ai long-term memory and copilot for developers (Copilot, freemium).
| Bolt.new | Pieces | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Prompt, edit, and deploy full-stack web apps in the browser | On-device AI long-term memory and copilot for developers |
| Type | agent | product-with-agents |
| Autonomy | Supervised agent | Copilot |
| Pricing | freemium · Free (1M tokens/mo); Pro from $25/mo | freemium · Free for individuals; Teams plan contact for pricing |
| Best for | consumers, developers, smb | developers, smb, mid-market |
| Deployment | saas | self-hosted, saas |
| Modalities | text, code | text, code |
| Models | claude, model-agnostic | model-agnostic, gpt, claude, gemini, llama, open-source |
| Protocols | rest-api | mcp |
| Integrations | Netlify, Supabase, GitHub, Expo | VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Chrome, Cursor, Claude Desktop, GitHub Copilot |
| Capabilities | 3 documented | 5 documented |
Bolt.new
- +Full dev environment runs in the browser via WebContainers, with the AI controlling filesystem, terminal, and server
- +Generates true full-stack apps (not just UI) and can deploy via Bolt Cloud
- +No local setup; fast for prototyping and iterating by chatting
- -Token-based usage cost can rise quickly on complex or long-running builds
- -Output needs human review and iteration; it is not a hands-off autonomous engineer
Pieces
- +Local, on-device processing positioned as air-gapped and privacy-first (encrypted, with PII and API-key filtering per the vendor)
- +Cross-tool memory that spans IDEs, browsers, terminals, and chat apps, not just one editor
- +Works offline with local models and is model-agnostic (local Llama, plus GPT, Claude, Gemini)
- -Memory only captures while the app is running and is capped at a rolling ~9-month window
- -Copilot assists and recalls; it does not take autonomous actions on your behalf
Which should you choose?
Bolt.new is prompt, edit, and deploy full-stack web apps in the browser, best for consumers, developers, smb. Pieces is on-device ai long-term memory and copilot for developers, best for developers, smb, mid-market. The right choice depends on the autonomy level you want, your existing integrations, and your budget, all compared above.
This comparison is generated from the sourced Bolt.new and Pieces profiles. Open either profile to review its evidence and last-reviewed date.