Bolt Pro plan adds limited-time Forge freebie until Oct 14
What happened
Between the Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026 captures of Bolt's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Pro plan card now shows a time-limited freebie: 'bolt forge included until Oct 14' with a Learn more link, absent from the previous capture; not present in either markdown snapshot (widget not rendered into DOM). Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount added) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Nov 15, 2026) lists Pro at $18 and Teams at $27.
This weekly roll-up includes the change Pulse first recorded in a shorter period: "Bolt Forge now free through Oct 14 for Pro plan users" (Day 258, 2026, saved Sep 15, 2026). It is the same change, not a new one. Before that, Bolt's previous recorded change was "Bolt extends free domain offer deadline to June 19 for Pro and Teams" (Jun 16, 2026). Bolt has been tracked since 2026-05-16.
In the same window GiveMe5.ai, Limelight Software, Olark, Viam and Bird also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- AddedProDiscountNot listedtime-limited freebie
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | Discount | Not listed | time-limited freebie | Added |
Values as written on Bolt's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Bolt's pricing page (bolt.new) from Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where time-limited freebie now appears.
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Bolt, the last 90 days
Full historyDates are the day each change was detected, Eastern time.
- Oct 15, 2026PackagingBolt: Pro plan no longer lists 'Bolt Forge included until Oct 14' promotional feature bullet
- Oct 2, 2026PackagingBolt drops $9 Bolt Lite preview and Pro's free Forge window from pricing page
- Oct 1, 2026PackagingBolt Lite debuts at $9/month as invite-only preview, Forge free on Pro
- Sep 20, 2026Discount addedBolt Pro plan adds limited-time Forge freebie until Oct 14 This change
- Sep 15, 2026PackagingBolt Forge now free through Oct 14 for Pro plan users
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- GiveMe5.aiAug 31GiveMe5.ai cuts free tier, refocuses Pro Plan with Make, ChatGPT AI tools
- Limelight SoftwareJul 22Limelight Software refreshes Starter and Unlimited plans, adds itemized feature grid
- OlarkJul 20Olark axes Standard/Pro for a $400/mo AI Agent tier with SSO, unlimited AI chats
- ViamJul 13Viam: Robotic Surface Finishing price hidden ($120,000/year now Contact Us)
- BirdJul 3Bird: pricing restructured — Free/$15/$80/Custom volume tiers
Questions about this change
Did Bolt raise prices in September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026 UTC. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount added.
What changed on Bolt's pricing page between Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026 UTC?
Pro discount added: time-limited freebie. Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026 UTC; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Bolt change its pricing?
This weekly roll-up includes the change Pulse first recorded in Day 258, 2026 (saved Sep 15, 2026), not a new one; Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Bolt in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Bolt extends free domain offer deadline to June 19 for Pro and Teams" on Jun 16, 2026; Bolt has been tracked since 2026-05-16.