Coding · Head-to-head

Bolt.new vs Laguna XS.2

Bolt.new vs Laguna XS.2: Freemium vs Free (Apache 2.0). Side-by-side features, pricing, and which to pick.

The verdict

Pick Bolt.new if…
  • you want our editor's pick for this category
  • your primary use case is developers building full-stack mvps and internal tools who want a working app with backend, database, and auth generated from a prompt with no local setup.
Try Bolt.new →
Pick Laguna XS.2 if…
  • budget is the constraint
  • your primary use case is developers and teams who want a self-hosted, open-weight coding model for agentic workflows without ongoing per-token api costs.
  • you need: agents
Try Laguna XS.2 →

Side-by-side specs

Spec Bolt.new Laguna XS.2
Category Coding Coding
Pricing model freemium free
Headline pricing Freemium Free (Apache 2.0)
Free tier Limited daily tokens with basic model access Fully open-weight under Apache 2.0. Free API access available during limited preview period.
AI Score 8.7/10 8.5/10
Best for Developers building full-stack MVPs and internal tools who want a working app with backend, database, and auth generated from a prompt with no local setup. Developers and teams who want a self-hosted, open-weight coding model for agentic workflows without ongoing per-token API costs.
Editor's pick ✓ Yes
Use cases development development agents
Date added 2026-04-30 2026-05-02

Pros and cons

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Bolt.new

Coding · freemium

Pros

  • Zero-setup development — everything runs in the browser with no installs
  • Generates full-stack apps with backend, database, and auth out of the box
  • Live preview updates in real time as code is generated
  • Multiple AI model choices give flexibility for different coding tasks

Cons

  • ×Limited to Node.js/web stack — no Python, Go, or native mobile support
  • ×Free tier token limits are hit quickly on anything beyond simple apps
  • ×Generated code for complex business logic often needs manual intervention
  • ×WebContainers environment can feel slower than local development for larger projects
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Laguna XS.2

Coding · free

Pros

  • 68.2% SWE-bench Verified — matches models 10x its active parameter count
  • Runs locally on a single consumer GPU or 36GB Mac — no cloud required
  • Apache 2.0 with no restrictions — fine-tune and deploy commercially
  • MoE architecture keeps inference fast and memory-efficient

Cons

  • ×Narrowly focused on code — weak on general knowledge and non-programming tasks
  • ×Brand new release with limited community tooling and integrations so far
  • ×Free API access is explicitly temporary — long-term hosted pricing unclear
  • ×Requires 36GB RAM minimum — won't run on budget laptops or smaller GPUs
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Updated 2026-05-02. Spec data sourced from official product pages and tracked in our public directory at /tools.

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