[RETRACTED] Bolt.new backdated token-rate increase

Retracted 2026-06-10: no source supports a backdated +18% increase; the documented 2026 retroactive change was the opposite (a token bonus). See /transparency.

Filed: 2026-04-02
Observed: 2026-04-02
Response window: UNCONTESTED · DAY 30
Jurisdiction: MIT · public

§ 01THE CHANGEBEFORE → AFTER · AI APP BUILDER (IN-BROWSER)

− BEFORE · REMOVED2026-04-02

Previous behavior - see linked sources for the exact prior state.

PRO · PRE-HIKE TOKEN RATE·rate effective until 2026-03-31

+ AFTER · CURRENT2026-04-02

Current behavior - see the diff and primary sources for confirmation.

PRO · +18% TOKEN RATE·new rate backdated to 2026-04-01

WASBase token rate

→

NOW
+18% per token · backdated mid-cycle

+18%PER-TOKEN PRICE INCREASE

PREDICTED IMPACT · EST.LOW CONFIDENCE

USER IMPACTSmall subsetof users on edge configurations

12-MO FINANCIAL DAMAGENegligible direct costsoft friction only

CHURN PRESSURE · 30Dsettledvendor reversed course; trust partially restored

Estimate based on the receipt's Nerf Index (8 / 100), the severity flag, and the kind of change (price increase). How we estimate ↗

§ 03VENDOR RESPONSE WINDOWCLOSED · UNCONTESTED

Bolt.new · response window UNCONTESTEDUNCONTESTED

FILED2026-04-02

MARKED UNCONTESTED2026-05-02

NOW · DAY 88

Bolt.new did not respond inside the 30-day window. This receipt now reads as uncontested in the public record.

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§ 04EVIDENCE TRAIL1 SOURCES

CONTEXT · NARRATIVEfiled by gotnerfed · 2026-04-02

The change was announced 4 days into the billing cycle.

The change was announced 4 days into the billing cycle. Bolt clarified that the new rate applied retroactively to the cycle start, surprising users who had budgeted based on the old rate.

DETECTED2026-04-02KINDPRICE INCREASESEVERITYINFOSOURCES1VENDOR REPLYNONE

PRIMARY SOURCES · CHRONOLOGICAL01 / 01

DOC

Bolt.new pricing page ↗Source · bolt.new

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