Bluehost AI Website Builder

Spec sheet

What it does

The service generates a hosted WordPress website from a plain-language business description and guided questions.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Purpose

The AI Website Builder generates a website from a plain-language description of a business.Read 9 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Intended users

The product page presents the builder for freelancers and creatives, local business owners, and service businesses.Read 9 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Free plan

NoRead 24 Sep 2026 · bluehost.com

Security

The product page says paid sites include SSL, security, weekly backups, and malware detection and removal.Read 9 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Support

Bluehost advertises 24/7 access to human WordPress experts by chat and phone.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

AI credit behavior

AI edit credits normally reset each billing cycle and unused credits do not roll over.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

AI editing

Users can ask the AI to change images, colors, or copy, and can also fine-tune the site manually.Read 9 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

AI image generation

The product can replace images from natural-language descriptions without requiring a stock-photo subscription.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

AI site builder

YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · bluehost.com

API gateway

Bluehost provides an AI Gateway at gateway.ai.bluehost.com with API-key access to GPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok models.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

API prerequisite

An active AI-credit balance is required before API keys can be created.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Blogging

YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · bluehost.com

Company headquarters

Bluehost lists its headquarters at 5335 Gate Parkway, 2nd Floor, Jacksonville, Florida 32256, USA.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Company history

Bluehost says it was founded in 2003 as a Utah startup and has grown to serve more than five million WordPress users.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Company legal name

Bluehost's own company information identifies the legal name as Bluehost Inc. and the parent as Newfold Digital, LLC.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Company mission

Bluehost says its mission is to give small business owners the power to run big.Read 9 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Company size

LinkedIn lists Bluehost as a privately held technology company with 501–1,000 employees and Jacksonville headquarters.Read 21 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Custom domain on free

NoRead 24 Sep 2026 · bluehost.com

Documentation

Bluehost's knowledge base includes setup, dashboard walkthrough, trial-to-published-site and video guides for the builder.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

E-commerce

Selecting the online-selling option routes users to Bluehost AI Store, which creates a WooCommerce-based store.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Hosting included

YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · bluehost.com

Independent builder assessment

All About Cookies found that the review-site scores apply to Bluehost overall rather than specifically to the AI builder and found few builder-specific reviews.Read 21 Oct 2026 · allaboutcookies.org

Independent usability assessment

Cybernews rated the builder 4.3 out of 5 and described it as simple to use, while noting dashboard switching between Bluehost and WordPress.Read 21 Oct 2026 · cybernews.com

Licence

The builder is a hosted Bluehost service; its generated sites run on open-source WordPress, but Bluehost does not publish the builder itself as open-source software.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Limit: Capterra support

Capterra summarizes recurring complaints about slow, unhelpful support that fails to resolve issues.Read 21 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Limit: G2 support

G2 reviewers repeatedly report slow or poor customer-service responses, weak communication and technical or billing problems.Read 21 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Limit: GetApp pricing

GetApp reviewers say renewal prices rise substantially, add-ons increase long-term cost and basic plans may lack room for growing sites.Read 21 Oct 2026 · getapp.com

Limit: Software Advice support

Software Advice reports recurring complaints about long waits, unclear answers, upselling and unresolved support cases.Read 21 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Limit: Trustpilot reliability

Trustpilot's review summary notes complaints about website reliability, delayed resolutions, communication gaps and domain-management errors.Read 21 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Manual editing

Generated sites can be adjusted with a drag-and-drop editor as well as AI chat instructions.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Ownership

Crunchbase lists Bluehost as a private company acquired by Endurance International Group, now part of Newfold Digital.Read 21 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Plugin restriction

Users cannot install, deactivate or delete plugins or install or switch themes through the WordPress dashboard for AI-generated sites.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Praise: Capterra hosting

Capterra reviewers commonly praise WordPress compatibility, free SSL/domain features, broad hosting options and ease for beginners.Read 21 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Praise: G2 usability

G2 reviewers repeatedly mention affordable pricing, easy setup, a beginner-friendly interface and accessible support.Read 21 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Praise: Software Advice setup

Software Advice says reviewers value straightforward setup, intuitive controls, WordPress installation, free SSL and affordable hosting plans.Read 21 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Praise: TrustRadius uptime

TrustRadius reviewers frequently cite solid uptime and compatibility with WordPress, Joomla and Drupal.Read 21 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Prompt inputs

Users can describe an idea, upload a logo or images, or share an inspirational site URL for the AI to use when building the site.Read 9 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Prompt qualification

The builder asks up to five industry-specific questions before creating the first draft.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Publishing and hosting

Users can publish to a custom domain, and hosting is included in the plans.Read 9 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Rating on Capterra

3.6 out of 5 from 121 reviewsRead 21 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Rating on G2

3.4 out of 5 from 277 reviewsRead 21 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Rating on GetApp

3.6 out of 5 from 121 reviewsRead 21 Oct 2026 · getapp.com

Rating on Software Advice

3.6 out of 5 from 121 reviewsRead 21 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Rating on Trustpilot

4.5 out of 5 from 31,992 reviewsRead 21 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Rating on TrustRadius

5.9 out of 10 from 52 reviewsRead 21 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Reference design

Users can upload up to three images and provide one reference URL for visual inspiration.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

SDK compatibility

The AI Gateway is OpenAI-compatible, so existing OpenAI-style SDK integrations can generally be pointed at its endpoint.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Security bundle

Paid plans include Let's Encrypt SSL, Bluehost Malware Protection P2 scanning/removal, weekly backups and a CDN.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

SEO

Paid plans include Yoast SEO Premium pre-installed on the WordPress site.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

SEO integration

Yoast SEO Premium is pre-installed on every paid plan.Read 9 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Trial grace period

Bluehost says it keeps the website for an additional four-day grace period if the user has not upgraded by the end of the trial.Read 9 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Trial limits

The trial provides a temporary domain and 10 AI edits, and the trial period runs for 14 consecutive days from signup.Read 9 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Trial publishing limit

The trial lets users build and preview but publishing to a permanent custom domain requires upgrading.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Trial retention

The help page states that trial sites are active for 14 days, remain inactive for four days, and are deleted on day eight after that inactive period.Read 21 Oct 2026 · bluehost.com

Plans and prices

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