The Free TierOctober 2026
Free tier watch, October 2026: the free AI plan changes we logged, and which ones were real
Every free-plan change our catalog logged in October, checked against the maker's live page and an archived copy from before, so you can tell a real change from a better record.
Data as of · catalog aff5224
The headline
We logged 23 free-plan changes in October. 6 were real changes by the maker.
4 were shutdowns or end dates announced ahead, 1 a product that ended, and 6 only our record getting more precise. We checked each against the maker’s live page and, for plan changes, an archived copy from before.
TL;DR
- Our catalog logged 23 changes to free AI plans in October 2026.
- 6 were real changes by the maker, confirmed against an archived copy of the page: 3 for the worse and 3 for the better.
- 4 makers announced a shutdown or end date, and 1 product ended.
- 6 weren’t changes at all: the page already said it, and our record caught up.
Key numbers
- free-plan changes logged in October
- 23
- real changes by the maker
- 6
- shutdowns or end dates announced
- 4
- only more detail in our record
- 6
Chart 1 · What the October entries turned out to be
- Changed by the maker6 · 27.3%
- Shutdown or end date announced4 · 18.2%
- Discontinued1 · 4.5%
- Back on our list2 · 9.1%
- More detail in our record6 · 27.3%
- Couldn't confirm against an earlier copy3 · 13.6%
Show the numbers
| Entries | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Changed by the maker | 6 | 27.3% |
| Shutdown or end date announced | 4 | 18.2% |
| Discontinued | 1 | 4.5% |
| Back on our list | 2 | 9.1% |
| More detail in our record | 6 | 27.3% |
| Couldn't confirm against an earlier copy | 3 | 13.6% |
Real changes
What makers actually changed
Each one shows the page before (an archived copy) and the live page now.
- Presentations.AILogged
Free plan went from 100 to 200 credits (still up to 20 slides per deck).
Before
“Starter For those who want to make simple decks occasionally $0 Sign Up 100 credits Starter AI model and agent Up to 20 Slides”
Now
“Starter For those who want to make simple decks occasionally $0 Sign Up 200 credits Starter AI model and agent Up to 20 Slides”
presentations.ai/pricing, checked 24 Oct 2026
- LuvvoiceLogged
Free plan went from 20,000 to 10,000 characters a month.
Before
“How many characters can I convert with the free plan? The free plan allows you to convert up to 20,000 characters per month.”
Now
“How many characters can I convert with the free plan? The free plan allows you to convert up to 10,000 characters per month.”
luvvoice.com, checked 24 Oct 2026
- HunterLogged
Free AI searches went from 10 to 30 a month.
Before
“Included AI searches / month Free 10 Starter 50 Growth 150 Scale 300 Enterprise 300”
Now
“Included AI searches / month Free 30 Starter 150 Growth 450 Scale 900 Enterprise 900”
hunter.io/pricing, checked 24 Oct 2026
- Kortix (formerly Suna)Logged
Free plan went from 200 to 500 credits a month.
Before
“Free Start with real sandbox credits. $0 200 credits / month for sandbox compute 1 project Bring your own API key for any premium model Connect your ChatGPT subscription”
Now
“Free Start with real sandbox credits. $0 500 credits / month…”
kortix.com/pricing, checked 24 Oct 2026
- OpenHandsLogged
The pricing page no longer lists a free cloud plan. What it lists as free is the open-source app you run yourself.
Before
“SaaS Individual Free Bring your own key or use our providers at-cost Everything in Free, plus: Hosted cloud access from desktop and mobile API support for automation and scripting Jira and Slack integrations BYOK or use OpenHands models at-cost Get started free”
Now
“Agent Canvas Free Open source and free to self-host. Open source (MIT) Runs on your laptop or shared VM Single user / shared identity Bring your own LLM key Use any agent (Codex, Claude, etc.)”
openhands.dev/pricing, checked 24 Oct 2026
- PaperguideLogged
Free AI credits went from 2,000 to 1,500 a month.
Before
“2,000 AI credits per month Usage across Research Agents, Research Reports, and AI Writer”
Now
“1,500 AI credits per month Usage across Research Agents, Research Reports, and AI Writer”
paperguide.ai/pricing, checked 24 Oct 2026
Discontinued
- AutoGenLogged
Microsoft says the project is archived and no longer maintained.
“This project has been archived and is no longer actively maintained by Microsoft. Microsoft is not providing bug fixes, security fixes, new features, or support for this project.”
Source: github.com/microsoft/autogen, checked 24 Oct 2026
Back on our list
- IdeogramLogged
Listed again: refilling credits: weekly credits when you sign in with Google, Apple or Microsoft (the maker says the amount may vary)
Before
“We don't offer discounts or free trials for subscription plans. Eligible free accounts receive weekly credits when signing in with Google, Apple, or Microsoft; the amount may vary.”
Now
“We don't offer discounts or free trials for subscription plans. Eligible free accounts receive weekly credits when signing in with Google, Apple, or Microsoft; the amount may vary.”
ideogram.ai/pricing, checked 24 Oct 2026
- GreptileLogged
Listed again: refilling credits: 50 credits a month, 1 active developer
Before
“Starter is free for one active developer and includes unlimited repositories and 50 credits per month.”
Now
“Starter Best for individual developers Free Get started for free How it works 1 active developer 50 free credits per month What's included Unlimited repositories”
greptile.com/pricing, checked 24 Oct 2026
Coming up
Dates to put in your calendar
Shutdowns and end dates the makers have announced, soonest first.
- AirtopLogged · takes effect
Airtop says it shuts down on 13 Nov 2026 and no longer accepts new signups
“Airtop is shutting down on November 13, 2026. As we prepare to say goodbye, we’re no longer accepting new signups or upgrades to paid or higher-tier plans.”
Source: portal.airtop.ai/shutdown, checked 24 Oct 2026
- remove.bgLogged · takes effect
remove.bg says its standalone site closes 1 Dec 2026, 9:00 CET (background removal moves to Canva)
“From 1 December 2026 at 9:00am CET, remove.bg's standalone website will no longer be available. Background removal is moving to Canva”
Source: remove.bg/faq, checked 24 Oct 2026
- Amazon Q DeveloperLogged · takes effect
AWS says it will discontinue support for the Amazon Q Developer IDE plugins on 30 Apr 2027 (points users to Kiro)
“End of support notice On April 30, 2027, AWS will discontinue support for Amazon Q Developer IDE plugins. For capabilities similar to Amazon Q Developer IDE plugins, explore Kiro”
Source: aws.amazon.com/q/developer, checked 24 Oct 2026
- InstantDBLogged · takes effect
Instant says its services continue until 31 Aug 2027, then end (open-source self-hosting stays)
“Instant is sunsetting. Services will continue until August 31st, 2027.”
Source: instantdb.com, checked 24 Oct 2026
More detail
Not changes: our record caught up
For these, the archived copy already said the same thing. We just recorded it more precisely, so we don't count them as changes.
- LucidchartLogged
free plan: limited editable documents and a 60-object limit per Lucidchart document; Lucid AI is in beta and free accounts have a per-day token limit (Lucid does not publish the number)
Before
“Documents created in Lucidchart with a free account have a 60-object limit, even if the document is switched to Lucidspark using universal canvas.”
Now
“Additionally, if the Lucidchart document has more than 60 objects on the canvas, the free user will not be able to edit the document due to the object limitations on free Lucid accounts.”
help.lucid.co/hc/en-us/articles/19761425018260-Troubleshooting-Sharing, checked 24 Oct 2026
- You.comLogged
Same free plan, but the maker now says it may use your content to train AI
Before
“4.5 Our Use of Content. You agree that we may use Content to: (a) provide, maintain, train and improve the Services; (b) develop other products and services; (c) comply with applicable law, enforce our terms and policies”
Now
“4.5 Our Use of Content You agree that we may use Content to: (a) provide, maintain, train and improve the Services; (b) develop other products and services; (c) comply with applicable law, enforce our terms and policies”
you.com/terms, checked 24 Oct 2026
- Raphael AILogged
free plan: unlimited basic-mode images, no signup; watermark
Before
“Free images include a watermark. Upgrade for clean outputs, faster generation, and commercial use.”
Now
“Free images include a watermark. Upgrade for clean outputs, faster generation, and commercial use.”
raphael.app/pricing, checked 24 Oct 2026
- Browse AILogged
free plan: 50 credits a month (about 50 pages or 500 rows), unlimited robots
- NightCafeLogged
free: 5 credits a day for logging in, +3 for the daily challenge
Before
“Every NightCafe user gets 5 free credits each day that you login or use the app. You can also earn another 3 credits every day for entering and voting in the daily challenge.”
Now
“Every NightCafe user gets 5 free credits each day that you login or use the app. You can also earn another 3 credits every day for entering and voting in the daily challenge.”
creator.nightcafe.studio/pricing, checked 24 Oct 2026
- Bolt.newLogged
free plan: 300K tokens a day, 1M tokens a month
Before
“Free $0 Get started You get: Public and private projects 300K tokens daily limit 1M tokens per month Bolt branding on websites 10MB file upload limit”
Couldn't confirm against an earlier copy
- cubicLogged
Same free plan, but the maker now says it may use your content to train AI
“…to operate, protect, evaluate, train, fine-tune, and improve cubic and related developer products and services, including AI systems used for code review, software development, security analysis, and related developer workflows.”
Source: cubic.dev/terms, checked 24 Oct 2026
- KittlLogged
free plan: 100 one-time AI tokens, 5 saved projects
“Token allocation by plan Your token balance depends on your subscription: Free plan: 100 tokens, one-time. Enough to generate up to 10 standard images.”
Source: help.kittl.com/ai-tools/tokens, checked 24 Oct 2026
- MeshyLogged
free plan: 100 credits a month, 10 downloads of Lite models
Before
“Essentials to get started: 100 monthly credits 1 concurrent task Low queue priority Limited Usage: Basic AI features CC BY 4.0 license (commercial use with attribution)”
Now
“Credits Free plan accounts receive 100 credits per month. Credits reset automatically on the 1st of each month at 00:00 UTC and do not carry over to the next period. Monthly Download Limit Free plan accounts get 10 downloads per month for untextured models generated with Meshy 6 Lite.”
help.meshy.ai/en/articles/15696428-what-is-included-on-the-free-plan, checked 24 Oct 2026
Where to go next
Methodology
- Data: the Free AI For That catalog (
data/tools.json, sha2565a7fa676…, commitaff5224, 24 October 2026). A script (scripts/reports/build-report-stats.ts) counts every number with the functions the site uses to list a tool and to assign its kind of free. - Named tools: every tool this report names was re-checked on the maker’s page on 24 October 2026. Next to each one we show the maker’s words and a link to the page we read them on. 22 facts passed the re-check. 1 we couldn’t re-confirm (the page had changed, blocked us or didn’t say it clearly), so those tools aren’t named here. They still count in the totals, as the catalog records them.
- Which entries: every entry in our change log (
data/changes.json) dated 1 to 31 October 2026, 23 in all, as of 24 Oct 2026. Re-checked on 24 October 2026. - Real change by the maker: an archived copy of the same page (Internet Archive), captured before the date we logged it, shows different free-plan terms from the live page. More detail: the archived copy already showed the same terms.
- Cards: we don’t say whether a signup asks for a card. We only say that once we’ve completed the signup ourselves.
- Percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Each one states its denominator.
- Corrections: see something wrong? Tell us. We’ll re-check it and log any change on Free plan changes.
