Akia overhauls pricing with new skill-based Basic, Pro, and Max tiers
What happened
Between the Mar 16, 2026 and Mar 23, 2026 captures of Akia's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Complete pricing restructure: Bronze/Silver/Gold/Platinum package model replaced with Basic/Pro/Max skill-based tiers [Shifted from bundled packages to modular skill selection with 3 tiers instead of 4]; New usage limits introduced with skill-based pricing: Touchpoints (6/12/Unlimited), Monthly Emails (900-1,200/unit), Monthly SMS (9-12/unit) per tier [Basic: 6 Touchpoints, 900/unit emails, 9/unit SMS; Pro: 12 Touchpoints, 1,000/unit emails, 10/unit SMS; Max: Unlimited Touchpoints, 1,200/unit emails, 12/unit SMS]. Pulse files it as a packaging change (package change, metric change) with a neutral direction.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Akia. Akia has been tracked since 2026-03-02.
In the same window Murf AI, Wispr Flow, Upstage, Hive and Runway also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Basic, Pro, Max · PackagingChangedbundled packagesmodular skill selection
- Basic, Pro, Max · Pricing modelAddedNo usage limitsusage limits
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic, Pro, Max | Packaging | bundled packages | modular skill selection | Changed |
| Basic, Pro, Max | Pricing model | No usage limits | usage limits | Added |
Values as written on Akia'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 Akia's pricing page (www.akia.com) from Mar 16, 2026 and Mar 23, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "bundled packages" becomes "modular skill selection".
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Akia, pricing history
Full history- Aug 10, 2026packagingAkia: Plans restructured — PMS moved to Basic, ID Verification to Max, new Modules add-ons
- May 25, 2026improvedAkia overhauls guest services plans, drops Marketing features
- Apr 1, 2026improvedAkia replaces Device Hub with Door Codes on Max plan
- Mar 26, 2026packagingAkia overhauls pricing with new skill-based Basic, Pro, and Max tiers · this change
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- Murf AIOct 26Murf AI debuts $0.24/hour speech-to-text API, with 150 STT concurrency
- Wispr FlowOct 26Wispr Flow blurs Free plan mobile cap, swapping 1,000 words for "limited use
- UpstageOct 26Upstage API: Solar Pro 4 promo changed from 70% off until 2026-10-19 to 50% off until further notice; Solar Mini 4 50%…
- HiveOct 26Hive cuts DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash input to $0.10 and output to $0.35 per 1M
- RunwayOct 26Runway adds Runway Ads to paid plans, ends Max's unlimited Wan 3.0 promo
Questions about this change
Did Akia raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 16, 2026 and Mar 23, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: package change, metric change.
What changed on Akia's pricing page between Mar 16, 2026 and Mar 23, 2026?
Basic, Pro, Max packaging: bundled packages → modular skill selection, changed; Basic, Pro, Max pricing model: No usage limits → usage limits, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 16, 2026 and Mar 23, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Akia change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Akia in the 90 days before this one; Akia has been tracked since 2026-03-02.