Alchemy Removes Pricing Metrics and Decreases Query Costs, Enhancing Value for Growth and Scale Plans
What happened
Between the Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 1, 2024 captures of Alchemy's pricing page, Pulse recorded 9 changes: Subgraphs Stored Entities increased from 1M to 2.5M for Growth and Scale plans; Subgraphs 'Extra Updated Entities' pricing metric removed entirely (was $50/100K, $40/100K across tiers); Subgraphs Extra Stored Queries pricing decreased from $100/1M to $30/1M for Growth plan; Subgraphs 'Updated Entities' metric removed entirely (was 100K/250K/500K/500K across tiers); Subgraphs Extra Stored Queries pricing decreased from $50/1M to $30/1M for Scale Monthly and Scale Yearly plans; Scale plan: Gas Manager changed from '7% admin fee with up to 50 Gas Manager Policies' to '$500/mo gas sponsorship limit'; Enterprise plan: Custom gas sponsorship limits added; Free plan: Testnet only gas sponsorship added; Growth plan: $100/mo gas sponsorship limit added. Pulse files it as a pricing change (limit raised, price decrease, add-on change, feature added, limit lowered) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Pay as You Go at $0.45 per million compute units.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Alchemy. Alchemy has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window QuickNode also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- +150%ScaleLimit1M2.5M
- RemovedUpdated EntitiesLimit
BeforeSubgraphs Extra Updated Entities pricing metric
AfterNot listed
- −70%GrowthPrice$100/1M$30/1M
- Removed—Limit
BeforeSubgraphs Updated Entities metric
AfterNot listed
- −40%Scale YearlyPrice$50/1M$30/1M
- RewordedScaleAdd-on
Before7% admin fee with up to 50 Gas Manager Policies
After$500/mo gas sponsorship limit
- AddedEnterpriseFeature
BeforeNot listed
AfterCustom gas sponsorship limits
- Added—Feature
BeforeNot listed
AfterTestnet only gas sponsorship
- AddedGrowthLimit
BeforeNot listed
After$100/mo gas sponsorship limit
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scale | Limit | 1M | 2.5M | +150% |
| Updated Entities | Limit | Subgraphs Extra Updated Entities pricing metric | Not listed | Removed |
| Growth | Price | $100/1M | $30/1M | −70% |
| — | Limit | Subgraphs Updated Entities metric | Not listed | Removed |
| Scale Yearly | Price | $50/1M | $30/1M | −40% |
| Scale | Add-on | 7% admin fee with up to 50 Gas Manager Policies | $500/mo gas sponsorship limit | Reworded |
| Enterprise | Feature | Not listed | Custom gas sponsorship limits | Added |
| — | Feature | Not listed | Testnet only gas sponsorship | Added |
| Growth | Limit | Not listed | $100/mo gas sponsorship limit | Added |
Values as written on Alchemy'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 Alchemy's pricing page (alchemy.com) from Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 1, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where growth price reads $100/1M and then $30/1M.
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Alchemy, pricing history
Full history- Q4 2024ImprovementAlchemy Updates Enterprise Tier with New Volume-Based Discount Structure
- Q3 2024PackagingAlchemy Growth Plan Now 3x Cheaper with Enhanced Messaging and New Throughput Metrics
- Q1 2024PackagingAlchemy Introduces Signature Limit Metric: 2,000/mo for Free Plan, Unlimited for Growth/Scale/Enterprise
- Dec 2023Price decreaseAlchemy Removes Pricing Metrics and Decreases Query Costs, Enhancing Value for Growth and Scale Plans This change
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
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- QuickNodeAug 31QuickNode: trace_transaction API credit rate up 20x (2 to 40/request)
- QuickNodeAug 17QuickNode cuts Build plan to $34/mo via 30% promo, saving $176/yr
Questions about this change
Did Alchemy raise prices in January 2024?
No — prices went down. Between Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 1, 2024 Alchemy's pricing page showed 2 price cuts: Growth: $100/1M → $30/1M (−70%); Scale Yearly: $50/1M → $30/1M (−40%).
What changed on Alchemy's pricing page between Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 1, 2024?
Scale limit: 1M → 2.5M (+150%); Updated Entities limit removed: Subgraphs Extra Updated Entities pricing metric; Growth price: $100/1M → $30/1M (−70%); limit removed: Subgraphs Updated Entities metric; Scale Yearly price: $50/1M → $30/1M (−40%); Scale add-on: 7% admin fee with up to 50 Gas Manager Policies → $500/mo gas sponsorship limit, reworded; Enterprise feature added: Custom gas sponsorship limits; feature added: Testnet only gas sponsorship; Growth limit added: $100/mo gas sponsorship limit. Pulse compared the captures it took on Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 1, 2024; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Alchemy change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Alchemy in the 90 days before this one; Alchemy has been tracked since 2023-11-14.