Packaging change·Apr 1 → Jul 4, 2025·Q2 2025·Software Development & Testing
Alchemy Reduces Free Plan Throughput by 50%, Significantly Impacting User Experience
What changed
Feature change
Support channel changed from 'Discord & Email Support' to 'Email & Ticket Form Support'
Limit decrease
Free plan throughput decreased from 30 requests per second to 25 requests per second (17% decrease)
Limit decrease
Free plan throughput CU/s decreased from 1000 CU/s to 500 CU/s (50% decrease)
Before and after
Apr 1, 2025 vs Jul 4, 2025Pulse.
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Change 1 of 3 · feature changed
Support channel changed from 'Discord & Email Support' to 'Email & Ticket Form Support'
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Q1 2025 · Alchemy Restructures Pricing Model, Introducing Usage-Based Pay As You Go Plan and Removing Subscription TiersAlchemy Reduces Free Plan Monthly Compute Units by 70%, Significantly Impacting User Access · Q3 2025
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