Alchemy Discontinues Platinum Tier, Impacting Performance and Throughput Options for Users
What happened
Between the Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026 captures of Alchemy's pricing page, Pulse recorded 4 changes: Solana Pricing added with gRPC starting at $80/TB and archival data pricing (30M CU, then $0.45/1M CU up to 300M, $0.40/1M CU from 300M+); Platinum tier (Beta) discontinued - exclusive tier offering 2.5x faster performance, uncapped throughput, and limitless log queries; Bug Bounties split into separate Offchain and Onchain programs with dedicated Cantina.xyz links; Snapshots resource added to Developers section. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new add-on, plan removed, feature change, feature added). Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Pay as You Go at $0.45 per million compute units.
Alchemy's previous recorded change was "Alchemy Reduces Free Plan Monthly Compute Units by 70%, Significantly Impacting User Access" (Q3 2025). Before that Pulse recorded "Alchemy Reduces Free Plan Throughput by 50%, Significantly Impacting User Experience" (Q2 2025), "Alchemy Restructures Pricing Model, Introducing Usage-Based Pay As You Go Plan and Removing Subscription Tiers" (Q1 2025) and "Alchemy Updates Enterprise Tier with New Volume-Based Discount Structure" (Q4 2024). 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.
- AddedSolana PricingAdd-onNot listedSolana Pricing
- RemovedPlatinumPlan
BeforePlatinum tier (Beta) (exclusive tier offering 2.5x faster performance)
AfterNot listed
- Feature change—Feature
Bug Bounties split into separate Offchain and Onchain programs with dedicated Cantina.xyz links
- Added—FeatureNot listedSnapshots resource
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solana Pricing | Add-on | Not listed | Solana Pricing | Added |
| Platinum | Plan | Platinum tier (Beta) (exclusive tier offering 2.5x faster performance) | Not listed | Removed |
| — | Feature | Bug Bounties split into separate Offchain and Onchain programs with dedicated Cantina.xyz links | Feature change | |
| — | Feature | Not listed | Snapshots resource | 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 Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026; the change is marked on the page, where the Platinum tier (Beta) no longer appears.
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Alchemy, pricing history
Full history- Apr 1, 2026PackagingAlchemy Caps Enterprise at 200 Apps, Launches Tiered Support
- Mar 2, 2026PackagingAlchemy caps Enterprise webhooks at 500, ends unlimited access
- Week of Jan 5, 2026PackagingAlchemy cuts Enterprise webhook limit from Unlimited to 500
- Jan 10, 2026PackagingAlchemy Discontinues Platinum Tier, Impacting Performance and Throughput Options for Users This change
- Q3 2025PackagingAlchemy Reduces Free Plan Monthly Compute Units by 70%, Significantly Impacting User Access
- Q2 2025PackagingAlchemy Reduces Free Plan Throughput by 50%, Significantly Impacting User Experience
- Q1 2025PackagingAlchemy Restructures Pricing Model, Introducing Usage-Based Pay As You Go Plan and Removing Subscription Tiers
- 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
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- QuickNodeNov 2QuickNode Platform API now lists rate limits by plan, from 20 to 250 RPS
- QuickNodeOct 26QuickNode: Activity Logs and Metrics API added to Enterprise plan
- QuickNodeOct 19QuickNode adds security controls, 90-day retention and SQL Explorer
- 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 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new add-on, plan removed, feature change, feature added.
What changed on Alchemy's pricing page between Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026?
Add-on added: Solana Pricing; Platinum plan removed: Platinum tier (Beta) (exclusive tier offering 2.5x faster performance); Bug Bounties split into separate Offchain and Onchain programs with dedicated Cantina.xyz links; feature added: Snapshots resource. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026; 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; the previous change was "Alchemy Reduces Free Plan Monthly Compute Units by 70%, Significantly Impacting User Access" in Q3 2025; Alchemy has been tracked since 2023-11-14.