Alchemy: Solana gRPC price cut to $75/TB + Emergency button dropped
What happened
Between the Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026 captures of Alchemy's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Solana gRPC starting price on Pay as You Go dropped from $80/TB to $75/TB; Emergency button removed from Premium Support Silver and Gold tiers. In detail: Emergency button support feature removed from Premium Support Silver and Gold tiers; Solana gRPC starting price on the Pay as You Go plan decreased from $80/TB to $75/TB. Pulse files it as a pricing change (feature removed, price decrease) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Sep 14, 2026) lists Pay as You Go at $0.45 per million compute units.
It lands 25 days after Alchemy's previous change, "Alchemy cuts Solana gRPC add-on price to $75/TB" (Jun 8, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Alchemy Drops Emergency Button, Renames Support Roles Across Tiers" (Apr 27, 2026). 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.
- Premium Support Silver · FeatureRemoved
BeforeEmergency button support feature
AfterNot listed
- Pay as You Go · Price−6%$80/TB$75/TB
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Support Silver | Feature | Emergency button support feature | Not listed | Removed |
| Pay as You Go | Price | $80/TB | $75/TB | −6% |
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 Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the change is marked in the lower part of the page, where pay as you go price reads $80/TB and then $75/TB.
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Alchemy, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 14, 2026increaseAlchemy: Pay as You Go rate hiked to flat $0.525/1M CU
- Jul 2, 2026packagingAlchemy: Solana gRPC price cut to $75/TB + Emergency button dropped · this change
- Jun 8, 2026packagingAlchemy cuts Solana gRPC add-on price to $75/TB
- Apr 27, 2026improvedAlchemy Drops Emergency Button, Renames Support Roles Across Tiers
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- QuickNodeJun 10QuickNode adds real-time Solana gRPC streaming to Scale and Business
- QuickNodeJun 2QuickNode: Solana gRPC is now included in Scale and Business plan cards, and a new Solana gRPC section added to feature…
- 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 June 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026 Alchemy's pricing page showed 1 price cut: Pay as You Go: $80/TB → $75/TB (−6%).
What changed on Alchemy's pricing page between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026?
Premium Support Silver feature: Emergency button support feature → Not listed, removed; Pay as You Go price: $80/TB → $75/TB (−6%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Alchemy change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Alchemy in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Alchemy cuts Solana gRPC add-on price to $75/TB" on Jun 8, 2026; Alchemy has been tracked since 2023-11-14.