Algolia Introduces Grow Plus Plan with Pay-As-You-Go Pricing at $1.75 per 1K Search Requests, Removing Premium Plan Option
What happened
Between the Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025 captures of Algolia's pricing page, Pulse recorded 3 changes: Grow Plus pricing disclosed at $1.75 per 1K search requests (mid-tier previously required contact for pricing); Grow Plus plan introduced with pay-as-you-go pricing at $1.75 per 1K search requests; Premium plan (annual contract, contact pricing) removed from pricing page. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price revealed, new plan, plan removed) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 17, 2026) lists Grow at $0.6 per 1K Recommendation requests + $0.5 per 1K search requests and Grow Plus at $0.4 per 1K records + $1.75 per 1K search requests.
Algolia's previous recorded change was "Algolia Introduces Smart Groups for Premium and Elevate Plans, Enhancing Merchandising with Item Positioning Features" (Q2 2025). Algolia has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Elastic also changed their Marketing & Content pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Grow Plus · Price visibilityRevealedPrice hiddenPrice listed
- Grow Plus · PlanAddedNo Grow Plus planGrow Plus plan
- Premium · PlanPlan removed
Premium plan (annual contract, contact pricing) removed from pricing page
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grow Plus | Price visibility | Price hidden | Price listed | Revealed |
| Grow Plus | Plan | No Grow Plus plan | Grow Plus plan | Added |
| Premium | Plan | Premium plan (annual contract, contact pricing) removed from pricing page | Plan removed | |
Values as written on Algolia'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 Algolia's pricing page (algolia.com) from Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where "Price hidden" becomes "Price listed".
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Algolia, the last 90 days
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- Q3 2025packagingAlgolia Introduces Grow Plus Plan with Pay-As-You-Go Pricing at $1.75 per 1K Search Requests, Removing Premium Plan Option · this change
- Q2 2025packagingAlgolia Introduces Smart Groups for Premium and Elevate Plans, Enhancing Merchandising with Item Positioning Features
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Questions about this change
Did Algolia raise prices in October 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: price revealed, new plan, plan removed.
What changed on Algolia's pricing page between Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025?
Grow Plus price visibility: Price hidden → Price listed, revealed; Grow Plus plan: No Grow Plus plan → Grow Plus plan, added; Premium plan (annual contract, contact pricing) removed from pricing page. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Algolia change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Algolia in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Algolia Introduces Smart Groups for Premium and Elevate Plans, Enhancing Merchandising with Item Positioning Features" in Q2 2025; Algolia has been tracked since 2023-11-14.