Apify: Compute unit pricing cut across all plans + Actor RAM doubled
What happened
Between the Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026 captures of Apify's pricing page, Pulse recorded 3 changes: Compute unit (CU) pricing decreased across all plans (Free/Starter $0.3→$0.2, Scale $0.25→$0.16, Business $0.2→$0.13 per CU); Actor RAM add-on price decreased from $2/GB to $1/GB; Actor RAM base allocation doubled across all plans (Free 8GB→16GB, Starter 32GB→64GB, Scale 128GB→256GB, Business 256GB→512GB). Pulse files it as a pricing change (add-on change, limit increase, price decrease) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Sep 7, 2026) lists Starter at $26, Scale at $179 and Business at $899.
It lands 67 days after Apify's previous change, "Apify slashes compute and RAM prices by up to 50% across all plans" (Apr 27, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Apify cuts Starter plan price to $29/month with matched credits" (Apr 11, 2026). Apify has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Puppet and Beautiful.ai also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Add-on−50%$2/GB$1/GB
- Starter, Scale, Business · LimitLimit increase
Actor RAM base allocation doubled across all plans: Free 8GB→16GB, Starter 32GB→64GB, Scale 128GB→256GB, Business 256GB→512GB
- Starter, Scale, Business · Price−33%$0.3$0.2
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Add-on | $2/GB | $1/GB | −50% |
| Starter, Scale, Business | Limit | Actor RAM base allocation doubled across all plans: Free 8GB→16GB, Starter 32GB→64GB, Scale 128GB→256GB, Business 256GB→512GB | Limit increase | |
| Starter, Scale, Business | Price | $0.3 | $0.2 | −33% |
Values as written on Apify'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 Apify's pricing page (apify.com) from Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where starter, scale, business price reads $0.3 and then $0.2.
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Apify, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 7, 2026decreaseApify slashes Starter plan price 34%, from $29 to $19/month
- Aug 31, 2026packagingApify slashes Free plan's concurrent Actor runs from 25 to 5
- Jun 29, 2026improvedApify doubles Actor RAM limits across all tiers to 512 GB max
- Jul 2, 2026improvedApify: Compute unit pricing cut across all plans + Actor RAM doubled · this change
- Apr 27, 2026packagingApify slashes compute and RAM prices by up to 50% across all plans
- Apr 11, 2026decreaseApify cuts Starter plan price to $29/month with matched credits
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- PuppetOct 12Puppet includes standard support in all plans, adds 24x7 premium option
- Beautiful.aiSep 14Beautiful.ai swaps per-seat Teams pricing for a flat $40/mo covering 3 users
- Beautiful.aiSep 7Beautiful.ai tweaks Enterprise plan: subtext now reads "Billed annually
- Beautiful.aiAug 24Beautiful.ai hikes Pro plan 20.8% to $14.50/month, billed annually
Questions about this change
Did Apify raise prices in June 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026 Apify's pricing page showed 1 price cut: Starter, Scale, Business: $0.3 → $0.2 (−33%).
What changed on Apify's pricing page between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026?
Add-on: $2/GB → $1/GB (−50%); Actor RAM base allocation doubled across all plans: Free 8GB→16GB, Starter 32GB→64GB, Scale 128GB→256GB, Business 256GB→512GB; Starter, Scale, Business price: $0.3 → $0.2 (−33%). 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 Apify change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for Apify in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Apify slashes compute and RAM prices by up to 50% across all plans" on Apr 27, 2026; Apify has been tracked since 2024-10-01.