Apify slashes Free plan's concurrent Actor runs from 25 to 5
What happened
Between the Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026 captures of Apify's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Free plan's max concurrent Actor runs cut from 25 to 5 in the plan comparison table; all other plans (Starter 32, Scale 128, Business 256) unchanged. Pulse files it as a packaging change (limit 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 63 days after Apify's previous change, "Apify doubles Actor RAM limits across all tiers to 512 GB max" (Jun 29, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Apify: Compute unit pricing cut across all plans + Actor RAM doubled" (Jul 2, 2026). Apify has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Beautiful.ai and Puppet also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Limit−80%255
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Limit | 25 | 5 | −80% |
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 Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where limit reads 25 and then 5.
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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 · this change
- 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
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- Beautiful.aiAug 24Beautiful.ai hikes Pro plan 20.8% to $14.50/month, billed annually
- 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
Questions about this change
Did Apify raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: limit decrease.
What changed on Apify's pricing page between Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026?
Limit: 25 → 5 (−80%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Apify change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Apify in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Apify doubles Actor RAM limits across all tiers to 512 GB max" on Jun 29, 2026; Apify has been tracked since 2024-10-01.