Added 'AI Security for Apps' feature to API Shield section
What happened
Between the Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026 captures of Cloudflare's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Added 'AI Security for Apps' feature to API Shield section. Pulse files it as a product change (feature added) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 17, 2026) lists SASE Pay-as-you-go at $7, Pro at $20, Business at $200, Client-Side Security at $0.1 per 1k requests and Smart Shield + Argo Smart Routing at $5.
It lands 14 days after Cloudflare's previous change, "Cloudflare Network Services renames Magic WAN and Magic Firewall products" (Mar 3, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Cloudflare Zero Trust Services renames Magic WAN to Cloudflare WAN" (Feb 23, 2026), "Cloudflare Network Services expands network capacity to 477 Tbps" (Feb 16, 2026) and "Cloudflare Network Services Sees 23% Increase in Daily Threats Blocked, Rising from 190 Billion to 234 Billion" (Jan 11, 2026). Cloudflare has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Fastly and Aws also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · FeatureAddedNo 'AI Security'AI Security
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | No 'AI Security | 'AI Security | Added |
Values as written on Cloudflare'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 Cloudflare's pricing page (cloudflare.com) from Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where 'AI Security now appears.
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Cloudflare, the last 90 days
Full history- Apr 13, 2026improvedCloudflare Adds Client-Side Security Tiers With Malicious Code Detection
- Apr 11, 2026packagingCloudflare rebrands Argo Smart Routing under new Smart Shield umbrella
- Apr 4, 2026packagingCloudflare Zero Trust Services rebrands Magic WAN to Cloudflare WAN
- Mar 16, 2026improvedAdded 'AI Security for Apps' feature to API Shield section · this change
- Mar 3, 2026packagingCloudflare Network Services renames Magic WAN and Magic Firewall products
- Feb 23, 2026improvedCloudflare Zero Trust Services renames Magic WAN to Cloudflare WAN
- Feb 16, 2026packagingCloudflare Network Services expands network capacity to 477 Tbps
- Jan 11, 2026improvedCloudflare Network Services Sees 23% Increase in Daily Threats Blocked, Rising from 190 Billion to 234 Billion
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- FastlyJan 11Fastly Reveals New Network Services Pricing: Basic Package at $1,500/month and Starter Package at $6,000/month
- AwsJan 11Aws Kendra Expands Free Tier to Include GenAI Enterprise Edition, Offering 750 Hours for First 30 Days
- FastlyJan 11Fastly Removes WebSockets 30-Day Free Trial from Pricing Page
- FastlyJan 11Fastly Increases TLS Domain Capacity in Ultimate Plan by 88% While Removing 30-Day Trial Offer
- FastlyJan 11Fastly Increases Monthly Credit to $100 and Clarifies Free Tier Usage Cap Across All Products
Questions about this change
Did Cloudflare raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature added.
What changed on Cloudflare's pricing page between Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026?
Feature: No 'AI Security → 'AI Security, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Cloudflare change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for Cloudflare in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Cloudflare Network Services renames Magic WAN and Magic Firewall products" on Mar 3, 2026; Cloudflare has been tracked since 2023-11-14.