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CodecademyProduct change · Feature removed · Feature change · Apr 1 → Jul 1, 2024

Codecademy Removes Interview Simulator from Free Plan, Enhances AI Learning Assistance Features for Paid Users

Verified Jan 13, 2026Software Development & TestingDirection: down
The changeInterview Simulator — removed.
Before · Apr 1Interview Simulator
After · Jul 1No Interview Simulator
removed
2 changes2 capturesApr 1, 2024 → Jul 1, 2024

What happened

Between the Apr 1, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024 captures of Codecademy's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Interview Simulator removed from Basic (free) plan - now only available to Plus and Pro paid tiers; AI assistance features consolidated: 'Code explanations', 'Error explanations', and 'Project hints' merged into single 'AI learning assistance' feature. Pulse files it as a product change (feature removed, feature change) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jun 29, 2026) lists Plus at $14.99 and Pro at $19.99.

Codecademy's previous recorded change was "Codecademy Introduces Interview Simulator Feature Across All Plans, Enhancing Learning Experience for All Users" (Q1 2024). Codecademy has been tracked since 2024-10-01.

In the same window DAT Freight & Analytics, Udemy and Coursera also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.

  • Basic, Plus, Pro · FeatureRemoved
    Interview SimulatorNo Interview Simulator
  • — · FeatureFeature change

    AI assistance features consolidated: 'Code explanations', 'Error explanations', and 'Project hints' merged into single 'AI learning assistance' feature

Values as written on Codecademy'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 compared

Full-page captures of Codecademy's pricing page (codecademy.com) from Apr 1, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where the Interview Simulator no longer appears.

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Codecademy, the last 90 days

Full history
  1. Q3 2025packagingCodecademy Removes 60% Discount on Teams, Introduces 20% Off Expert-Led Bootcamps Ending Oct 4
  2. Q2 2025packagingCodecademy Introduces Up to 60% Off Teams with New Promotional Discount
  3. Q1 2025improvedCodecademy Introduces Study Groups Feature to Enhance Pro Plan Experience
  4. Q2 2024improvedCodecademy Removes Interview Simulator from Free Plan, Enhances AI Learning Assistance Features for Paid Users · this change
  5. Q1 2024improvedCodecademy Introduces Interview Simulator Feature Across All Plans, Enhancing Learning Experience for All Users

Across Software Development & Testing in the same window

All Software Development & Testing changes
  1. DAT Freight & AnalyticsOct 5DAT Freight & Analytics swaps Revenue boosters tile for Keep email in-house push
  2. UdemySep 28Udemy Team Plan promo ends, price jumps 43% to $360/user/year
  3. DAT Freight & AnalyticsAug 3DAT Freight & Analytics One: Load board plan price increase ($54→$59 +3 more)
  4. DAT Freight & AnalyticsJul 6DAT Freight & Analytics adds automated Load Recommendations to Carrier plan, no setup needed
  5. CourseraJul 6Coursera drops invoice billing, adds admin/student online support centers

Questions about this change

Did Codecademy raise prices in July 2024?

No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 1, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature removed, feature change.

What changed on Codecademy's pricing page between Apr 1, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024?

Basic, Plus, Pro feature: Interview Simulator → No Interview Simulator, removed; AI assistance features consolidated: 'Code explanations', 'Error explanations', and 'Project hints' merged into single 'AI learning assistance' feature. Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 1, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.

How often does Codecademy change its pricing?

Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Codecademy in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Codecademy Introduces Interview Simulator Feature Across All Plans, Enhancing Learning Experience for All Users" in Q1 2024; Codecademy has been tracked since 2024-10-01.