Codecademy Pro Plan Now Exclusive for Interview Simulator Access Amid New Year 50% Discount Promotion
What happened
Between the Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026 captures of Codecademy's pricing page, Pulse recorded 4 changes: Interview Simulator availability changed from Plus and Pro plans to Pro-only; New Year promotion added: Save 50% on Pro with code HELLO26 through January 5; Removed 20% off expert-led bootcamps promotion (ended Oct 4); Assessments availability expanded from Pro-only to Plus (Limited) and Pro plans. Pulse files it as a pricing change (feature change, discount added, discount removed) with a neutral 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 Removes 60% Discount on Teams, Introduces 20% Off Expert-Led Bootcamps Ending Oct 4" (Q3 2025). Before that Pulse recorded "Codecademy Introduces Up to 60% Off Teams with New Promotional Discount" (Q2 2025), "Codecademy Introduces Study Groups Feature to Enhance Pro Plan Experience" (Q1 2025) and "Codecademy Removes Interview Simulator from Free Plan, Enhances AI Learning Assistance Features for Paid Users" (Q2 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.
- Plus, Pro · FeatureChangedPlus and Pro plansPro-only
- Pro · DiscountAddedNo Year promotionYear promotion
- — · DiscountRemoved
Before20% off expert-led bootcamps promotion
AfterNot listed
- Pro, Plus · FeatureChangedPro-onlyPlus
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plus, Pro | Feature | Plus and Pro plans | Pro-only | Changed |
| Pro | Discount | No Year promotion | Year promotion | Added |
| — | Discount | 20% off expert-led bootcamps promotion | Not listed | Removed |
| Pro, Plus | Feature | Pro-only | Plus | Changed |
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 comparedFull-page captures of Codecademy's pricing page (codecademy.com) from Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where "Plus and Pro plans" becomes "Pro-only".
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Codecademy, pricing history
Full history- Feb 16, 2026packagingCodecademy slashes Pro membership 50% off through Feb 17
- Week 3, 2026packagingCodecademy Shifts Focus to Builder Tools With Refreshed Plan Taglines
- Week 2, 2026packagingCodecademy Swaps Holiday Sale Codes, Keeps 50% Off Pro Deal
- Jan 13, 2026improvedCodecademy Pro Plan Now Exclusive for Interview Simulator Access Amid New Year 50% Discount Promotion · this change
- Q3 2025packagingCodecademy Removes 60% Discount on Teams, Introduces 20% Off Expert-Led Bootcamps Ending Oct 4
- Q2 2025packagingCodecademy Introduces Up to 60% Off Teams with New Promotional Discount
- Q1 2025improvedCodecademy Introduces Study Groups Feature to Enhance Pro Plan Experience
- Q2 2024improvedCodecademy Removes Interview Simulator from Free Plan, Enhances AI Learning Assistance Features for Paid Users
- 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- DAT Freight & AnalyticsOct 5DAT Freight & Analytics swaps Revenue boosters tile for Keep email in-house push
- UdemySep 28Udemy Team Plan promo ends, price jumps 43% to $360/user/year
- DAT Freight & AnalyticsAug 3DAT Freight & Analytics One: Load board plan price increase ($54→$59 +3 more)
- DAT Freight & AnalyticsJul 6DAT Freight & Analytics adds automated Load Recommendations to Carrier plan, no setup needed
- CourseraJul 6Coursera drops invoice billing, adds admin/student online support centers
Questions about this change
Did Codecademy raise prices in January 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: feature change, discount added, discount removed.
What changed on Codecademy's pricing page between Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026?
Plus, Pro feature: Plus and Pro plans → Pro-only, changed; Pro discount: No Year promotion → Year promotion, added; discount: 20% off expert-led bootcamps promotion → Not listed, removed; Pro, Plus feature: Pro-only → Plus, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026; 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 Removes 60% Discount on Teams, Introduces 20% Off Expert-Led Bootcamps Ending Oct 4" in Q3 2025; Codecademy has been tracked since 2024-10-01.