Comet kills free Pro plan for academics, yet page title still promises it
What happened
Between the Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026 captures of Comet's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Free Pro plan for academics removed: FAQ 'Is there a free plan for academics?' and 'Are you an academic? Get free access to paid tiers' banner dropped; page title still says Free for Academics. Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount removed) with a neutral direction. The current page lists MLOps Pro at $19 and Opik Pro Cloud at $19.
It lands 116 days after Comet's previous change, "Comet: team member limits reduced + new Ollie AI coding harness (Free Cloud)" (Jul 2, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Comet expands evaluation metrics to 30+ and optimization algorithms to 8+" (May 20, 2026), "Comet adds free Ollie coding harness trial to Cloud plan" (Apr 27, 2026) and "Comet caps free Cloud plan at 10 members, Pro at 50" (Apr 9, 2026). Comet has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
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- Free Pro · DiscountRemoved
BeforeFree Pro plan for academics
AfterNo Free Pro plan for academics
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Pro | Discount | Free Pro plan for academics | No Free Pro plan for academics | Removed |
Values as written on Comet'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 Comet's pricing page (comet.com) from Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026; the change is marked in the lower part of the page, where the Free Pro plan for academics no longer appears.
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Comet, pricing history
Full history- Oct 26, 2026packagingComet kills free Pro plan for academics, yet page title still promises it · this change
- Jul 2, 2026packagingComet: team member limits reduced + new Ollie AI coding harness (Free Cloud)
- May 20, 2026improvedComet expands evaluation metrics to 30+ and optimization algorithms to 8+
- Apr 27, 2026improvedComet adds free Ollie coding harness trial to Cloud plan
- Apr 9, 2026packagingComet caps free Cloud plan at 10 members, Pro at 50
- Jan 14, 2026packagingComet Pro Cloud Plan Price Slashed by 51% to $19/month, New Open Source Tier Introduced
- Q2 2025improvedComet Enhances Enterprise Plan with SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, HIPAA, and GDPR Compliance Certifications
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changesQuestions about this change
Did Comet raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount removed.
What changed on Comet's pricing page between Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026?
Free Pro discount: Free Pro plan for academics → No Free Pro plan for academics, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Comet change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Comet in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Comet: team member limits reduced + new Ollie AI coding harness (Free Cloud)" on Jul 2, 2026; Comet has been tracked since 2023-11-14.