Couchbase Reveals Capella AI Services Enterprise Tier Pricing at $5.36/hr per Node, Enhancing AI Capabilities
What happened
Between the Oct 4, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026 captures of Couchbase's pricing page, Pulse recorded 4 changes: Model Service with NVIDIA's Layered AI Security added to Capella AI Services Enterprise tier; Agent Catalog access, Data Processing Services, Vectorization Service, and AI Functions added as core capabilities in Capella AI Services Developer Pro tier; Capella AI Services Enterprise tier pricing revealed at $5.36/hr per node; Capella AI Services product offering introduced with Developer Pro and Enterprise tiers. Pulse files it as a pricing change (feature added, price revealed, new plan) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 10, 2026) lists Capella Enterprise at $0.49 per node per hour, Capella Developer Pro at $0.35 per node per hour, Capella Basic at $0.15 per node per hour, Couchbase Enterprise Server at $0.66 per node per hour + $0.66 per node per hour and Enterprise Analytics at $0.67 per node per hour + $0.67 per node per hour.
Couchbase's previous recorded change was "Couchbase Reduces Enterprise Plan Pricing by 12.5% to $0.49/hr per Node, Enhancing Cost Efficiency for Users" (Q2 2025). Before that Pulse recorded "Couchbase Introduces Free Plan with 10GB Storage and Key Features Amid Significant Price Drop for Basic Plan" (Q3 2024) and "Couchbase Introduces $1,000 Credit Promotion on AWS and GCP Marketplace with $1,000 Spend" (Q1 2024). Couchbase has been tracked since 2023-12-06.
In the same window MongoDB and Elastic also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- AI Services Enterprise · FeatureAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterModel Service with NVIDIA's Layered AI Security
- Services Developer Pro · FeatureFeature added
Agent Catalog access, Data Processing Services, Vectorization Service, and AI Functions added as core capabilities in Capella AI Services Developer Pro tier
- AI Services Enterprise · Price visibilityRevealedPrice hiddenPrice listed
- Enterprise · PlanAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterCapella AI Services product offering
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Services Enterprise | Feature | Not listed | Model Service with NVIDIA's Layered AI Security | Added |
| Services Developer Pro | Feature | Agent Catalog access, Data Processing Services, Vectorization Service, and AI Functions added as core capabilities in Capella AI Services Developer Pro tier | Feature added | |
| AI Services Enterprise | Price visibility | Price hidden | Price listed | Revealed |
| Enterprise | Plan | Not listed | Capella AI Services product offering | Added |
Values as written on Couchbase'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 Couchbase's pricing page (couchbase.com) from Oct 4, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where Model Service with NVIDIA's Layered AI Security now appears.
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Couchbase, pricing history
Full history- Aug 11, 2026decreaseCouchbase: Capella AI Data Plane Enterprise price cut ($5.36→$0.86/hr per node)
- Jun 30, 2026packagingCouchbase rebrands Capella AI Services, adds Azure for Analytics
- Jun 8, 2026packagingCouchbase trims Capella Starter Kits discount from 55% to 50%
- Jan 11, 2026improvedCouchbase Reveals Capella AI Services Enterprise Tier Pricing at $5.36/hr per Node, Enhancing AI Capabilities · this change
- Q2 2025decreaseCouchbase Reduces Enterprise Plan Pricing by 12.5% to $0.49/hr per Node, Enhancing Cost Efficiency for Users
- Q3 2024packagingCouchbase Introduces Free Plan with 10GB Storage and Key Features Amid Significant Price Drop for Basic Plan
- Q1 2024packagingCouchbase Introduces $1,000 Credit Promotion on AWS and GCP Marketplace with $1,000 Spend
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- MongoDBJan 12MongoDB Introduces Atlas Vector Search with 8 Pricing Tiers, Enhancing Dedicated Node Options for Users
- ElasticJan 11Elastic Introduces 99.95% Uptime SLA for Platinum and Enterprise Tiers in Comparison Table
- MongoDBJan 12MongoDB Introduces Atlas Stream Processing Service with Tiered Pricing: SP10 at $0.19/hr, SP30 at $0.39/hr, and SP50 at $1.56/hr
- ElasticJan 11Elastic Introduces Self-Managed Deployment Options Across Key Products, Enhancing Control and Customization for Users
- ElasticJan 11Elastic Transforms Pricing Structure to Solution-Based Model, Enhancing Clarity for Elasticsearch, Observability, and Security Deployments
Questions about this change
Did Couchbase raise prices in January 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 4, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: feature added, price revealed, new plan.
What changed on Couchbase's pricing page between Oct 4, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026?
AI Services Enterprise feature: Not listed → Model Service with NVIDIA's Layered AI Security, added; Agent Catalog access, Data Processing Services, Vectorization Service, and AI Functions added as core capabilities in Capella AI Services Developer Pro tier; AI Services Enterprise price visibility: Price hidden → Price listed, revealed; Enterprise plan: Not listed → Capella AI Services product offering, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 4, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Couchbase change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Couchbase in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Couchbase Reduces Enterprise Plan Pricing by 12.5% to $0.49/hr per Node, Enhancing Cost Efficiency for Users" in Q2 2025; Couchbase has been tracked since 2023-12-06.