watsonx.data: ML/GenAI workflow swapped from Milvus to OpenRAG (agentic RAG)
What happened
Between the Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026 captures of DataStax's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Milvus-based 'ML & generative AI applications and workflows' use case replaced with OpenRAG-based 'agentic RAG solution'; neighboring use case retitled to 'Optimize price performance for cost efficient workloads'. In detail: watsonx.data (Cassandra/Astra DB) swapped its Milvus-based 'machine learning and generative AI applications and workflows' use case for a new 'agentic RAG solution' use case built on OpenRAG; neighboring use case retitled to 'Optimize price performance for cost efficient workloads'. Pulse files it as a product change (feature change) with a neutral direction. The current page lists Enterprise Subscription at $83.3 and Enterprise Pay Per Use at $1 per resource unit.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for DataStax. DataStax has been tracked since 2026-05-22.
In the same window Couchbase, Redis and Google Cloud also changed their Data & Analytics pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Optimize · FeatureFeature change
watsonx.data (Cassandra/Astra DB) swapped its Milvus-based 'machine learning and generative AI applications and workflows' use case for a new 'agentic RAG solution' use case built on OpenRAG; neighboring use case retitled to 'Optimize price performance for cost efficient workloads'.
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimize | Feature | watsonx.data (Cassandra/Astra DB) swapped its Milvus-based 'machine learning and generative AI applications and workflows' use case for a new 'agentic RAG solution' use case built on OpenRAG; neighboring use case retitled to 'Optimize price performance for cost efficient workloads'. | Feature change | |
Values as written on DataStax'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 DataStax's pricing page (www.datastax.com) from Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page.
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Did DataStax raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature change.
What changed on DataStax's pricing page between Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026?
Watsonx.data (Cassandra/Astra DB) swapped its Milvus-based 'machine learning and generative AI applications and workflows' use case for a new 'agentic RAG solution' use case built on OpenRAG; neighboring use case retitled to 'Optimize price performance for cost efficient workloads'. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does DataStax change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for DataStax in the 90 days before this one; DataStax has been tracked since 2026-05-22.