fal hikes GPU rates up to 33%, adds GB200 tier and Nano Banana 2/Pro models
What happened
Between the Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026 captures of fal's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: GPU/Compute hourly pricing increased across all tiers (H100 $1.89->$2.49/h, B300 $4.49->$5.99/h, B200 $3.49->$5.49/h, H200 $2.10->$2.99/h, RTX 6000 $1.10->$1.99/h); new GB200 tier added at $5.89/h; Model APIs overhauled: added MiniMax H3 Max, Kling v3, Seedance 2, Nano Banana 2/Pro, GPT Image 2, plus new Audio Models & 3D Models sections; dropped Wan 2.5, Veo 3, Ovi, Seedream V4, Flux Kontext Pro. In detail: Model APIs overhauled: added MiniMax H3 Max, Kling v3, Seedance 2, Nano Banana 2/Pro, GPT Image 2, plus new Audio Models & 3D Models sections; dropped Wan 2.5, Veo 3, Ovi, Seedream V4, Flux Kontext Pro, Qwen. Pulse files it as a pricing change (feature added, price increase) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Nov 15, 2026) lists Audio Model APIs at $0.10 per 1,000 characters (MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD) + $0.20 per 100 seconds (ElevenLabs Sound Effects v2), 3D Model APIs at $0.08 per generation (Hunyuan Motion 1B) + $0.01 per credit (Tripo H3.1), Serverless Compute at $6 per H200 GPU hour + $4 per RTX PRO 6000 GPU hour, Video Model APIs at $0.05 per second of video output (MiniMax H3 Max) + $0.07 per second of video output (Kling 2.5 Turbo Pro) and Image Model APIs at $1 per unit (GPT Image 2) + $0.50 per 100 megapixels (Z Image Turbo).
This weekly roll-up includes 2 changes Pulse first recorded in a shorter period: "fal raises H100 GPU rate to $2.49/hr, adds GB200, doubles MiniMax video price" (Day 275, 2026, saved Oct 2, 2026) and "fal publishes Audio and 3D model API pricing, expands video/image tables to 10 endpoints" (Day 274, 2026, saved Oct 1, 2026). It also records changes none of those periods did (price increase), so Pulse counts it as a change of its own. Before that, fal's previous recorded change was "fal: H100 GPU list price increase ($3.99→$4.50/h)" (Aug 5, 2026). fal has been tracked since 2026-07-15.
In the same window Together AI, Modal, Anthropic and Runway also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Removed—FeatureWan 2.5Not listed
- +32%GB200Price$1.89/h$2.49/h
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | Wan 2.5 | Not listed | Removed |
| GB200 | Price | $1.89/h | $2.49/h | +32% |
Values as written on fal'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 fal's pricing page (fal.ai) from Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where gb200 price reads $1.89/h and then $2.49/h.
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fal, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 16, 2026Price increasefal doubles Flux 3 Image edit price to $0.048 per megapixel
- Oct 11, 2026Improvementfal adds Flux 3 Image editing at $0.024 per megapixel to Model API
- Oct 9, 2026Improvementfal adds Flux 3 image editing to rate card at $0.024 per megapixel
- Oct 5, 2026Price increasefal hikes GPU rates up to 33%, adds GB200 tier and Nano Banana 2/Pro models This change
- Oct 2, 2026Price increasefal raises H100 GPU rate to $2.49/hr, adds GB200, doubles MiniMax video price
- Oct 1, 2026Packagingfal publishes Audio and 3D model API pricing, expands video/image tables to 10 endpoints
- Aug 5, 2026Price increasefal: H100 GPU list price increase ($3.99→$4.50/h)
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- Together AIOct 5Together AI adds Tev1 4B Experimental at $0.04 input with free output
- ModalOct 5Modal adds $0.04/GiB network egress fee, with up to 100 TiB free per plan
- AnthropicSep 28Anthropic API: Opus 5.5 launches, replaces Opus 5 as flagship
- RunwaySep 7Runway slashes Pro storage to 100GB, adds Agentic collaborator and Brand Kits
Questions about this change
Did fal raise prices in October 2026?
Yes. Pulse captured fal's pricing page on Sep 28, 2026 and again on Oct 5, 2026 and recorded 1 price increase: GB200: $1.89/h → $2.49/h (+32%).
What changed on fal's pricing page between Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026?
Feature removed: Wan 2.5; GB200 price: $1.89/h → $2.49/h (+32%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does fal change its pricing?
This weekly roll-up includes 2 changes Pulse first recorded in shorter periods and also records changes none of them did (price increase), so Pulse counts it as a change of its own; Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for fal in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "fal: H100 GPU list price increase ($3.99→$4.50/h)" on Aug 5, 2026; fal has been tracked since 2026-07-15.