Fastly launches AI Platform: usage-based Runtime Control from $1.75
What happened
Between the Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026 captures of Fastly's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Fastly added a new 'AI Platform' product category with two products: AI Runtime Control, billed usage-based per 10,000 requests ($2.50 down to $1.75 as volume grows, 100K free), and AI Firewall, priced via contact sales. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new add-on) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Compute Starter at $500, Network Services Basic at $1,500, Observability Starter at $1,500 and Network Services Starter at $6,000.
It lands 63 days after Fastly's previous change, "Fastly Default: Mutual TLS limit relabeled from 'mTLS' to 'domains' (quantities unchanged)" (Jul 27, 2026). Fastly has been tracked since 2023-12-09.
In the same window Google Cloud, Cloudflare, Limelight Software and Akamai Technologies also changed their Cybersecurity & Identity Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Add-onAdded
BeforeNo 'AI Platform' product category
After'AI Platform' product category
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Add-on | No 'AI Platform' product category | 'AI Platform' product category | Added |
Values as written on Fastly'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 Fastly's pricing page (fastly.com) from Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where 'AI Platform' product category now appears.
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Fastly, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingFastly Default adds Network Protect: always-on defense, no scrubbing centers
- Sep 28, 2026packagingFastly launches AI Platform: usage-based Runtime Control from $1.75 · this change
- Jul 27, 2026packagingFastly Default: Mutual TLS limit relabeled from 'mTLS' to 'domains' (quantities unchanged)
Across Cybersecurity & Identity Management in the same window
All Cybersecurity & Identity Management changes- Google CloudSep 21Looker: Conversational Analytics grace period extended indefinitely
- CloudflareAug 17Cloudflare Network Services pricing table removed (Magic Transit, WAN, Firewall)
- Limelight SoftwareJul 22Limelight Software refreshes Starter and Unlimited plans, adds itemized feature grid
- Akamai TechnologiesJul 6Akamai Technologies strips all cloud pricing tables, shifts to region-specific subpages
Questions about this change
Did Fastly raise prices in September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new add-on.
What changed on Fastly's pricing page between Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026?
Add-on: No 'AI Platform' product category → 'AI Platform' product category, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Fastly change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Fastly in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Fastly Default: Mutual TLS limit relabeled from 'mTLS' to 'domains' (quantities unchanged)" on Jul 27, 2026; Fastly has been tracked since 2023-12-09.