Flatlogic swaps USD hosting billing for a credits-based system
What happened
Between the Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026 captures of Flatlogic's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Hosting billing switched from USD ($/day, $/month) to Credits (credits/active day, credits/30 active days); 'Sandbox VM options' renamed 'Hosted VM options', machine tiers renamed with new Desktop 8 GB tier, and a Personal OpenAI/BYOK billing option was added; Template catalog updated: added new 'AppWizzy Codex Desktop' template (Desktop 8 GB VM, 50 GB disk, free) and removed the 'Python Instant. In detail: Template catalog updated: added new 'AppWizzy Codex Desktop' template (Desktop 8 GB VM, 50 GB disk, free) and removed the 'Python Instant Runtime (Django)' template from Popular templates. Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature change, metric change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 26, 2026) lists Pro 25 Credits at $18, Pro 60 Credits at $45 and Pro 125 Credits at $85.
It lands 14 days after Flatlogic's previous change, "Flatlogic adds e2-standard-2 and e2-standard-4 Sandbox VMs, doubling max capa" (Jul 13, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Flatlogic: VM hosting cut ~60%, Basic->Pro rename + AI model refresh" (Jul 3, 2026), "Flatlogic overhauls AI catalog: 8 models cut, Gemini 3.5 Flash added" (Jun 1, 2026) and "Flatlogic cuts Sandbox VM hosting prices by 60% across all tiers" (May 19, 2026). Flatlogic has been tracked since 2026-02-27.
In the same window Microsoft, Retool, OutSystems, Mendix and Budibase also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · FeatureRemoved
Before'Python Instant Runtime
AfterNo 'Python Instant Runtime
- GB · Pricing modelMetric change
Hosting billing switched from USD ($/day, $/month) to Credits (credits/active day, credits/30 active days); 'Sandbox VM options' renamed 'Hosted VM options', machine tiers renamed with new Desktop 8 GB tier, and a Personal OpenAI/BYOK billing option was added.
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | 'Python Instant Runtime | No 'Python Instant Runtime | Removed |
| GB | Pricing model | Hosting billing switched from USD ($/day, $/month) to Credits (credits/active day, credits/30 active days); 'Sandbox VM options' renamed 'Hosted VM options', machine tiers renamed with new Desktop 8 GB tier, and a Personal OpenAI/BYOK billing option was added. | Metric change | |
Values as written on Flatlogic'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 Flatlogic's pricing page (flatlogic.com) from Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where the 'Python Instant Runtime no longer appears.
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Flatlogic, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 26, 2026packagingFlatlogic drops Stable deploys from Pro plan, bills VMs in 24-hour blocks
- Sep 1, 2026packagingFlatlogic aligns Hermes Agent, AppWizzy Codex licensing to Free/open-source t...
- Jul 27, 2026improvedFlatlogic swaps USD hosting billing for a credits-based system · this change
- Jul 13, 2026improvedFlatlogic adds e2-standard-2 and e2-standard-4 Sandbox VMs, doubling max capa...
- Jul 3, 2026improvedFlatlogic: VM hosting cut ~60%, Basic->Pro rename + AI model refresh
- Jun 1, 2026improvedFlatlogic overhauls AI catalog: 8 models cut, Gemini 3.5 Flash added
- May 19, 2026packagingFlatlogic cuts Sandbox VM hosting prices by 60% across all tiers
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- MicrosoftJul 6Microsoft Copilot bundles Business Premium, Standard plans with Copilot access
- RetoolJul 4Retool ends unlimited AI credits, caps monthly pools at 250-10,000
- OutSystemsJul 4OutSystems: ODC starting price hidden, now contact-sales only
- MendixJul 3Mendix: Standard plan price increased $998 -> $1,090/month (+9.3%)
- BudibaseJul 2Budibase: Added self-hosted Enterprise/Open-source pricing track + Micro Frontends
Questions about this change
Did Flatlogic raise prices in July 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature change, metric change.
What changed on Flatlogic's pricing page between Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026?
Feature: 'Python Instant Runtime → No 'Python Instant Runtime, removed; Hosting billing switched from USD ($/day, $/month) to Credits (credits/active day, credits/30 active days); 'Sandbox VM options' renamed 'Hosted VM options', machine tiers renamed with new Desktop 8 GB tier, and a Personal OpenAI/BYOK billing option was added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Flatlogic change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for Flatlogic in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Flatlogic adds e2-standard-2 and e2-standard-4 Sandbox VMs, doubling max capa..." on Jul 13, 2026; Flatlogic has been tracked since 2026-02-27.
