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FlatlogicPackaging change · Feature change · Metric change · Jul 20 → Jul 27, 2026

Flatlogic swaps USD hosting billing for a credits-based system

Verified Jul 27, 2026Software Development & TestingDirection: neutral
The change'Python Instant Runtime — removed.
Before · Jul 20'Python Instant Runtime
After · Jul 27No 'Python Instant Runtime
removed
2 changes2 capturesJul 20, 2026 → Jul 27, 2026

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.

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 compared

Full-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
  1. Oct 26, 2026packagingFlatlogic drops Stable deploys from Pro plan, bills VMs in 24-hour blocks
  2. Sep 1, 2026packagingFlatlogic aligns Hermes Agent, AppWizzy Codex licensing to Free/open-source t...
  3. Jul 27, 2026improvedFlatlogic swaps USD hosting billing for a credits-based system · this change
  4. Jul 13, 2026improvedFlatlogic adds e2-standard-2 and e2-standard-4 Sandbox VMs, doubling max capa...
  5. Jul 3, 2026improvedFlatlogic: VM hosting cut ~60%, Basic->Pro rename + AI model refresh
  6. Jun 1, 2026improvedFlatlogic overhauls AI catalog: 8 models cut, Gemini 3.5 Flash added
  7. 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
  1. MicrosoftJul 6Microsoft Copilot bundles Business Premium, Standard plans with Copilot access
  2. RetoolJul 4Retool ends unlimited AI credits, caps monthly pools at 250-10,000
  3. OutSystemsJul 4OutSystems: ODC starting price hidden, now contact-sales only
  4. MendixJul 3Mendix: Standard plan price increased $998 -> $1,090/month (+9.3%)
  5. 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.