Framer: Free plan credits shift from monthly recurring to one-time trial
What happened
Between the Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026 captures of Framer's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Free plan credit grant reframed from recurring monthly (500 credits/month, reset each calendar month) to a one-time trial (500 credits to try Agents). In detail: Free plan credits reframed from a recurring monthly grant (500 credits/month, reset each calendar month) to a one-time trial allotment (500 credits to try Agents). Pulse files it as a packaging change (freemium change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 5, 2026) lists Basic at $10 and Pro at $30.
It lands 8 days after Framer's previous change, "Framer cuts free plan AI credits to 500/month, down from 1,000" (Jul 27, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Framer drops bandwidth cap on Enterprise plan, shifts to custom pricing" (Jun 30, 2026), "Framer: Basic plan bandwidth increased 10GB to 50GB" (Jul 3, 2026) and "Framer launches AI Agents tier with 1,000 free credits per month" (Jun 22, 2026). Framer has been tracked since 2026-03-19.
In the same window Squarespace, Webflow, Sketch and Adobe also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Free tierFreemium change
Free plan credits reframed from a recurring monthly grant (500 credits/month, reset each calendar month) to a one-time trial allotment (500 credits to try Agents)
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Free tier | Free plan credits reframed from a recurring monthly grant (500 credits/month, reset each calendar month) to a one-time trial allotment (500 credits to try Agents) | Freemium change | |
Values as written on Framer'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 Framer's pricing page (www.framer.com) from Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026; the change is marked in the lower part of the page.
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Framer, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 25, 2026packagingFramer doubles AI credits for first month on Basic and Pro plans
- Sep 24, 2026improvedFramer raises Pro plan static file limit tenfold from 5 to 50 files
- Aug 27, 2026packagingFramer clarifies "AI credits" naming for Free trial and lower Basic tiers
- Aug 3, 2026packagingFramer: Free plan credits shift from monthly recurring to one-time trial · this change
- Jul 27, 2026packagingFramer cuts free plan AI credits to 500/month, down from 1,000
- Jun 30, 2026improvedFramer drops bandwidth cap on Enterprise plan, shifts to custom pricing
- Jul 3, 2026improvedFramer: Basic plan bandwidth increased 10GB to 50GB
- Jun 22, 2026improvedFramer launches AI Agents tier with 1,000 free credits per month
- Jun 2, 2026improvedFramer raises Basic plan seat limit from 2 to 10 users
- May 26, 2026improvedFramer boosts Basic plan bandwidth 5x and doubles CMS collections
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- SquarespaceJul 13Squarespace hikes Basic/Core/Plus pricing up to 25%, rebrands AI feature label
- WebflowJul 4Webflow lifts Basic to $15, renames CMS to Premium, cuts Business plan
- SketchJul 4Sketch renames Business to Professional, shifts features, lowers Enterprise f...
- AdobeJul 3Adobe Creativecloud CC: added Firefly Pro Plus + Acrobat Express, cut Stock AI Studio price + 2 more
Questions about this change
Did Framer raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: freemium change.
What changed on Framer's pricing page between Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026?
Free plan credits reframed from a recurring monthly grant (500 credits/month, reset each calendar month) to a one-time trial allotment (500 credits to try Agents). Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Framer change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 6 other pricing-page changes for Framer in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Framer cuts free plan AI credits to 500/month, down from 1,000" on Jul 27, 2026; Framer has been tracked since 2026-03-19.