Stream boosts API bandwidth 50x while raising overage rates
What happened
Between the May 18, 2026 and May 25, 2026 captures of Stream's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Message storage, channel limits, API call limits, and API bandwidth all significantly increased across Start and Elevate plans at all MAU tiers. API bandwidth went from 10 GB to 500+ GB/mo included; Stored message overage rate increased from $5.00 to $6.00 per 1M messages (20% increase) across Start and Elevate plans. Channel overage metric changed from $0.0006/channel to $0.05/1K channels across all tiers. Pulse files it as a packaging change (limit increase, package change) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 12, 2026) lists Start at $399 and Elevate at $599.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Stream. Stream has been tracked since 2026-05-14.
In the same window You.com and Kickbox also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Start, Elevate · Limit+4900%10 GB500
- Start, Elevate · Packaging+20%$5.00$6.00
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start, Elevate | Limit | 10 GB | 500 | +4900% |
| Start, Elevate | Packaging | $5.00 | $6.00 | +20% |
Values as written on Stream'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 Stream's pricing page (getstream.io) from May 18, 2026 and May 25, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where start, elevate limit reads 10 GB and then 500.
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Stream, pricing history
Full history- Oct 12, 2026packagingStream Chat Enterprise drops stated minimums, now says Custom
- Sep 21, 2026increaseStream doubles channel overage rate, trims message overage to $5
- May 25, 2026improvedStream boosts API bandwidth 50x while raising overage rates · this change
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changesQuestions about this change
Did Stream raise prices in May 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between May 18, 2026 and May 25, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: limit increase, package change.
What changed on Stream's pricing page between May 18, 2026 and May 25, 2026?
Start, Elevate limit: 10 GB → 500 (+4900%); Start, Elevate packaging: $5.00 → $6.00 (+20%). Pulse compared the captures it took on May 18, 2026 and May 25, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Stream change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Stream in the 90 days before this one; Stream has been tracked since 2026-05-14.