GitBook renames Premium to Essential, bundles AI credits into paid plans
What happened
Between the Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026 captures of GitBook's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Premium plan renamed Essential; price unchanged at $65/site/month; AI credits now included in paid plans ($20 Essential, $100 Ultimate); credit bundles purchasable in calculator. In detail: AI usage moved to credit metering: Essential includes $20 (2,000 credits)/mo, Ultimate $100 (10,000 credits)/mo; AI Assistant 20 credits/question, Essential translations now 30 credits/1k words (was $25/50k words); extra credit bundles $47.50–$300/mo. Pulse files it as a packaging change (package change, plan renamed) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Nov 2, 2026) lists Essential at $12 and Ultimate at $12.
It lands 146 days after GitBook's previous change, "GitBook triples AI answer quota and adds Agent to Ultimate plan" (May 19, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "GitBook fixes annual pricing display, adds enterprise customer logos" (May 21, 2026), "GitBook rebrands Premium insights features as analytics across pricing page" (Apr 22, 2026) and "GitBook caps AI answers at 200, overhauls plans with audience-based labels" (Apr 6, 2026). GitBook has been tracked since 2026-02-27.
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- Essential, Ultimate · PackagingPackage change
AI usage moved to credit metering: Essential includes $20 (2,000 credits)/mo, Ultimate $100 (10,000 credits)/mo; AI Assistant 20 credits/question, Essential translations now 30 credits/1k words (was $25/50k words); extra credit bundles $47.50–$300/mo
- Essential · PlanPlan renamed
Premium plan renamed Essential; price unchanged at $65/site/month
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essential, Ultimate | Packaging | — | 30 credits | Package change |
| Essential | Plan | — | $65/site/month | Plan renamed |
Values as written on GitBook'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 GitBook's pricing page (gitbook.com) from Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page.
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GitBook, pricing history
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingGitBook moves advanced customization into Free plan, rebrands MCP as AI-ready
- Oct 12, 2026packagingGitBook renames Premium to Essential, bundles AI credits into paid plans · this change
- May 19, 2026packagingGitBook triples AI answer quota and adds Agent to Ultimate plan
- May 21, 2026packagingGitBook fixes annual pricing display, adds enterprise customer logos
- Apr 22, 2026packagingGitBook rebrands Premium insights features as analytics across pricing page
- Apr 6, 2026packagingGitBook caps AI answers at 200, overhauls plans with audience-based labels
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Did GitBook raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: package change, plan renamed.
What changed on GitBook's pricing page between Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026?
AI usage moved to credit metering: Essential includes $20 (2,000 credits)/mo, Ultimate $100 (10,000 credits)/mo; AI Assistant 20 credits/question, Essential translations now 30 credits/1k words (was $25/50k words); extra credit bundles $47.50–$300/mo; Premium plan renamed Essential; price unchanged at $65/site/month. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does GitBook change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for GitBook in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "GitBook triples AI answer quota and adds Agent to Ultimate plan" on May 19, 2026; GitBook has been tracked since 2026-02-27.