GitLab launches Orbit add-on with pay-per-query packs for Premium, Ultimate
What happened
Between the Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026 captures of GitLab's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: GitLab Orbit launched as a new add-on for Premium and Ultimate, sold in query packs paid in separately reserved GitLab Credits; Premium add-on blurb now mentions SDLC context for agents. In detail: GitLab Orbit launched as a new add-on for Premium and Ultimate, sold in query packs paid in separately reserved GitLab Credits; Premium and Ultimate add-on blurbs now mention SDLC context for agents. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new add-on) with an upward direction. The current page lists Premium at $29, Enterprise Agile Planning at $15, Compute Minutes at $10 per 1,000 minutes, Storage at $5 and GitLab Duo Agent Platform at $1 per GitLab Credit.
It lands 2 days after GitLab's previous change, "GitLab: Advanced Capacity add-on priced at $12,000/year for higher API limits" (Oct 31, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "GitLab launches Orbit add-on, a context graph sold as query packs" (Oct 30, 2026), "GitLab brings Secrets Manager to Self-Managed, Dedicated still pending" (Oct 16, 2026) and "GitLab: Flex billing FAQ overhauled — new usage-cap self-service, terms narrowed" (Sep 21, 2026). GitLab has been tracked since 2025-10-05.
In the same window GitHub, Google Cloud and JetBrains also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Premium, Ultimate · Add-onAddedNo GitLab OrbitGitLab Orbit
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium, Ultimate | Add-on | No GitLab Orbit | GitLab Orbit | Added |
Values as written on GitLab'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 GitLab's pricing page (gitlab.com) from Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where GitLab Orbit now appears.
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GitLab, the last 90 days
Full history- Nov 2, 2026packagingGitLab launches Orbit add-on with pay-per-query packs for Premium, Ultimate · this change
- Oct 31, 2026packagingGitLab: Advanced Capacity add-on priced at $12,000/year for higher API limits
- Oct 30, 2026packagingGitLab launches Orbit add-on, a context graph sold as query packs
- Oct 16, 2026improvedGitLab brings Secrets Manager to Self-Managed, Dedicated still pending
- Sep 21, 2026packagingGitLab: Flex billing FAQ overhauled — new usage-cap self-service, terms narrowed
- Sep 18, 2026packagingGitLab renames Flex 'per-use' credits to 'on-demand,' drops overage discounts
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changesQuestions about this change
Did GitLab raise prices in November 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new add-on.
What changed on GitLab's pricing page between Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026?
Premium, Ultimate add-on: No GitLab Orbit → GitLab Orbit, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does GitLab change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 5 other pricing-page changes for GitLab in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "GitLab: Advanced Capacity add-on priced at $12,000/year for higher API limits" on Oct 31, 2026; GitLab has been tracked since 2025-10-05.