Gitpod Introduces Free Plan with Unlimited Local Environments and Enhanced Capacity, While Discontinuing Pay-as-You-Go Plan

Software Development & TestingDirection: neutral

The changePay-as-you-go plan (€0.36/hour) removed

BeforeOct 1—

AfterJan 1—

removed

18 changes2 capturesOct 1, 2024 → Jan 1, 2025

What happened

Between the Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025 captures of Gitpod's pricing page, Pulse recorded 18 changes: Free plan removes 'Docker support' feature; Enterprise plan pricing changed from 'Custom /user/month' to unlisted (no visible pricing); Free plan adds 'Gitpod Desktop with unlimited local environments'; Free plan removes 'Share environments' feature; Enterprise plan removes 'Access to larger workspace classes' feature; Free plan removes 'IDEs & editors' feature listing; Free plan adds 'Dev Container support' capability; Flex plan introduced with early access availability (free until early 2025); Free plan adds 'Custom workflow automations'; Free plan environments increased from 'Up to four parallel environments' to '5 concurrent cloud environments'; Enterprise plan adds 'Support for major SCM providers' feature; Free plan removes 'Custom images' feature; Free plan removes 'CLI and API access' feature; Free plan restructured from usage-based (€0/hour with 50 hour monthly limit) to self-hosted model with concurrent environment limits; Enterprise plan adds 'Native integration with all IDEs & editors' feature; Free plan removes 'Dotfiles support' feature; Free plan adds 'Up to 896 cores, 12,000 GB RAM & GPUs' capacity; Pay-as-you-go plan (€0.36/hour) discontinued. Pulse files it as a pricing change (feature removed, price hidden, feature added, new plan, limit raised, packaging change, plan removed) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Core at $20 and OCU Add-on at $10.

Gitpod's previous recorded change was "Gitpod Unifies Pricing Structure with New Enterprise Plan and Enhanced Free Tier Features" (Q1 2024). Gitpod has been tracked since 2023-11-14.

In the same window Aws and GitLab also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.

—Feature
Removed
Docker support featureNot listed
EnterprisePrice visibility
Changed
'Custom /user/month'unlisted
—Feature
Added
BeforeNot listed
AfterGitpod Desktop with unlimited local environments
—Feature
Removed
BeforeShare environments feature
AfterNot listed
EnterpriseFeature
Removed
BeforeAccess to larger workspace classes feature
AfterNot listed
—Feature
Removed
BeforeIDEs & editors feature listing
AfterNot listed
—Feature
Added
BeforeNot listed
AfterDev Container support capability
FlexPlan
Added
Not listedFlex plan
—Feature
Added
BeforeNot listed
AfterCustom workflow automations
—Limit
Reworded
BeforeUp to four parallel environments
After5 concurrent cloud environments
EnterpriseFeature
Added
BeforeNot listed
AfterSupport for major SCM providers feature
—Feature
Removed
Custom images featureNot listed
—Feature
Removed
BeforeCLI and API access feature
AfterNot listed
—Packaging
Packaging change
Free plan restructured from usage-based (€0/hour with 50 hour monthly limit) to self-hosted model with concurrent environment limits
EnterpriseFeature
Added
BeforeNot listed
AfterNative integration with all IDEs & editors feature
—Feature
Removed
Dotfiles support featureNot listed
—Feature
Added
BeforeNot listed
AfterUp to 896 cores, 12,000 GB RAM & GPUs capacity
Pay-as-you-goPlan
Removed
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Plan	Field	Before	After	Change
—	Feature	Docker support feature	Not listed	Removed
Enterprise	Price visibility	'Custom /user/month'	unlisted	Changed
—	Feature	Not listed	Gitpod Desktop with unlimited local environments	Added
—	Feature	Share environments feature	Not listed	Removed
Enterprise	Feature	Access to larger workspace classes feature	Not listed	Removed
—	Feature	IDEs & editors feature listing	Not listed	Removed
—	Feature	Not listed	Dev Container support capability	Added
Flex	Plan	Not listed	Flex plan	Added
—	Feature	Not listed	Custom workflow automations	Added
—	Limit	Up to four parallel environments	5 concurrent cloud environments	Reworded
Enterprise	Feature	Not listed	Support for major SCM providers feature	Added
—	Feature	Custom images feature	Not listed	Removed
—	Feature	CLI and API access feature	Not listed	Removed
—	Packaging	Free plan restructured from usage-based (€0/hour with 50 hour monthly limit) to self-hosted model with concurrent environment limits		Packaging change
Enterprise	Feature	Not listed	Native integration with all IDEs & editors feature	Added
—	Feature	Dotfiles support feature	Not listed	Removed
—	Feature	Not listed	Up to 896 cores, 12,000 GB RAM & GPUs capacity	Added
Pay-as-you-go	Plan	—	—	Removed

Values as written on Gitpod'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 Gitpod's pricing page (gitpod.io) from Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where the Pay-as-you-go plan (€0.36/hour) no longer appears.

The two full-page captures with this change marked up are free with an account.

Gitpod, pricing history

Full history

Jan 10, 2026ImprovementGitpod Upgrades Free Plan AI Agent to Ona Intelligence Powered by Claude Sonnet 4.5
Q3 2025PackagingGitpod Restructures Pricing Model to Cloud-Based OCU Consumption, Starting Core Plan at $20/Month
Q2 2025PackagingGitpod Discontinues Flex Plan, Introduces Core Plan for Heavy Users and Small Teams with Enhanced Features
Q4 2024PackagingGitpod Introduces Free Plan with Unlimited Local Environments and Enhanced Capacity, While Discontinuing Pay-as-You-Go Plan This change
Q1 2024PackagingGitpod Unifies Pricing Structure with New Enterprise Plan and Enhanced Free Tier Features

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Questions about this change

Did Gitpod raise prices in January 2025?

No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: feature removed, price hidden, feature added, new plan, limit raised, packaging change, plan removed.

What changed on Gitpod's pricing page between Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025?

Feature removed: Docker support feature; Enterprise price visibility: 'Custom /user/month' → unlisted, changed; feature added: Gitpod Desktop with unlimited local environments; feature removed: Share environments feature; Enterprise feature removed: Access to larger workspace classes feature; feature removed: IDEs & editors feature listing; feature added: Dev Container support capability; Flex plan added: Flex plan; feature added: Custom workflow automations; limit: Up to four parallel environments → 5 concurrent cloud environments, reworded; Enterprise feature added: Support for major SCM providers feature; feature removed: Custom images feature; feature removed: CLI and API access feature; Free plan restructured from usage-based (€0/hour with 50 hour monthly limit) to self-hosted model with concurrent environment limits; Enterprise feature added: Native integration with all IDEs & editors feature; feature removed: Dotfiles support feature; feature added: Up to 896 cores, 12,000 GB RAM & GPUs capacity; Pay-as-you-go plan: — → —, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.

How often does Gitpod change its pricing?

Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Gitpod in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Gitpod Unifies Pricing Structure with New Enterprise Plan and Enhanced Free Tier Features" in Q1 2024; Gitpod has been tracked since 2023-11-14.