Hive Introduces Buzz AI Add-On at $8/User/Month Amid Removal of AI Features from Starter and Free Plans
What happened
Between the Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026 captures of Hive's pricing page, Pulse recorded 3 changes: AI Assistant removed from Starter plan - previously provided AI help for project planning and workflows; Buzz AI add-on introduced at $8/user/month - provides AI assistant and inbox coordinator functionality; AI free feature removed from Free plan - 'AI project planner and content generator' no longer included. Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature removed, new add-on) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 18, 2026) lists Starter at $5, Teams at $12, Buzz AI at $12, Proofing & Approvals at $5 and Timesheets at $5.
Hive's previous recorded change was "Hive Renames Advanced Reporting to Custom Dashboards, Keeping $5/User/Month Pricing" (Q4 2024). Before that Pulse recorded "Hive Introduces Free AI Messaging for All Plans, Enhancing User Experience" (Q3 2024), "Hive Removes Goals Add-On from Premium, Bundles into Starter, Teams, and Enterprise Plans" (Q2 2024) and "Hive Introduces New $5 Starter Plan for Project Management Amid Free Plan Storage Reduction" (Dec 2023). Hive has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window ClickUp, Asana and Notion also changed their Project Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Starter · FeatureRemovedAI AssistantNo AI Assistant
- Buzz AI · Add-onAddedNo Buzz AI add-onBuzz AI add-on
- — · FeatureRemovedAI free featureNo AI free feature
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Feature | AI Assistant | No AI Assistant | Removed |
| Buzz AI | Add-on | No Buzz AI add-on | Buzz AI add-on | Added |
| — | Feature | AI free feature | No AI free feature | Removed |
Values as written on Hive'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 Hive's pricing page (hive.com) from Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026; the change is marked on the page, where the AI Assistant no longer appears.
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Hive, pricing history
Full history- Jul 27, 2026improvedHive adds AI credit allowances across all tiers plus new CRM, Finance add-ons
- Week 25, 2026packagingHive renames the Custom Dashboards add-on back to Advanced Dashboards
- Apr 13, 2026packagingHive renames the Advanced Dashboards add-on to Custom Dashboards and lists AI Assistant on the Starter plan again
- Jan 11, 2026packagingHive Introduces Buzz AI Add-On at $8/User/Month Amid Removal of AI Features from Starter and Free Plans · this change
- Q4 2024packagingHive Renames Advanced Reporting to Custom Dashboards, Keeping $5/User/Month Pricing
- Q3 2024packagingHive Introduces Free AI Messaging for All Plans, Enhancing User Experience
- Q2 2024packagingHive Removes Goals Add-On from Premium, Bundles into Starter, Teams, and Enterprise Plans
- Dec 2023packagingHive Introduces New $5 Starter Plan for Project Management Amid Free Plan Storage Reduction
Across Project Management in the same window
All Project Management changes- ClickUpJan 11ClickUp Removes Personal and Workspace Connected Search, Moves Advanced Public Sharing to Enterprise, Adds Unlimited Whiteboards and SMS 2FA to Business Plan
- AsanaJan 11Asana Removes User Seat Limits on Starter and Advanced Plans, Introduces Unlimited Automations and AI Studio Features
- NotionJan 10Notion Bundles AI Features into Paid Plans, Removing Standalone AI Add-On for Enhanced User Experience
Questions about this change
Did Hive raise prices in January 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature removed, new add-on.
What changed on Hive's pricing page between Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026?
Starter feature: AI Assistant → No AI Assistant, removed; Buzz AI add-on: No Buzz AI add-on → Buzz AI add-on, added; feature: AI free feature → No AI free feature, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Hive change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Hive in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Hive Renames Advanced Reporting to Custom Dashboards, Keeping $5/User/Month Pricing" in Q4 2024; Hive has been tracked since 2023-11-14.