Koala Transitions to Monthly Pricing Model, Enhancing Flexibility Across All Plans
What happened
Between the Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025 captures of Koala's pricing page, Pulse recorded 4 changes: Credit allocation changed from annual (words/year, messages/year) to monthly (words/month, messages/month) across all plans; Advanced plan ($500/month, 1,500,000 words/month, 12,500 messages/month) added between Elite and Scale I; Starter plan ($20-25/month, 540,000 words/year) removed from pricing page; Deep Research feature added to Professional plan. Pulse files it as a packaging change (metric change, new plan, plan removed, feature added) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Starter at $20, Professional at $39, Boost at $79, Growth at $143 and Elite at $280.
Koala's previous recorded change was "Koala Introduces 3x Faster Bulk Article Creation for Scale I+ Plans, Enhancing Content Production Efficiency" (Q1 2025). Koala has been tracked since 2024-11-17.
In the same window Notion and Bearly AI also changed their Collaboration & Productivity pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- All plans · Pricing modelMetric change
Credit allocation changed from annual (words/year, messages/year) to monthly (words/month, messages/month) across all plans
- Advanced, Elite, Scale I · PlanAdded
BeforeNot listed
Afterbetween Elite and Scale I
- Starter · PlanPlan removed
Starter plan ($20-25/month, 540,000 words/year) removed from pricing page
- Professional · FeatureAddedNo Deep Research featureDeep Research feature
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All plans | Pricing model | Credit allocation changed from annual (words/year, messages/year) to monthly (words/month, messages/month) across all plans | Metric change | |
| Advanced, Elite, Scale I | Plan | Not listed | between Elite and Scale I | Added |
| Starter | Plan | Starter plan ($20-25/month, 540,000 words/year) removed from pricing page | Plan removed | |
| Professional | Feature | No Deep Research feature | Deep Research feature | Added |
Values as written on Koala'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 Koala's pricing page (koala.sh) from Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where between Elite and Scale I now appears.
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Koala, the last 90 days
Full history- Mar 17, 2026improvedKoala Adds File and Image Uploads Across Essentials and Pro Plans
- Jan 12, 2026improvedKoala Enhances Core Offering with Five-in-One Platform and Upgraded AI Models to GPT-5.2 and Claude 4.5 Sonnet
- Q3 2025improvedKoala Upgrades to GPT-5 AI Model Across All Plans, Enhancing Performance and User Experience
- Q2 2025packagingKoala Transitions to Monthly Pricing Model, Enhancing Flexibility Across All Plans · this change
- Q1 2025improvedKoala Introduces 3x Faster Bulk Article Creation for Scale I+ Plans, Enhancing Content Production Efficiency
Across Collaboration & Productivity in the same window
All Collaboration & Productivity changes- NotionJan 10Notion Bundles AI Features into Paid Plans, Removing Standalone AI Add-On for Enhanced User Experience
- Bearly AIOct 19Bearly AI: Analyst plan ($60/mo) now adds access to Claude Fable; the FAQ says Fable is available from Analyst up, and…
- NotionSep 28Notion silently drops Workers trial notice ahead of Oct 15 billing
- NotionSep 22Notion ends free Workers (Beta) trial, credits billed from Oct 15
- NotionSep 7Notion drops Beta tag from Meeting Notes AI transcription
Questions about this change
Did Koala raise prices in July 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: metric change, new plan, plan removed, feature added.
What changed on Koala's pricing page between Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025?
Credit allocation changed from annual (words/year, messages/year) to monthly (words/month, messages/month) across all plans; Advanced, Elite, Scale I plan: Not listed → between Elite and Scale I, added; Starter plan ($20-25/month, 540,000 words/year) removed from pricing page; Professional feature: No Deep Research feature → Deep Research feature, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Koala change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Koala in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Koala Introduces 3x Faster Bulk Article Creation for Scale I+ Plans, Enhancing Content Production Efficiency" in Q1 2025; Koala has been tracked since 2024-11-17.