Koala Enhances Core Offering with Five-in-One Platform and Upgraded AI Models to GPT-5.2 and Claude 4.5 Sonnet
What happened
Between the Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026 captures of Koala's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Platform expanded from 'Four-in-one' to 'Five-in-one', indicating KoalaLinks is now positioned as a core product alongside KoalaWriter, KoalaChat, KoalaImages, and KoalaMagnets; AI model versions upgraded from GPT-5 and Claude 4 to GPT-5.2 and Claude 4.5 Sonnet across all plans. Pulse files it as a product change (feature change) with a neutral 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 Upgrades to GPT-5 AI Model Across All Plans, Enhancing Performance and User Experience" (Q3 2025). Before that Pulse recorded "Koala Transitions to Monthly Pricing Model, Enhancing Flexibility Across All Plans" (Q2 2025), "Koala Introduces 3x Faster Bulk Article Creation for Scale I+ Plans, Enhancing Content Production Efficiency" (Q1 2025) and "Koala Implements Significant Price Increases Across All Plans, Boost Plan Now $79/Month" (Dec 2024). 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.
- — · FeatureRewordedFour-in-oneFive-in-one
- All plans · FeatureChanged
BeforeGPT-5 and Claude 4
AfterGPT-5.2 and Claude 4.5 Sonnet
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | Four-in-one | Five-in-one | Reworded |
| All plans | Feature | GPT-5 and Claude 4 | GPT-5.2 and Claude 4.5 Sonnet | Changed |
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 Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026; the change is marked on the page, where "Four-in-one" becomes "Five-in-one".
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Koala, pricing history
Full history- Aug 31, 2026packagingKoala AI: Essentials tier cut, Boost repackaged with Brand DNA agent + credits
- Apr 3, 2026improvedKoala Adds File and Image Upload Limits to Essentials Plan
- 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 · this change
- 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
- Q1 2025improvedKoala Introduces 3x Faster Bulk Article Creation for Scale I+ Plans, Enhancing Content Production Efficiency
- Dec 2024increaseKoala Implements Significant Price Increases Across All Plans, Boost Plan Now $79/Month
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 January 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature change.
What changed on Koala's pricing page between Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026?
Feature: Four-in-one → Five-in-one, reworded; All plans feature: GPT-5 and Claude 4 → GPT-5.2 and Claude 4.5 Sonnet, changed. 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 Koala change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Koala in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Koala Upgrades to GPT-5 AI Model Across All Plans, Enhancing Performance and User Experience" in Q3 2025; Koala has been tracked since 2024-11-17.