Kane CLI plans folded into KaneAI: free tier dropped, Max tier added, Pro credits 10K→12K
What happened
Between the Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026 captures of Lambdatest's pricing page, Pulse recorded 7 changes: KaneAI Pro credit allowance increased from 10,000 to 12,000 credits per month per agent at the same $99/month list price; New top tier KaneAI Max added at $199/agent/month ($179 billed annually) with 25,000 credits per month per agent, Cloud KaneAI Web + Mobile authoring and 300 HyperExecute minutes; Free plan ($0/month with 200 credits, free forever) removed — KaneAI credit plans now start at $. In detail: Free plan ($0/month with 200 credits, free forever) removed — KaneAI credit plans now start at $19/agent/month with no free tier; Launch Offer bonus credits removed: Starter no longer gets +100% bonus (4,000 total) and Pro no longer gets +50% bonus (15,000 total), so Pro's effective credits fall from 15,000 to 12,000; Annual billing option introduced with a Monthly/Annual toggle advertising 'Save upto 20%' — KaneAI Starter $17, Pro $89 and Max $179 per agent/month billed annually versus $19/$99/$199 monthly. The previous Kane CLI plans were monthly-only; Kane CLI paid tiers rebranded to KaneAI: 'Kane CLI Starter' → 'KaneAI Starter' and 'Kane CLI Pro' → 'KaneAI Pro'; Billing unit changed from a per-account Kane CLI credit plan to per-agent KaneAI licensing: credits are now allocated 'per month per agent', each card carries an agent-count selector, and tiers are differentiated by Kane CLI / KaneAI Web Cloud / KaneAI Mobile Cloud access. Pulse files it as a pricing change (limit increase, plan removed, new plan, discount removed, discount added, plan renamed, metric change) with an upward direction. The current page lists Virtual Live at $15 and Real Device Plus Live at $39.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Lambdatest. Lambdatest has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Katalon and SmartBear also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Limit+20%
Before10,000
After12,000 credits per month per agent
- — · PlanRemoved
Before— KaneAI credit plans now start
AfterNot listed
- — · PlanAddedNo top tier KaneAI Maxtop tier KaneAI Max
- — · Discount−20%15,00012,000
- Kane CLI · DiscountAddedNo Annual billing optionAnnual billing option
- — · PlanRewordedKane CLI StarterKaneAI Starter
- — · Pricing modelMetric change
Billing unit changed from a per-account Kane CLI credit plan to per-agent KaneAI licensing: credits are now allocated 'per month per agent', each card carries an agent-count selector, and tiers are differentiated by Kane CLI / KaneAI Web Cloud / KaneAI Mobile Cloud access.
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Limit | 10,000 | 12,000 credits per month per agent | +20% |
| — | Plan | — KaneAI credit plans now start | Not listed | Removed |
| — | Plan | No top tier KaneAI Max | top tier KaneAI Max | Added |
| — | Discount | 15,000 | 12,000 | −20% |
| Kane CLI | Discount | No Annual billing option | Annual billing option | Added |
| — | Plan | Kane CLI Starter | KaneAI Starter | Reworded |
| — | Pricing model | Billing unit changed from a per-account Kane CLI credit plan to per-agent KaneAI licensing: credits are now allocated 'per month per agent', each card carries an agent-count selector, and tiers are differentiated by Kane CLI / KaneAI Web Cloud / KaneAI Mobile Cloud access. | Metric change | |
Values as written on Lambdatest'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 Lambdatest's pricing page (lambdatest.com) from Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where limit reads 10,000 and then 12,000 credits per month per agent.
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Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- KatalonJul 20Katalon splits Studio Enterprise into standalone $229/seat plan
- SmartBearJul 4SmartBear strips all listed prices, hides 16 products behind Buy Now only
- KatalonJul 6Katalon ditches monthly seats for annual tiers, adds AI MCP server integration
- KatalonJul 3Katalon: New $2,000→$1,000/seat/year limited annual offer
- SmartBearJun 22SmartBear: starting prices rise across TestComplete, ReadyAPI, Swagger Studio and more
Questions about this change
Did Lambdatest raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: limit increase, plan removed, new plan, discount removed, discount added, plan renamed, metric change.
What changed on Lambdatest's pricing page between Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026?
Limit: 10,000 → 12,000 credits per month per agent (+20%); plan: — KaneAI credit plans now start → Not listed, removed; plan: No top tier KaneAI Max → top tier KaneAI Max, added; discount: 15,000 → 12,000 (−20%); Kane CLI discount: No Annual billing option → Annual billing option, added; plan: Kane CLI Starter → KaneAI Starter, reworded; Billing unit changed from a per-account Kane CLI credit plan to per-agent KaneAI licensing: credits are now allocated 'per month per agent', each card carries an agent-count selector, and tiers are differentiated by Kane CLI / KaneAI Web Cloud / KaneAI Mobile Cloud access. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Lambdatest change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Lambdatest in the 90 days before this one; Lambdatest has been tracked since 2023-11-14.