Lambdatest scraps session tiers for credits-based Kane CLI plans
What happened
Between the May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026 captures of Lambdatest's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Launch Offer introduced for new Kane CLI plans: Starter gets +100% bonus credits (4000 total), Pro gets +50% bonus credits (15,000 total) on initial purchase; Pricing model fundamentally changed from parallel-session tiers (Virtual Live $15/mo, ChromeOS Live $29/mo, Real Device Plus $39/mo) to credits-based Kane CLI plans (Starter $19/mo 2000 credits, Pro $99/mo 10,000 credits). Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount added, package change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 5, 2026) lists Web Automation on Desktop at $79, Virtual Automation Cloud at $139 and Real Device Plus Automation Cloud at $199.
It lands 45 days after Lambdatest's previous change, "Lambdatest Rebrands to TestMu AI, Drops Five Tools From Pricing" (Apr 3, 2026). Lambdatest has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Katalon, BrowserStack 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.
- Kane CLI · DiscountAddedNo Launch OfferLaunch Offer
- Kane CLI · PackagingPackage change
Pricing model fundamentally changed from parallel-session tiers (Virtual Live $15/mo, ChromeOS Live $29/mo, Real Device Plus $39/mo) to credits-based Kane CLI plans (Starter $19/mo 2000 credits, Pro $99/mo 10,000 credits).
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kane CLI | Discount | No Launch Offer | Launch Offer | Added |
| Kane CLI | Packaging | Pricing model fundamentally changed from parallel-session tiers (Virtual Live $15/mo, ChromeOS Live $29/mo, Real Device Plus $39/mo) to credits-based Kane CLI plans (Starter $19/mo 2000 credits, Pro $99/mo 10,000 credits). | Package 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 May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where Launch Offer now appears.
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Lambdatest, the last 90 days
Full history- Aug 17, 2026packagingLambdaTest Manager: KaneAI pricing overhauled — Free tier cut, Max plan added at $179/mo
- Aug 17, 2026packagingLambdaTest Testmuai: Kane CLI plans folded into KaneAI Starter/Pro/Max (+Max $179/mo)
- Jul 3, 2026packagingTestMu AI (LambdaTest): moved to Kane CLI credit-based pricing
- May 18, 2026packagingLambdatest scraps session tiers for credits-based Kane CLI plans · this change
- Apr 3, 2026packagingLambdatest Rebrands to TestMu AI, Drops Five Tools From Pricing
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changesQuestions about this change
Did Lambdatest raise prices in May 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount added, package change.
What changed on Lambdatest's pricing page between May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026?
Kane CLI discount: No Launch Offer → Launch Offer, added; Pricing model fundamentally changed from parallel-session tiers (Virtual Live $15/mo, ChromeOS Live $29/mo, Real Device Plus $39/mo) to credits-based Kane CLI plans (Starter $19/mo 2000 credits, Pro $99/mo 10,000 credits). Pulse compared the captures it took on May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Lambdatest change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Lambdatest in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Lambdatest Rebrands to TestMu AI, Drops Five Tools From Pricing" on Apr 3, 2026; Lambdatest has been tracked since 2023-11-14.