Lambdatest drops free tier, adds $199 KaneAI Max, prices per agent

Between the Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026 captures of Lambdatest's pricing page, Pulse recorded 7 changes: The pricing page moved from Kane CLI plans to KaneAI credit plans: the $0 Free tier (200 credits/mo) was discontinued, Kane CLI Starter/Pro were renamed KaneAI Starter/Pro at the same $19/$99 list prices, and a new KaneAI Max tier was added at $199/agent/mo ($179 billed annually) with 25,000 credits. Plans are now licensed per agent, Pro credits rose from 10,000 to 12,000 per agent, the launch-offer bonus credits (+100% Starter, +50% Pro) were withdrawn, and an annual billing option (Save upto 20%) was introduced. In detail: The paid Kane CLI plans were folded into KaneAI and renamed: 'Kane CLI Starter' is now 'KaneAI Starter' and 'Kane CLI Pro' is now 'KaneAI Pro', at the same $19 and $99 monthly list prices. The standalone Kane CLI product tab was removed from the pricing selector; the after FAQ states Kane CLI 'no longer has separate paid plans' and that local authoring through Kane CLI is included in every KaneAI credit plan; The launch-offer bonus credits were withdrawn from both paid plans. Starter no longer carries 'Launch Offer: +100% bonus credits (4000 Total)' and Pro no longer carries 'Launch Offer: +50% bonus credits (15,000 Total)'; the after cards list only the base credit allocation; Annual billing was introduced with a Monthly/Annual toggle advertising 'Save upto 20%'. The pricing table now defaults to annual rates ($17, $89 and $179 per agent/month against $19, $99 and $199 monthly); the previous Kane CLI plans were monthly-only with no annual option; KaneAI Pro's monthly credit allocation increased from 10,000 credits to 12,000 credits per agent as part of the Kane CLI Pro to KaneAI Pro transition; Billing moved from a flat per-account subscription to per-agent licensing. Plans are now sold per agent with an agent-count selector on every card ('1 Agent'), and credit allocations are stated 'per month per agent' rather than per plan; The free tier was discontinued. The $0 'Free' plan (200 credits per month, resets every 30 days, local test authoring via CLI, Test Manager free tier) is gone from the pricing table; the cheapest entry point is now KaneAI Starter at $19/agent/month. The after FAQ confirms 'there is no free KaneAI plan'; A new top self-serve tier, KaneAI Max, was added at $179/agent/month billed annually ($199 monthly). It includes 25,000 credits per month per agent, Cloud KaneAI Web + Mobile authoring, and 300 HyperExecute execution minutes a month, and it carries the 'Most Popular' badge. Pulse files it as a pricing change (plan renamed, discount removed, discount added, limit increase, metric change, plan removed, new plan) with an upward 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 the same day as Lambdatest's previous change, "KaneAI absorbs Kane CLI plans: Free tier dropped, $179 Max tier added, credits go per-agent" (Aug 17, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "TestMu AI (LambdaTest): moved to Kane CLI credit-based pricing" (Jul 3, 2026). 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.