Packaging change·Oct 5 → Jan 1, 2026·Q4 2025·AI & Machine Learning
LangChain Implements 5x Price Increase for Deployment with New 'Agent Run' Billing Model
What changed
Plan renamed
LangGraph Platform rebranded to LangSmith Deployment across the pricing page
Feature added
Agent Authorization (beta) feature added to LangSmith Deployment section
Plan renamed
LangGraph Studio rebranded to LangSmith Studio
Metric change
Deployment pricing changed from 'node execution' ($0.001/node) to 'agent run' ($0.005/run) - a 5x per-unit price increase with new billing semantics
Feature added
Insights (beta) feature added to LangSmith Observability & Evaluation section
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LangGraph Platform rebranded to LangSmith Deployment across the pricing page
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