Lokalise caps Explorer AI translations at 240K/yr, rebrands AI feature names
What happened
Between the Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026 captures of Lokalise's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Explorer plan Standard AI/MT translated words reduced from Unlimited to 240K/yr in the comparison table, adding a cap on standard AI translations for Explorer-tier customers; AI features section relabeled: 'AI Context Scoring' renamed to 'Context-aware Scoring'; 'Smart Routing' renamed to 'Multi-LLM Smart Routing'; 'Custom Models (RAG)' renamed to 'Custom AI profiles (RAG)'. Pulse files it as a packaging change (limit decrease, positioning) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 12, 2026) lists Explorer at $8.33, Growth at $379 and Advanced at $1,049.
It lands 24 days after Lokalise's previous change, "Lokalise Removes Free AI Translation Words From Free Plan" (Mar 10, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Lokalise rebrands AI features with Multi-LLM Smart Routing update" (Feb 16, 2026), "Lokalise Drops Annual Billing Qualifiers and Plan Capacity Details" (Week 7, 2026) and "Lokalise Implements Major Pricing Overhaul: Growth Plan Surges 117% to $499/mo Amid Comprehensive Plan Renaming and Feature Additions" (Jan 13, 2026). Lokalise has been tracked since 2023-11-15.
In the same window Smartling, Crowdin and Phrase also changed their Business Operations pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Explorer · LimitChangedUnlimited240K/yr
- — · PositioningRenamedAI Context Scoring''Context-aware Scoring'
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explorer | Limit | Unlimited | 240K/yr | Changed |
| — | Positioning | AI Context Scoring' | 'Context-aware Scoring' | Renamed |
Values as written on Lokalise'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 Lokalise's pricing page (lokalise.com) from Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where "Unlimited" becomes "240K/yr".
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Lokalise, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 21, 2026increaseLokalise hikes Explorer, Growth, Advanced plan prices up to 5%
- Jul 13, 2026improvedLokalise revamps Reporting & Analysis with new insight dashboards, AI scoring
- Jul 3, 2026packagingLokalise: Growth plan price cut $499→$375 (-25%), Free tier discontinued
- Apr 3, 2026packagingLokalise caps Explorer AI translations at 240K/yr, rebrands AI feature names · this change
- Mar 10, 2026packagingLokalise Removes Free AI Translation Words From Free Plan
- Feb 16, 2026improvedLokalise rebrands AI features with Multi-LLM Smart Routing update
- Week 7, 2026packagingLokalise Drops Annual Billing Qualifiers and Plan Capacity Details
- Jan 13, 2026packagingLokalise Implements Major Pricing Overhaul: Growth Plan Surges 117% to $499/mo Amid Comprehensive Plan Renaming and Feature Additions
Across Business Operations in the same window
All Business Operations changes- SmartlingJan 12Smartling Discontinues Growth Plan, Impacting Mid-Sized Teams in Software and Mobile Localization
- CrowdinOct 26Crowdin drops pricing calculator, retargets self-serve plans to indie developers
- PhraseJul 4Phrase: Team plan price increase ($1,045→$1,245/mo)
- PhraseJun 17Phrase rebrands platform to Language Intelligence
- PhraseApr 6Phrase hikes Team plan price 19% to $1,245 per month
Questions about this change
Did Lokalise raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: limit decrease, positioning.
What changed on Lokalise's pricing page between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026?
Explorer limit: Unlimited → 240K/yr, changed; positioning: AI Context Scoring' → 'Context-aware Scoring', renamed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Lokalise change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for Lokalise in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Lokalise Removes Free AI Translation Words From Free Plan" on Mar 10, 2026; Lokalise has been tracked since 2023-11-15.