Middleware nudges Browser Test Runs to $10 per 1K in Pay As You Go plan
What happened
Between the Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026 captures of Middleware's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Browser Test Runs price increased from $9.99 to $10 per 1K runs in Pay As You Go plan. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price increase) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Sep 7, 2026) lists Pay As You Go at $1 per 5K Synthetic Checks + $24 per 1M OpsAI tokens.
It lands 22 days after Middleware's previous change, "Middleware Opens OpsAI Error Solving to All Paid Plans" (Apr 14, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Middleware Drops $1/Error OpsAI Pricing, Moves to Contact Sales" (Mar 17, 2026). Middleware has been tracked since 2025-12-21.
In the same window IBM, MuleSoft and Talend also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Pay As You Go · Price0%$9.99$10
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay As You Go | Price | $9.99 | $10 | 0% |
Values as written on Middleware'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 Middleware's pricing page (middleware.io) from Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where pay as you go price reads $9.99 and then $10.
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Middleware, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 7, 2026packagingMiddleware kills 14-day trial, launches free-forever tier with 2M OpsAI tokens
- Jul 27, 2026packagingMiddleware: Enterprise plan renamed to BYOC
- Jul 3, 2026improvedMiddleware: Free Forever replaced by 14-day Free Trial; OpsAI pricing revealed
- May 5, 2026increaseMiddleware nudges Browser Test Runs to $10 per 1K in Pay As You Go plan · this change
- Apr 14, 2026improvedMiddleware Opens OpsAI Error Solving to All Paid Plans
- Mar 17, 2026packagingMiddleware Drops $1/Error OpsAI Pricing, Moves to Contact Sales
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- IBMApr 22IBM Maas360 ends 30% promo, restores full device prices from $4.24 to $9.54
- MuleSoftAug 17MuleSoft Anypoint: Flex Gateway renamed to Omni Gateway in API Management bullet
- TalendJul 6Qlik Talend: AI/LLM pipeline features moved to Premium tier + 1 more change
- IBMJul 3IBM Maas360: 30% first-year promotional discount removed
Questions about this change
Did Middleware raise prices in May 2026?
Yes. Pulse captured Middleware's pricing page on Apr 27, 2026 and again on May 4, 2026 and recorded 1 price increase: Pay As You Go: $9.99 → $10 (0%).
What changed on Middleware's pricing page between Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026?
Pay As You Go price: $9.99 → $10. Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Middleware change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Middleware in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Middleware Opens OpsAI Error Solving to All Paid Plans" on Apr 14, 2026; Middleware has been tracked since 2025-12-21.