MindsDB upgrades Model Router: Opus alias now points to Claude Opus 4.8
What happened
Between the Jun 22, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026 captures of MindsDB's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Anthropic Claude Opus model alias updated in Model Router: latest:opus now resolves to claude-opus-4-8 (previously claude-opus-4-7). Pulse files it as a product change (feature change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 29, 2026) lists Pay as you go at $0.1 input tokens (MindsHub Air, per 1M) + $0.5 output tokens (MindsHub Air, per 1M).
MindsDB's previous recorded change was "MindsDB: rebranded to MindsHub AI model-router, pricing overhauled ($35→$9.95/mo)" (Jul 3, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "MindsDB goes freemium with new Starter plan, keeps Pro at $9.95" (Jun 23, 2026), "MindsDB drops free trial, charges users from day one" (Jun 17, 2026) and "MindsDB expands MindsHub with GBrain and Gemini 3.5 Flash upgrade" (Jun 9, 2026). MindsDB has been tracked since 2026-03-01.
In the same window Huggingface, Alteryx and Databricks also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
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Anthropic Claude Opus model alias updated in Model Router: latest:opus now resolves to claude-opus-4-8 (previously claude-opus-4-7).
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | Anthropic Claude Opus model alias updated in Model Router: latest:opus now resolves to claude-opus-4-8 (previously claude-opus-4-7). | Feature change | |
Values as written on MindsDB'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 MindsDB's pricing page (mindsdb.com) from Jun 22, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page.
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MindsDB, the last 90 days
Full history- Aug 4, 2026packagingMindsDB: Pro tier drops $9.95 flat fee for pay-as-you-go pricing
- Jul 20, 2026packagingMindsDB slashes per-token prices ~30% across 17 models on MindsHub
- Jul 13, 2026packagingMindsDB: Cowork workspace renamed to MindsHub
- Jun 29, 2026improvedMindsDB upgrades Model Router: Opus alias now points to Claude Opus 4.8 · this change
- Jul 3, 2026packagingMindsDB: rebranded to MindsHub AI model-router, pricing overhauled ($35→$9.95/mo)
- Jun 23, 2026packagingMindsDB goes freemium with new Starter plan, keeps Pro at $9.95
- Jun 17, 2026packagingMindsDB drops free trial, charges users from day one
- Jun 9, 2026improvedMindsDB expands MindsHub with GBrain and Gemini 3.5 Flash upgrade
- Jun 2, 2026improvedMindsDB delays key AI workflows and model routing features
- Apr 9, 2026packagingMindsDB overhauls pricing page with new product tier structure
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All AI & Machine Learning changesQuestions about this change
Did MindsDB raise prices in June 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jun 22, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature change.
What changed on MindsDB's pricing page between Jun 22, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026?
Anthropic Claude Opus model alias updated in Model Router: latest:opus now resolves to claude-opus-4-8 (previously claude-opus-4-7). Pulse compared the captures it took on Jun 22, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does MindsDB change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 5 other pricing-page changes for MindsDB in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "MindsDB: rebranded to MindsHub AI model-router, pricing overhauled ($35→$9.95/mo)" on Jul 3, 2026; MindsDB has been tracked since 2026-03-01.