MotherDuck: Giga instance price cut $36/hr → $24/hr
What happened
Between the Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026 captures of MotherDuck's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Giga compute instance dropped from $36.00/hour to $24.00/hour. In detail: Giga compute instance price decreased from $36.00/hour to $24.00/hour. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Business at $250 and Lite at $0.15 per F4 compute hour + $1 per AI unit.
It lands 15 days after MotherDuck's previous change, "MotherDuck: Role-Based Access Control added across all plans" (Jul 27, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "MotherDuck adds Iceberg Catalog Support, enabling read/write via REST catalogs" (Jul 13, 2026). MotherDuck has been tracked since 2026-06-25.
In the same window Snowflake, Firebolt and Starburst also changed their Data & Analytics pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- −33%—Price$36.00/hour$24.00/hour
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Price | $36.00/hour | $24.00/hour | −33% |
Values as written on MotherDuck'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 MotherDuck's pricing page (motherduck.com) from Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where price reads $36.00/hour and then $24.00/hour.
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MotherDuck, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 17, 2026ImprovementMotherDuck: AWS Marketplace purchasing option added for Enterprise
- Aug 24, 2026PackagingMotherDuck adds cloud/support pricing toggle, Business RBAC custom roles…
- Aug 17, 2026ImprovementMotherDuck adds IP allowlisting to Enterprise plan for network security
- Aug 11, 2026Price decreaseMotherDuck: Giga instance price cut $36/hr → $24/hr This change
- Jul 27, 2026ImprovementMotherDuck: Role-Based Access Control added across all plans
- Jul 13, 2026ImprovementMotherDuck adds Iceberg Catalog Support, enabling read/write via REST catalogs
Across Data & Analytics in the same window
All Data & Analytics changesQuestions about this change
Did MotherDuck raise prices in August 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026 MotherDuck's pricing page showed 1 price cut: $36.00/hour → $24.00/hour (−33%).
What changed on MotherDuck's pricing page between Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026?
Price: $36.00/hour → $24.00/hour (−33%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does MotherDuck change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for MotherDuck in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "MotherDuck: Role-Based Access Control added across all plans" on Jul 27, 2026; MotherDuck has been tracked since 2026-06-25.