Neptune Restructures Pricing Model, Eliminates Free Plan, Introduces Startup and Lab Plans with Enhanced Storage and Data Points for Foundation Model Training
What happened
Between the Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025 captures of Neptune's pricing page, Pulse recorded 13 changes: Complete pricing model restructure from general experiment tracking to foundation model training focus with data points-based pricing, replacing traditional tier structure with premium-only model; 99.99% ingestion SLA introduced as guaranteed uptime metric for Startup and Lab plans; Team plan ($50/user/month) discontinued - previously for single teams with up to 10 users and unlimited projects; Enterprise plan (Custom pricing) discontinued - previously offered custom users/workspaces with role-based access control and SSO/LDAP; Free plan ($0) discontinued - previously allowed up to 3 users with unlimited logging hours and 200GB storage for personal and commercial use; Startup plan introduced at $150/user/month for teams training foundation models at moderate scale - includes 1B data points/month, 1TB storage, unlimited tracked hours, and 99.99% ingestion SLA; Lab plan introduced at $250/user/month for teams needing extra visibility and scale - includes 10B data points/month, 10TB storage, forking of runs, priority support with dedicated CSM; Data points quota introduced as new pricing metric - Startup plan includes 1B data points/month (one data point = one metric value at one training step); Forking of runs feature added to Lab and Self-hosted plans - allows creating runs based on existing experiments to restart or branch at particular steps; Data points quota for Lab plan - includes 10B data points/month with higher ingestion throughput (5M data points per 10 minutes vs 500k for Startup); Storage increased to 10TB for Lab plan (50x increase from previous 200GB Team plan limit); Storage increased from 200GB (previous Team plan) to 1TB for Startup plan; Free plan eliminated entirely - Neptune now requires paid subscription starting at $150/user/month (academic researchers on foundation models still get free access). Pulse files it as a packaging change (packaging change, limit lowered, plan removed, new plan, feature added, limit raised, freemium change).
Neptune's previous recorded change was "Neptune Restructures Pricing Model to $50/User/Month, Enhancing Accessibility for Teams and Projects" (Q2 2024). Before that Pulse recorded "Neptune Introduces Bundled Pricing for Starter Plan, Enhancing Value with 3 Active Projects for $150/month" (Dec 2023). Neptune has been tracked since 2025-11-11.
In the same window Synthesia, Read AI, Topaz Labs, Together AI and TestFit also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- ChangedCompletePackaging
Beforegeneral experiment tracking
Afterfoundation model training focus
- AddedLabLimitNot listed99.99% ingestion SLA
- RemovedTeamPlan
BeforeTeam plan ($50/user/month)
AfterNot listed
- RemovedEnterprisePlan
BeforeEnterprise plan (Custom pricing)
AfterNot listed
- Removed—PlanFree plan ($0)Not listed
- AddedStartupPlanNot listedStartup plan ($150/user)
- AddedLabPlanNot listedLab plan ($250/user)
- AddedStartupLimitNot listedData points quota
- AddedSelf-hostedFeatureNot listedForking of runs feature
- Limit loweredLabLimit
Data points quota for Lab plan - includes 10B data points/month with higher ingestion throughput (5M data points per 10 minutes vs 500k for Startup)
- Limit raisedLabLimit
Storage increased to 10TB for Lab plan (50x increase from previous 200GB Team plan limit)
- Limit raisedTeamLimit
Storage increased from 200GB (previous Team plan) to 1TB for Startup plan
- Removed—Free tierFree planNot listed
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete | Packaging | general experiment tracking | foundation model training focus | Changed |
| Lab | Limit | Not listed | 99.99% ingestion SLA | Added |
| Team | Plan | Team plan ($50/user/month) | Not listed | Removed |
| Enterprise | Plan | Enterprise plan (Custom pricing) | Not listed | Removed |
| — | Plan | Free plan ($0) | Not listed | Removed |
| Startup | Plan | Not listed | Startup plan ($150/user) | Added |
| Lab | Plan | Not listed | Lab plan ($250/user) | Added |
| Startup | Limit | Not listed | Data points quota | Added |
| Self-hosted | Feature | Not listed | Forking of runs feature | Added |
| Lab | Limit | Data points quota for Lab plan - includes 10B data points/month with higher ingestion throughput (5M data points per 10 minutes vs 500k for Startup) | Limit lowered | |
| Lab | Limit | — | 10 | Limit raised |
| Team | Limit | — | 1 | Limit raised |
| — | Free tier | Free plan | Not listed | Removed |
Values as written on Neptune'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 Neptune's pricing page (neptune.ai) from Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where the Free plan ($0) no longer appears.
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Neptune, pricing history
Full history- Q2 2025PackagingNeptune Restructures Pricing Model, Eliminates Free Plan, Introduces Startup and Lab Plans with Enhanced Storage and Data Points for Foundation Model Training This change
- Q2 2024PackagingNeptune Restructures Pricing Model to $50/User/Month, Enhancing Accessibility for Teams and Projects
- Dec 2023PackagingNeptune Introduces Bundled Pricing for Starter Plan, Enhancing Value with 3 Active Projects for $150/month
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- SynthesiaNov 9Synthesia swaps Syren AI time cap for tiered video quotas, cuts Basic assets
- Read AINov 9Read AI: EU & CA hosting added to Enterprise+ plan
- Topaz LabsNov 9Topaz Labs ends web sale: Pro back to $599/yr, Video $299, Image $199
- Together AINov 9Together AI hikes Qwen3.7-Max to $2.50/$7.50, cuts six models, adds Kimi K3.1 Pro
- TestFitNov 9TestFit adds $75/month Urban Planner plan with unlimited users
Questions about this change
Did Neptune raise prices in July 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: packaging change, limit lowered, plan removed, new plan, feature added, limit raised, freemium change.
What changed on Neptune's pricing page between Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025?
Complete packaging: general experiment tracking → foundation model training focus, changed; Lab limit added: 99.99% ingestion SLA; Team plan removed: Team plan ($50/user/month); Enterprise plan removed: Enterprise plan (Custom pricing); plan removed: Free plan ($0); Startup plan added: Startup plan ($150/user); Lab plan added: Lab plan ($250/user); Startup limit added: Data points quota; Self-hosted feature added: Forking of runs feature; Data points quota for Lab plan - includes 10B data points/month with higher ingestion throughput (5M data points per 10 minutes vs 500k for Startup); Storage increased to 10TB for Lab plan (50x increase from previous 200GB Team plan limit); Storage increased from 200GB (previous Team plan) to 1TB for Startup plan; free tier removed: Free plan. Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Neptune change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Neptune in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Neptune Restructures Pricing Model to $50/User/Month, Enhancing Accessibility for Teams and Projects" in Q2 2024; Neptune has been tracked since 2025-11-11.
