QuickNode: trace_transaction API credit rate up 20x (2 to 40/request)
What happened
Between the Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026 captures of QuickNode's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Ethereum trace_transaction RPC method credit rate increased from 2 to 40 credits per request (20x). In detail: Ethereum trace_transaction RPC method API credit cost increased from 2 to 40 credits per request (20x), raising the effective usage cost for that method in the pricing calculator. Pulse files it as a packaging change (metric change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Build at $34, Accelerate at $212, Scale at $424 and Business at $849.
It lands 14 days after QuickNode's previous change, "QuickNode cuts Build plan to $34/mo via 30% promo, saving $176/yr" (Aug 17, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "QuickNode: Accelerate plan overage rate increased ($0.55→$0.56/1M)" (Aug 5, 2026), "QuickNode: launched 'Quicknode Earn' automated USDC yield product" (Jul 20, 2026) and "QuickNode adds real-time Solana gRPC streaming to Scale and Business" (Jun 10, 2026). QuickNode has been tracked since 2026-05-04.
In the same window Alchemy also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Pricing model+1900%240 credits per request
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Pricing model | 2 | 40 credits per request | +1900% |
Values as written on QuickNode'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 QuickNode's pricing page (www.quicknode.com) from Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where pricing model reads 2 and then 40 credits per request.
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QuickNode, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026improvedQuickNode adds security controls, 90-day retention and SQL Explorer
- Aug 31, 2026packagingQuickNode: trace_transaction API credit rate up 20x (2 to 40/request) · this change
- Aug 17, 2026decreaseQuickNode cuts Build plan to $34/mo via 30% promo, saving $176/yr
- Aug 5, 2026increaseQuickNode: Accelerate plan overage rate increased ($0.55→$0.56/1M)
- Jul 20, 2026improvedQuickNode: launched 'Quicknode Earn' automated USDC yield product
- Jun 10, 2026packagingQuickNode adds real-time Solana gRPC streaming to Scale and Business
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- AlchemyJul 2Alchemy: Solana gRPC price cut to $75/TB + Emergency button dropped
- AlchemyJun 8Alchemy cuts Solana gRPC add-on price to $75/TB
- AlchemySep 14Alchemy: Pay as You Go rate hiked to flat $0.525/1M CU
- AlchemyApr 27Alchemy Drops Emergency Button, Renames Support Roles Across Tiers
- AlchemyApr 8Alchemy cuts Enterprise webhook limit from Unlimited to 500
Questions about this change
Did QuickNode raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: metric change.
What changed on QuickNode's pricing page between Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026?
Pricing model: 2 → 40 credits per request (+1900%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does QuickNode change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for QuickNode in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "QuickNode cuts Build plan to $34/mo via 30% promo, saving $176/yr" on Aug 17, 2026; QuickNode has been tracked since 2026-05-04.