QuickNode Platform API now lists rate limits by plan, from 20 to 250 RPS
What happened
Between the Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026 captures of QuickNode's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Platform API (formerly Admin API) now lists rate limits per plan: 20, 40, 60, 80 and 250 RPS; Solana gRPC Concurrent streams and Accounts per stream no longer show 'Paid add-on available' on lower plans; now '-'. Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature change, add-on removed) with a downward direction. The current page lists Build at $34, Accelerate at $212, Scale at $424 and Business at $849.
It lands 7 days after QuickNode's previous change, "QuickNode: Activity Logs and Metrics API added to Enterprise plan" (Oct 26, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "QuickNode adds security controls, 90-day retention and SQL Explorer" (Oct 19, 2026), "QuickNode: trace_transaction API credit rate up 20x (2 to 40/request)" (Aug 31, 2026) and "QuickNode cuts Build plan to $34/mo via 30% promo, saving $176/yr" (Aug 17, 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.
- — · FeatureAddedNo rate limits per planrate limits per plan
- — · Add-onRemoved
Before'Paid add-on available'
AfterNo 'Paid add-on available'
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | No rate limits per plan | rate limits per plan | Added |
| — | Add-on | 'Paid add-on available' | No 'Paid add-on available' | Removed |
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 Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where rate limits per plan now appears.
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QuickNode, the last 90 days
Full history- Nov 2, 2026packagingQuickNode Platform API now lists rate limits by plan, from 20 to 250 RPS · this change
- Oct 26, 2026improvedQuickNode: Activity Logs and Metrics API added to Enterprise plan
- 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)
- 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)
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- AlchemySep 14Alchemy: Pay as You Go rate hiked to flat $0.525/1M CU
- AlchemyJul 2Alchemy: Solana gRPC price cut to $75/TB + Emergency button dropped
- AlchemyJun 8Alchemy cuts Solana gRPC add-on price to $75/TB
- 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 November 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature change, add-on removed.
What changed on QuickNode's pricing page between Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026?
Feature: No rate limits per plan → rate limits per plan, added; add-on: 'Paid add-on available' → No 'Paid add-on available', removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does QuickNode change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 5 other pricing-page changes for QuickNode in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "QuickNode: Activity Logs and Metrics API added to Enterprise plan" on Oct 26, 2026; QuickNode has been tracked since 2026-05-04.