Replit: Removed the free "Starter" plan from the pricing page; Core ($18-20/mo) is now the entry-level tier
What happened
Between the Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026 captures of Replit's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Removed the free "Starter" plan from the pricing page; Core ($18-20/mo) is now the entry-level tier. Core/Pro's previously-vague "free agent usage" allowance was reworded into quantified "Free Mode" hours/project caps (e.g. Core: up to 30 hours chat, 60 projects on Free Mode). Pulse files it as a packaging change (plan removed) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Replit Core at $18 and Replit Pro at $90.
It lands 3 days after Replit's previous change, "Replit axes free Starter plan, ties Core and Pro bullets to Free Mode" (Sep 11, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Replit drops Core's 2 parallel agents, caps free tier to one task" (Sep 7, 2026), "Replit tightens agent limits: Core loses parallel-agent count, free tier capped at one background task" (Sep 2, 2026) and "Replit: Core/Pro annual discounts rebalanced + multi-agent parallelism added" (Jul 4, 2026). Replit has been tracked since 2024-11-17.
In the same window CodeSandbox, JetBrains and Gitpod also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Free Mode · PlanRemovedfreeNo free
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Mode | Plan | free | No free | Removed |
Values as written on Replit'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 Replit's pricing page (replit.com) from Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where the free no longer appears.
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Replit, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026improvedReplit rewrites Enterprise card: adds SCIM, audit logs, private networking
- Oct 16, 2026improvedReplit adds SCIM, audit logs to Enterprise, drops static outbound IPs
- Sep 14, 2026packagingReplit: Removed the free "Starter" plan from the pricing page; Core ($18-20/mo) is now the entry-level tier · this change
- Sep 11, 2026packagingReplit axes free Starter plan, ties Core and Pro bullets to Free Mode
- Sep 7, 2026packagingReplit drops Core's 2 parallel agents, caps free tier to one task
- Sep 2, 2026packagingReplit tightens agent limits: Core loses parallel-agent count, free tier capped at one background task
- Jul 4, 2026packagingReplit: Core/Pro annual discounts rebalanced + multi-agent parallelism added
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changesQuestions about this change
Did Replit raise prices in September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: plan removed.
What changed on Replit's pricing page between Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026?
Free Mode plan: free → No free, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Replit change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for Replit in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Replit axes free Starter plan, ties Core and Pro bullets to Free Mode" on Sep 11, 2026; Replit has been tracked since 2024-11-17.