scite ends fall sale, Pro back to $50/mo and free Connect plan dropped
What happened
Between the Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026 captures of scite's pricing page, Pulse recorded 3 changes: Fall sale (30% off, ended Sept 30) removed; Basic returns from $14 to its $20/mo list price and Pro from $35 to $50/mo (billed yearly); Free Connect plan (25 MCP credits/month, use in ChatGPT/Claude, no Assistant or Search access) removed from the pricing page; Team plan now shown on the main grid at $250/month including 8 seats, $50/mo per additional seat (previously hidden behind a Team & Enterp. In detail: Team plan now shown on the main grid at $250/month including 8 seats, $50/mo per additional seat (previously hidden behind a Team & Enterprise tab; last captured in W29 at $50/seat/month). Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount removed, package change, plan removed) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Basic at $12 and Pro at $40.
It lands 7 days after scite's previous change, "scite slashes prices 30% for fall sale — Basic drops to $14, Pro to $35" (Sep 28, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "scite Pro plan bundles limited-time $60 API credit promo" (Sep 21, 2026), "scite: new free Connect plan added (25 MCP credits/mo)" (Sep 7, 2026) and "scite extends free 7-day trial to Pro plan, matching Basic signup" (Aug 24, 2026). scite has been tracked since 2026-05-15.
In the same window Google also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Basic, Pro · Discount+43%$35$50/mo
- Enterprise · PackagingPackage change
Team plan now shown on the main grid at $250/month including 8 seats, $50/mo per additional seat (previously hidden behind a Team & Enterprise tab; last captured in W29 at $50/seat/month)
- Free Connect · PlanPlan removed
Free Connect plan (25 MCP credits/month, use in ChatGPT/Claude, no Assistant or Search access) removed from the pricing page
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic, Pro | Discount | $35 | $50/mo | +43% |
| Enterprise | Packaging | — | $250/month | Package change |
| Free Connect | Plan | Free Connect plan (25 MCP credits/month, use in ChatGPT/Claude, no Assistant or Search access) removed from the pricing page | Plan removed | |
Values as written on scite'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 scite's pricing page (scite.ai) from Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where basic, pro discount reads $35 and then $50/mo.
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scite, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingscite drops its $250 Team plan
- Oct 5, 2026packagingscite ends fall sale, Pro back to $50/mo and free Connect plan dropped · this change
- Sep 28, 2026packagingscite slashes prices 30% for fall sale — Basic drops to $14, Pro to $35
- Sep 21, 2026packagingscite Pro plan bundles limited-time $60 API credit promo
- Sep 7, 2026packagingscite: new free Connect plan added (25 MCP credits/mo)
- Aug 24, 2026packagingscite extends free 7-day trial to Pro plan, matching Basic signup
- Jul 13, 2026packagingscite shifts Team plan to $50/seat, cuts free seats from 2 to 1
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- GoogleSep 7Google Workspace: promo discount cut from 50% to 30%/20% off
- GoogleOct 12Google Workspace swaps Gems for AI skills, rewords Gemini on Starter plan
- GoogleJul 6Google Vertexai delays Agent Gateway billing to July 13, extends free window
- GoogleJul 3Google Workspace: new Workspace Studio feature; AI Ultra Access dropped
- GoogleJul 3Google Cloud: AI Commerce Search pricing revealed ($2.50-$6.00/1000 queries)
Questions about this change
Did scite raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount removed, package change, plan removed.
What changed on scite's pricing page between Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026?
Basic, Pro discount: $35 → $50/mo (+43%); Team plan now shown on the main grid at $250/month including 8 seats, $50/mo per additional seat (previously hidden behind a Team & Enterprise tab; last captured in W29 at $50/seat/month); Free Connect plan (25 MCP credits/month, use in ChatGPT/Claude, no Assistant or Search access) removed from the pricing page. Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does scite change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 5 other pricing-page changes for scite in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "scite slashes prices 30% for fall sale — Basic drops to $14, Pro to $35" on Sep 28, 2026; scite has been tracked since 2026-05-15.