Stack Overflow renames API feature to REST API in comparison table
What happened
Between the May 22, 2026 and May 25, 2026 captures of Stack Overflow's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: API integration row in the feature comparison table renamed from 'API' to 'REST API', clarifying the specific protocol type. Pulse files it as a product change (positioning) with a neutral direction.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Stack Overflow. Stack Overflow has been tracked since 2026-05-22.
In the same window GitLab, GitHub, Udemy and Codecademy also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · PositioningRewordedAPIREST API
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Positioning | API | REST API | Reworded |
Values as written on Stack Overflow'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 Stack Overflow's pricing page (stackoverflow.co) from May 22, 2026 and May 25, 2026; the change is marked in the lower part of the page, where "API" becomes "REST API".
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Stack Overflow, pricing history
Full history- Oct 5, 2026packagingStack Overflow ends contact-form pricing with free Starter, 1,000 credits/mo
- Aug 5, 2026packagingStack Overflow: self-serve pricing hidden, now Contact Sales only
- Aug 5, 2026packagingStack Overflow Internal): pricing tiers hidden — moved to "Contact us for pricing"
- May 27, 2026packagingStack Overflow renames API feature to REST API in comparison table · this change
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- GitLabMay 11GitLab repositions Duo Agent Platform for offline license deployments
- GitHubMay 4GitHub Shifts Copilot to Usage-Based Billing Model
- UdemyApr 9Udemy Removes 25% Team Plan Discount, Raising Price to $30/User/Month
- CodecademyApr 8Codecademy Shifts Focus to Builder Tools With Refreshed Plan Taglines
Questions about this change
Did Stack Overflow raise prices in May 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between May 22, 2026 and May 25, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: positioning.
What changed on Stack Overflow's pricing page between May 22, 2026 and May 25, 2026?
Positioning: API → REST API, reworded. Pulse compared the captures it took on May 22, 2026 and May 25, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Stack Overflow change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Stack Overflow in the 90 days before this one; Stack Overflow has been tracked since 2026-05-22.
