TheRundown cuts data-point overage rates ~99% and narrows sub-second odds to sharp books
What happened
Between the Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026 captures of TheRundown's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Metered overage rate for data points restructured from $/point ($/1k) to $/1M across all paid plans, with effective per-point overage cost cut roughly 99% (e.g. Starter $0.002/pt [$2/1k] to $12.25/1M; Max $0.0001/pt [$0.10/1k] to $1.25/1M); WebSocket real-time odds delivery description narrowed from 'sub-second on all books' to 'sub-second on sharp books', reducing the stated bookmaker coverage f. In detail: WebSocket real-time odds delivery description narrowed from 'sub-second on all books' to 'sub-second on sharp books', reducing the stated bookmaker coverage for the real-time push feature (Ultra plans and above). Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease, feature change) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Starter at $39, Pro at $119, Ultra at $319, Super at $519 and Mega at $799.
It lands 7 days after TheRundown's previous change, "TheRundown: Data source coverage expanded 18 to 20+ (added Novig, ProphetX)" (Aug 17, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "TheRundown: Ultra WebSocket claims softened, freshness scoped to sharp books" (Aug 5, 2026). TheRundown has been tracked since 2026-07-15.
In the same window Windsor.ai, Whalesync, Vantage, Tinybird and TDengine also changed their Data & Analytics pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Price decreaseStarter, MaxPrice
Metered overage rate for data points restructured from $/point ($/1k) to $/1M across all paid plans, with effective per-point overage cost cut roughly 99% (e.g. Starter $0.002/pt [$2/1k] to $12.25/1M; Max $0.0001/pt [$0.10/1k] to $1.25/1M).
- RewordedUltraFeature
Beforesub-second on all books
Aftersub-second on sharp books
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter, Max | Price | — | $12.25 | Price decrease |
| Ultra | Feature | sub-second on all books | sub-second on sharp books | Reworded |
Values as written on TheRundown'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 TheRundown's pricing page (therundown.io) from Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "sub-second on all books" becomes "sub-second on sharp books".
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TheRundown, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 21, 2026PackagingTheRundown 5x's data quotas across all tiers, overage rates untouched
- Sep 7, 2026PackagingTheRundown softens Starter data-source and market coverage promises
- Aug 30, 2026PackagingTheRundown caps free plan at 200K/mo, expands sub-second odds to all books
- Aug 24, 2026Price decreaseTheRundown cuts data-point overage rates ~99% and narrows sub-second odds to sharp books This change
- Aug 17, 2026PackagingTheRundown: Data source coverage expanded 18 to 20+ (added Novig, ProphetX)
- Aug 5, 2026ImprovementTheRundown: Ultra WebSocket claims softened, freshness scoped to sharp books
Across Data & Analytics in the same window
All Data & Analytics changes- Windsor.aiNov 9Windsor.ai rolls out white-labeling for Enterprise plan customers
- WhalesyncNov 9Whalesync adds ClickUp, MySQL, Jira and Zendesk connectors, prices hold
- VantageNov 9Vantage adds Deepgram to AI integrations list, library grows to 41
- TinybirdNov 9Tinybird cuts SaaS plan included storage in half, from 500 GB to 250 GB
- TDengineNov 9TDengine scraps tier names for $6,500/mo 100K-tag plan, adds 50% HA surcharge
Questions about this change
Did TheRundown raise prices in August 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026 TheRundown's pricing page showed 1 price cut: Starter, Max: Metered overage rate for data points restructured from $/point ($/1k) to $/1M across all paid plans, with effective per-point overage cost cut roughly 99% (e.g. Starter $0.002/pt [$2/1k] to $12.25/1M; Max $0.0001/pt [$0.10/1k] to $1.25/1M)..
What changed on TheRundown's pricing page between Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026?
Metered overage rate for data points restructured from $/point ($/1k) to $/1M across all paid plans, with effective per-point overage cost cut roughly 99% (e.g. Starter $0.002/pt [$2/1k] to $12.25/1M; Max $0.0001/pt [$0.10/1k] to $1.25/1M); Ultra feature: sub-second on all books → sub-second on sharp books, reworded. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does TheRundown change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for TheRundown in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "TheRundown: Data source coverage expanded 18 to 20+ (added Novig, ProphetX)" on Aug 17, 2026; TheRundown has been tracked since 2026-07-15.