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Upstage

Product

Yongin-Si, South Korea-based AI company founded 2020. Private. Operates in AI/ML and document intelligence. Serves enterprises with large language models and document processing engines.

Entry price

$100

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Plans tracked

14 add-ons

Pricing changes

Latest Wk 41 '26

Pricing model

Subscription + usage

Free tier available

Pricing Change History

14 changes

202614 changes

Oct 5, 2026

Packaging

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Upstage boosts Solar Mini 4 discount to 70%, sunsets Solar Pro 3 and Pro 2

Solar Pro 3, Solar Pro 2, and the legacy Solar Mini model each now show an "End of service on 2026-10-30 (KST)" notice, announcing their discontinuation in favor of Solar Pro 4 and Solar Mini 4. Solar Mini 4 launch discount changed from 50% off until Oct 22, 2026 (then reverting to standard pricing) to 70% off until Oct 10, 2026, followed by a continuing 50% off instead of standard pricing.

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Oct 5, 2026

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Upstage API deepens Solar Mini 4 promo to 70% off, sunsets Solar Pro 3

End-of-service notices added for Solar Pro 3, Solar Pro 2 and Solar Mini effective 2026-10-30 (KST). Solar Mini 4 launch promo deepened from 50% off through Oct 22 to 70% off through Oct 10, then 50% off from Oct 11; promo rates drop (input 0.05→0.03, output 0.20→0.12). Solar Pro 4 70% promo extended one day.

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Sep 28, 2026

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Upstage adds Solar Mini 4 at $0.10/1M input tokens, 50% off through Oct 22

New 'Solar Mini 4' model added to the pricing table (3B active parameters, agentic/high-frequency use) at $0.10/1M input, $0.01/1M cached input, $0.40/1M output tokens, with a 50% launch discount through Oct 22 2026

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Sep 28, 2026

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Upstage API launches Solar Mini 4 at 50% off: $0.05/1M input through Oct 22

New Solar Mini 4 model added ($0.10 input / $0.01 cached / $0.40 output per 1M tokens) with a 50% launch promo ($0.05/$0.005/$0.20) until 2026-10-22 UTC; standard pricing resumes 2026-10-23.

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Sep 14, 2026

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Upstage API promo tapers to 70% off, cuts cost calculator too

Removed the interactive 'Estimate your costs' calculator (Generative Intelligence and Document Intelligence cost estimator widgets with 'Add to Estimate' buttons) from the pricing page. Solar Pro 4 launch promotion stepped down from 90% off to 70% off per its pre-announced schedule, raising the effective price from $0.03 to $0.09 per 1M input tokens ($0.006 to $0.018 cached).

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Sep 7, 2026

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Upstage API: Solar Pro 4 discount extended at 70% off (was reverting to standard price)

Solar Pro 4 input-token discount footnote changed: previously reverted to standard pricing after 2026-09-11, now continues at 70% off after that date instead of expiring

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Aug 17, 2026

Price increase

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Upstage ends Solar Pro 4 free promo — rates rise to 90%-off list

Solar Pro 4's fully free launch promo ended 2026-08-10 and was replaced by a 90%-off promo, so effective rates rose from $0 to Input $0.03, Cached $0.006 and Output $0.12 per 1M tokens. List prices are unchanged at $0.30 / $0.06 / $1.20 per 1M tokens; standard pricing resumes 2026-09-11 (UTC).

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Aug 17, 2026

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Upstage API ends Solar Pro 4 free period — now 90% off until Sep 10, full rates from Sep 11

Solar Pro 4's free trial (until 2026-08-10) ended; now 90% off ($0.03/$0.006/$0.12 per 1M tokens) until 2026-09-10, then standard rates ($0.30/$0.06/$1.20) apply from 2026-09-11.

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Jul 28, 2026

Price decrease

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Upstage API: File Search pricing dropped to Free + Embed trial/EOL extended

File Search Processing/Search pricing dropped from $0 (then $0.0005/page, $1.0/1,000 calls) to plain 'Free'; Embed 2 free trial extended from ending 2026-07-20 to 2026-08-23. Embed (v1) model end-of-service date extended from 2026-08-31 (UTC) to 2026-12-31 (UTC), giving customers 4 more months before the recommended migration to Embed 2.

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Jul 13, 2026

Price decrease

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Upstage: Embed 2 post-promo rate cut ($0.10→$0.02/1M tokens)

Embed 2 embedding model's post-promotional rate decreased from $0.10 to $0.02 per 1M tokens (still free until 2026-07-20 UTC in both versions)

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Jul 13, 2026

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Upstage API: Embed 2 post-promo rate cut ($0.10→$0.02/1M tokens)

Embed 2 embedding model's post-promotional rate decreased from $0.10 to $0.02 per 1M tokens (still free until 2026-07-20 UTC in both versions)

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Jul 6, 2026

Improvement

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Upstage launches Embed 2 and File Search, retires original Embed model

Added Embed 2, a next-gen embedding model (free until 2026-07-20 UTC, then $0.10/1M tokens); original Embed model now marked for retirement (end of service 2026-08-31) in favor of Embed 2. Also added File Search (Beta), a new document search API with free introductory pricing.

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Jun 19, 2026

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Upstage adds 10% VAT disclosure across all product tiers

Added VAT disclosure 'All prices shown are exclusive of 10% VAT' across Generative Intelligence, Document Intelligence, and Upstage Studio sections, and in commitment tier footnotes.

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Jun 19, 2026

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Upstage API adds 10% VAT disclosure across all pricing tiers

Added VAT disclosure notice 'All prices shown are exclusive of 10% VAT.' across Generative Intelligence, Document Intelligence, Studio, and Commitment Tiers sections.

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