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 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).
What changed
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.
Before and after
Jul 20, 2026 vs Jul 27, 2026File 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.
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