Upstage API ends Solar Pro 4 free period — now 90% off until Sep 10, full rates from Sep 11
What happened
Between the Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026 captures of Upstage's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: 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. Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 26, 2026) lists Explore at $100, Build at $500, Scale at $5,000, Solar Pro 4 at $0.06 per 1M cached input tokens + $0.3 per 1M input tokens and Solar Pro 3 at $0.15 per 1M input tokens + $0.6 per 1M output tokens.
It lands 20 days after Upstage's previous change, "Upstage API: File Search pricing dropped to Free + Embed trial/EOL extended" (Jul 28, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Upstage API: Embed 2 post-promo rate cut ($0.10→$0.02/1M tokens)" (Jul 13, 2026) and "Upstage API adds 10% VAT disclosure across all pricing tiers" (Jun 19, 2026). Upstage has been tracked since 2026-04-29.
In the same window Together AI, Mistral AI, OpenAI, Anthropic and 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.
- Solar Pro 4 · DiscountDiscount change
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.
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Pro 4 | Discount | — | 90% | Discount change |
Values as written on Upstage'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 Upstage's pricing page (www.upstage.ai) from Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page.
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Upstage, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 28, 2026packagingUpstage API launches Solar Mini 4 at 50% off: $0.05/1M input through Oct 22
- Sep 14, 2026packagingUpstage API promo tapers to 70% off, cuts cost calculator too
- Sep 7, 2026packagingUpstage API: Solar Pro 4 discount extended at 70% off (was reverting to standard price)
- Aug 17, 2026packagingUpstage API ends Solar Pro 4 free period — now 90% off until Sep 10, full rates from Sep 11 · this change
- Jul 28, 2026decreaseUpstage API: File Search pricing dropped to Free + Embed trial/EOL extended
- Jul 13, 2026decreaseUpstage API: Embed 2 post-promo rate cut ($0.10→$0.02/1M tokens)
- Jun 19, 2026packagingUpstage API adds 10% VAT disclosure across all pricing tiers
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- Together AIAug 17Together AI unveils Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B, Muse Glimmer, DeepSeek V4 Pro pricing on ...
- Mistral AIAug 17Mistral AI folds Education into Pro, adds bundled API credits to entry plans
- OpenAIJul 25OpenAI: ChatGPT plan taglines reframed to 'Best for X' audience framing
- AnthropicJul 23Anthropic: Fable model + context window disclosed in comparison table
- GoogleJul 6Google Vertexai delays Agent Gateway billing to July 13, extends free window
Questions about this change
Did Upstage raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount change.
What changed on Upstage's pricing page between Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026?
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. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Upstage change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for Upstage in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Upstage API: File Search pricing dropped to Free + Embed trial/EOL extended" on Jul 28, 2026; Upstage has been tracked since 2026-04-29.