Upstage trims Solar promo to 50% off, Pro 4 discount now runs indefinitely
What happened
Between the Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026 captures of Upstage's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Solar launch promo stepped down from 70% to 50% off: Solar Pro 4 now 50% off until further notice (previously set to revert to list price Oct 11), effective input $0.09→$0.15, output $0.36→$0.60 per 1M; Solar Mini 4 moved to its pre-announced 50% off, input $0.03→$0.05, output $0.12→$0.20, ending Oct 22. Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount change) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Explore at $100, Build at $500, Scale at $5,000, Solar Pro 4 at $0.36 per 1M output tokens + $0.09 per 1M input tokens and Solar Pro 3 at $0.15 per 1M input tokens + $0.60 per 1M output tokens.
It lands the same day as Upstage's previous change, "Upstage API trims Solar launch promos to 50% off, raising promo rates" (Oct 11, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Upstage boosts Solar Mini 4 discount to 70%, sunsets Solar Pro 3 and Pro 2" (Oct 5, 2026), "Upstage API deepens Solar Mini 4 promo to 70% off, sunsets Solar Pro 3" (Oct 5, 2026) and "Upstage adds Solar Mini 4 at $0.10/1M input tokens, 50% off through Oct 22" (Sep 28, 2026). Upstage has been tracked since 2026-04-29.
In the same window Google, Together AI, Mistral AI, Anthropic and OpenAI also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- −20 percentage points—Discount70%50%
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Discount | 70% | 50% | −20 percentage points |
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 Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where discount reads 70% and then 50%.
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Upstage, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 26, 2026PackagingUpstage API: Solar Pro 4 promo changed from 70% off until 2026-10-19 to 50% off until further notice; Solar Mini 4 50%…
- Oct 26, 2026PackagingUpstage cuts Solar Pro 4 promo to 50% off; Solar Mini 4 discount ends
- Oct 19, 2026PackagingUpstage API deepens Solar Pro 4 promo to 70% off through Oct 19
- Oct 12, 2026Discount changeUpstage trims Solar promo to 50% off, Pro 4 discount now runs indefinitely This change
- Oct 11, 2026PackagingUpstage API trims Solar launch promos to 50% off, raising promo rates
- Oct 5, 2026PackagingUpstage boosts Solar Mini 4 discount to 70%, sunsets Solar Pro 3 and Pro 2
- Oct 5, 2026PackagingUpstage API deepens Solar Mini 4 promo to 70% off, sunsets Solar Pro 3
- Sep 28, 2026PackagingUpstage API launches Solar Mini 4 at 50% off: $0.05/1M input through Oct 22
- Sep 28, 2026PackagingUpstage adds Solar Mini 4 at $0.10/1M input tokens, 50% off through Oct 22
- Sep 14, 2026PackagingUpstage API promo tapers to 70% off, cuts cost calculator too
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- GoogleOct 12Google Workspace swaps Gems for AI skills, rewords Gemini on Starter plan
- Together AIOct 12Together AI hikes Qwen3.8 Flash prices up to 68%, adds 10% off Kimi K3 promo
- Mistral AIOct 12Mistral AI cuts Free plan API credits, gives free users Vibe CLI and IDE tools
- AnthropicOct 12Anthropic API launches Haiku 5.5 at $0.10/$0.50 per MTok, Haiku 4.5 goes Legacy
- OpenAIOct 11OpenAI rewrites Free, Go, Plus and Pro taglines in "Best for" style
Questions about this change
Did Upstage raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount change.
What changed on Upstage's pricing page between Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026?
Discount: 70% → 50% (−20 pts). Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Upstage change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 10 other pricing-page changes for Upstage in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Upstage API trims Solar launch promos to 50% off, raising promo rates" on Oct 11, 2026; Upstage has been tracked since 2026-04-29.