Updates
What changed lately in the tools we compare. Price changes, launches, policy changes and shutdowns, each dated and taken from the company's own pages. Prices in an update are as of its date; the comparison pages always show today's.
October 2026
Apple tightens App Review rules on AI intimate imagery and bait-and-switch apps
On October 16, 2026, Apple revised its App Review Guidelines: apps must prevent and remove nonconsensual intimate imagery, including AI-generated images, and new rule 2.5.19 targets hidden features.
WordPress.com adds premium themes to its Personal plan
WordPress.com said on October 16, 2026 that premium themes, once limited to the Premium plan and above, are now included on every paid plan, starting with Personal.
Expo SDK 58 moves to React Native 0.88 and adds iOS 27 support
Expo released SDK 58 on October 15, 2026, with React Native 0.88, iOS 27 and iPhone Duo support, and R8 on by default in Android release builds. Expo Go for SDK 58 follows within weeks.
Google Workspace adds Gmail's AI Inbox and Gmail Live to paid plans
From October 15, 2026, Google is rolling out AI Inbox (to-dos and topic summaries) and Gmail Live voice search to paid Workspace plans, for US users with English (US) set.
Kling 4.0 is out for everyone, with 30-second clips and 4K output
Kling AI made Kling 4.0 available to all users on October 15, 2026. It makes clips of 3 to 30 seconds at up to 4K, with stereo sound and up to 10 keyframes.
Hostinger adds its CDN to all web hosting plans, Single and Premium included
On October 14, 2026, Hostinger said its in-house CDN now comes with every web hosting plan, including Single and Premium, at no extra cost and on by default for new customers.
OpenAI will remove GPT-4o and GPT-4.1 from its API on January 14, 2027
On October 14, 2026, OpenAI deprecated GPT-4o, GPT-4o mini, GPT-4.1 and GPT-4.1 mini. All four leave the API on January 14, 2027; OpenAI points users to GPT-6 Luna.
Google's Gemini 4 Argon is out at $2/$10; the API price doubles December 1
Gemini 4 Argon became generally available on October 13, 2026 at $2 input and $10 output per 1M tokens through November 30. From December 1 it costs $4 and $20.
Meta's Muse Wonder: API price and specs
Muse Wonder costs $4 per million input tokens and $20 per million output tokens on Meta's API, with a 1,048,576-token context window. Meta still labels it a preview.
Hosting.com moves HostDash and Webhostpython customers onto its platform
Hosting.com brought HostDash (September 30, 2026) and Webhostpython (October 11, 2026) customers onto its own platform. Both notices say plans and prices stay the same.
IANA switches the DNS root to its new KSK-2024 signing key
Since October 11, 2026, the DNS root zone is signed with KSK-2024 (key tag 38696). Domain owners need not act; DNSSEC-validating resolvers must trust the new key.
Kinsta adds free Patchstack vulnerability protection to WordPress sites
Since October 9, 2026, new Kinsta WordPress environments get Patchstack virtual patching at no extra cost. Kinsta began adding it to existing sites on October 14, 2026.
cPanel raises its licence prices again, from December 16, 2026
cPanel's new price list, valid from December 16, 2026, puts Solo at $32.99/mo (was $29.99) and Premier at $76.99/mo (was $69.99), billed monthly.
Google retires Gemini 3.7 Flash and 3.5 Flash; API calls go to newer models
Since October 8, 2026, Gemini API requests to gemini-3.7-flash go to Gemini 3.8 Flash and requests to gemini-3.5-flash go to Gemini 3.6 Flash, without a code change.
Nebius switches preemptible GPUs to dynamic spot pricing
Since October 8, 2026, Nebius preemptible GPU prices move with demand, up to every 15 minutes. An H100 starts from $0.79 per GPU-hour, capped one cent below on demand.
Anthropic's Claude Haiku 5.5 costs $0.10/$0.50, a tenth of Haiku 4.5
Claude Haiku 5.5 launched on October 7, 2026 at $0.10 input and $0.50 output per 1M tokens for prompts up to 100,000 tokens. Haiku 4.5 costs $1 and $5.
Anthropic halves Claude Sonnet 5.5's cache read price to $0.10
From October 7, 2026, prompt cache reads on Claude Sonnet 5.5 cost $0.10 per 1M tokens instead of $0.20. Input, output and cache write prices are unchanged.
AWS raises EC2 Capacity Block GPU prices about 15% from October 7
Reserving B300 GPUs through EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML now costs $16.146 per GPU-hour, up from $14.04. On-Demand and Savings Plans prices did not change.
ChatGPT moves every plan to GPT-6: Sol for paid plans, Luna for Free and Go
From October 7, 2026, GPT-6 Sol replaces GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT for paid plans. Free and Go users get GPT-6 Luna from October 8.
Claude Max and Team plans now include $100 to $500 a month in API credits
Since October 7, 2026, Claude Max 5x includes $100 and Max 20x $200 of monthly API credits. Team plans get $20 or $100 per seat, pooled up to $500. Credits don't roll over.
ICANN publishes 1,615 applications for new domain endings
On October 7, 2026, ICANN revealed the strings applied for in its 2026 new gTLD round. .agent drew 13 applicants. None of the new endings can be registered yet.
Bubble raises its web-only Starter plan price and adds AI credits
From October 20, 2026, Bubble's web-only Starter plan costs $32/mo billed annually instead of $29, or $39/mo billed monthly. Agent work now uses monthly AI credits.
Dish opens .phone to trademark holders; open to all from January 19, 2027
The .phone sunrise for trademark holders started October 6, 2026; anyone can register from January 19, 2027. Dish's other new ending, .dot, opens to all on December 2, 2026.
Mistral Large 4 opens as a public API preview, with open weights due in October
Mistral released Mistral Large 4 as a public preview on October 6, 2026: a 1-trillion-parameter model listed at $1.36 input and $4.18 output per 1M tokens, now on sale at half that.
Spaceship raises prices on 226 Identity Digital domain endings
Since October 6, 2026, Spaceship charges more to register, renew or transfer .live, .life, .studio and 223 other Identity Digital endings. .studio went from $32.09 to $41.40 a year.
Apple opens iPhone Duo app submissions ahead of its October 23 launch
Apple says iPhone Duo goes on sale October 23, 2026. Developers should recompile with Xcode 27.1, and from April 2027 every app submission must include iPhone Duo screenshots.
Hostinger stops renewing cPanel Reseller plans and will close them in 2027
Since October 1, 2026, Hostinger's cPanel Reseller plans can no longer be renewed. All remaining plans end on October 1, 2027; Hostinger points customers to Agency hosting.
Nebius raises on-demand GPU prices by up to 21%
From October 1, 2026, a Nebius H100 costs $4.50 per GPU-hour on demand instead of $3.85, and a B300 $9.50 instead of $7.85. The RTX PRO 6000 stays at $1.80.
OpenAI will remove tts-1, tts-1-hd and gpt-4o-mini-tts on January 6, 2027
On October 1, 2026, OpenAI deprecated its four text-to-speech models. They leave the API on January 6, 2027, and OpenAI points users to gpt-realtime-2.1-mini.
Render cuts Key Value prices by 20% to 45% and adds 3 GB and 50 GB plans
From October 1, 2026, Render's 1 GB Key Value plan costs $20/mo instead of $32, and the 40 GB plan $600 instead of $1,100. Existing paid instances get the lower prices automatically.
Shopify launches Canvas, a whole-store design workspace with Sidekick
On October 1, 2026, Shopify began rolling out Canvas, which lays out every store page on one workspace and lets merchants edit by clicking or by asking Sidekick in a chat.
SiteGround adds Node.js app hosting to its GrowBig, GoGeek and Cloud plans
From October 1, 2026, SiteGround's GrowBig (5 projects), GoGeek (10) and Cloud plans can host Node.js apps from GitHub or a ZIP upload, with nothing extra to buy.
September 2026
Android developer verification begins in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand
Since September 30, 2026, certified Android devices in four countries check that apps from seven app stores come from verified developers. Google plans a global rollout in 2027.
Anthropic will retire Claude Sonnet 4.5 on November 30, 2026
On September 30, 2026, Anthropic deprecated Claude Sonnet 4.5. Requests to it on the Claude API will fail after November 30, 2026; the named replacement is Sonnet 5.5.
WooCommerce will require PHP 8.1 from version 11.6 in February 2027
WooCommerce said on September 29, 2026 that version 11.6, planned for February 2027, needs PHP 8.1 or newer. Stores on PHP 7.4 or 8.0 can update only up to 11.5.
ElevenLabs launches Eleven v4 and v4 Turbo, with 90+ languages
ElevenLabs released Eleven v4 and the low-latency Eleven v4 Turbo on September 28, 2026. Both cover 90+ languages, and Instant Voice Clones now need 10 seconds of audio.
n8n launches Agents that work out their own steps and use workflows as tools
On September 25, 2026, n8n added Agents: you describe a goal, pick a model and tools, and the agent plans the steps. Each agent turn counts as one execution.
Railway offers free 2 vCPU VMs you can start without an account
Since September 25, 2026, running ssh railway.new starts a free Linux VM with 2 vCPU, 2 GB of RAM and coding agents preinstalled. You get 60 minutes to build and 24 hours to claim it.
Supabase moves logs to usage-based pricing, with billing from early 2027
Supabase said on September 25, 2026 that log ingest will be metered. Paid plans include 20 GB a month, then $0.50 per GB; Free includes 1 GB. Billing starts after a grace period.
Lovable makes chat free up to a daily allowance on Free, Pro and Business
Since September 24, 2026, chatting with Lovable is free up to a daily allowance. Building, images and video still use credits. The current chat pricing runs through October 31, 2026.
OpenAI shut down the Sora 2 video API on September 24, 2026
OpenAI removed the Videos API and all Sora 2 models from its API on September 24, 2026, with no replacement model. The Sora app and website closed on April 26, 2026.
Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 launches at $4/$20, 20% below Opus 5
Claude Opus 5.5 arrived on September 22, 2026 at $4 input and $20 output per 1M tokens, down from $5 and $25 for Opus 5, with a 1M-token context window.
Google Cloud will shut down T4 and P4 GPUs on August 1, 2027
Google Cloud said on September 22, 2026 that NVIDIA T4 and P4 GPUs reach end of support on August 1, 2027. P100 GPUs were already shut down on September 15, 2026.
Google's Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS is out; its API price doubles in 2027
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS became generally available on September 22, 2026. Audio output costs $9 and $6 per 1M tokens through December 31, then doubles.
OpenAI's GPT-6 Sol and Luna arrive at half the price of GPT-5.6
On September 22, 2026, OpenAI released GPT-6 Sol at $2/$10 and GPT-6 Luna at $0.10/$0.50 per 1M tokens. GPT-6.1 Sol followed on September 29 at the same base price.
Grok 4.7 launches at Grok 4.6's price: $2 input, $6 output per 1M tokens
Grok 4.7 was released on September 21, 2026. In the API it costs $2 input and $6 output per 1M tokens below 200K-token prompts and has a 500K context window.
Descript now bills jump-cut smoothing by the second
Since September 17, 2026, Descript charges 0.5 AI credits per second of regenerated audio and 1.0 per second of video to smooth jump cuts, instead of a flat charge per cut.
n8n Cloud adds Gateway credits to use AI models without API keys
Since September 17, 2026, n8n Cloud Starter and Pro can run supported AI models and tools from one prepaid balance instead of separate provider accounts. Assistant top-ups followed on September 30.
Pika relaunches as a creative platform with 25+ apps for video, image and sound
On September 17, 2026, Pika replaced its app with the New Pika: 25+ apps, every model on every plan, and clips up to 30 seconds. Existing plans carry over at the same price.
cPanel & WHM 138 adds the Meridian interface and an AI assistant
cPanel & WHM version 138, released September 16, 2026, adds an opt-in interface called Meridian, an AI Assistant, Node.js app hosting and MCP access for AI tools.
Runpod launches global volumes that mount in any data center
Runpod's global volumes, in beta since September 15, 2026, attach to GPU Pods and Serverless workers in any region. Requests cost $0.005 or $0.0005 per 1,000.
Bluehost and Network Solutions move their SSL certificates to DigiCert
Newfold Digital said on September 10, 2026 that DigiCert will issue SSL certificates for Bluehost and Network Solutions brands. Existing certificates keep working until renewed.
Runpod starts charging sales tax on credit purchases
Since September 10, 2026, Runpod adds sales tax on top of credit purchases in some jurisdictions. A $100 top-up at an 18% rate costs $118. A business tax ID may exempt you.
Apple opens iOS 27 submissions; the iOS 27 SDK is required from April 2027
Since September 9, 2026, developers can submit apps built with Xcode 27 for iOS 27. From April 2027, iOS and iPadOS apps uploaded to App Store Connect must use the iOS 27 SDK or later.
Suno launches v6: v6 and v6-wild for paid plans, v6-mini for everyone
Suno released its v6 music models on September 9, 2026, made with Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe. Pro and Premier get v6 and v6-wild; free users get v6-mini.
Vercel prices Password Protection on Pro at $20 per project, not $150 a team
Since September 9, 2026, Vercel Pro teams can password-protect a single project for $20 a month. Before, it took a $150/mo team add-on that covered every project.
Runway now runs inside Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects
On September 8, 2026, Runway released a free plugin panel for Premiere Pro and After Effects on macOS and Windows. Generations use the credits on your paid Runway plan.
Vercel launches Flat Rate CDN for Pro teams, with tiers from $20 a month
Since September 8, 2026, Vercel Pro teams can pay a fixed monthly price for CDN traffic. Pro includes 1M requests and 1 TB; paid tiers cost $20, $100 or $300 a month.
Runway adds a Team plan at $69 per seat with pooled credits
Runway launched a self-serve Team plan on September 4, 2026: $69 per seat a month, or $55 billed annually, for 2 to 9 seats. Each seat adds 6,900 credits to a shared pool.
Google's Lyria 3.5 music model is on the Gemini API at $0.08 per song
Google made Lyria 3.5 generally available on the Gemini API on September 3, 2026. It makes full songs with vocals and lyrics, a couple of minutes long, for $0.08 per song.
OpenAI releases GPT-6 Astra at $10 input and $50 output per 1M tokens
GPT-6 Astra reached OpenAI's API on September 3, 2026. It costs $10 input and $50 output per 1M tokens and has a 1,050,000-token context window.
Google's Gemini 3.8 Flash: $0.75/$3.75 now, double from January 2027
Gemini 3.8 Flash became generally available on September 2, 2026. It costs $0.75 input and $3.75 output per 1M tokens through 2026, then $1.50 and $7.50 from January 1, 2027.
Zapier shuts down Zapier Functions and moves code to Code by Zapier
Zapier Functions stopped running on September 1, 2026. Zapier closed it to new users on June 1 and asks customers to rebuild their code in Code by Zapier steps.
August 2026
Google Play now requires new apps and updates to target Android 16
Since August 31, 2026, new apps and app updates on Google Play must target Android 16 (API level 36). Developers who need more time can request an extension to November 1, 2026.
Gemini Omni Flash video model goes GA at about $0.10 per second
On August 27, 2026, Google released gemini-omni-1.1-flash, the GA version of its Omni Flash video model, on the Gemini API. 720p video costs about $0.10 a second.
Verisign raises the .net wholesale price to $12.00 from March 1, 2027
Verisign told ICANN on August 27, 2026 that .net will cost registrars $12.00 a year from March 1, 2027, up from $10.91. It covers registrations, renewals and transfers.
Porkbun warns of a phishing wave of fake domain-expiry emails
On August 26, 2026, Porkbun emailed all its customers about fake expiry and suspension emails that copy its look. It says no Porkbun system was breached and no data leaked.
DigitalOcean launches v5 Droplets, priced per resource with no monthly cap
Since August 25, 2026, DigitalOcean offers v5 Droplets in Atlanta, Richmond, Kansas City and Memphis. You pay by the hour for vCPU, memory and disk, with no monthly cap.
Namecheap raises .xyz to $21.48 a year and the .monster family to $21.98
Since August 25, 2026, Namecheap charges $21.48 a year to register, renew or transfer .xyz, up from $19.48. Eleven endings such as .monster and .quest rose to $21.98.
Wix lets you build and edit Wix Harmony sites from inside Gemini
Since August 24, 2026, Gemini users in eligible markets can connect the Wix app, type @Wix and have a working Wix Harmony site built and edited in the chat.
Google Cloud us-west1 outage: fiber work broke Compute Engine, GKE and more
On August 20, 2026, fiber maintenance cut network capacity between data centers in Google Cloud's us-west1 region in Oregon, causing errors and timeouts across more than 20 services.
City of Helsinki ends .helsinki; ICANN plans no new operator
Helsinki gave ICANN notice on May 28, 2026 that it is ending its .helsinki registry contract. On August 19, ICANN said the ending need not move to a new operator.
WordPress 7.1 'Mary Lou' is out, and PHP 7.4 is still the minimum
WordPress 7.1 shipped on August 19, 2026. It still runs on PHP 7.4, but the Hosting Team recommends PHP 8.4 or later, and PHP 8.2 reaches end of life on December 31, 2026.
Replit adds Free Mode: everyday Agent work without credits on Core and Pro
Since August 18, 2026, Replit Core and Pro subscribers can use Agent in Free Mode, run on GPT-5.6 Luna, without spending credits until they reach limits that reset every 5 hours.
DeepSeek adds peak and off-peak API prices; off-peak costs half
Since August 16, 2026, DeepSeek's API charges full price in two weekday windows (01:00-04:00 and 06:00-10:00 UTC) and half price at all other times, including US business hours.
Hyperstack adds NVIDIA B300 on demand at $7.40 per GPU-hour
Hyperstack lists 8-GPU NVIDIA B300 virtual machines on demand at $7.40 per GPU-hour in its CANADA-1 region. Reserved private B300 clusters are planned for Q4 2026.
Zoho Mail and Workplace plans now include free ZeptoMail credits
Since August 13, 2026, paid Zoho Mail and Workplace plans come with built-in credits for ZeptoMail transactional email, up to 200,000 emails on Workplace Professional.
Make launches Maia, an AI co-worker that builds scenarios from chat
Make released Maia on August 12, 2026. It builds and fixes automations from plain-language requests and draws on your Make credits after a free allowance.
Alibaba releases its Qwen3.8 flagship as open weights
Alibaba added Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B, the open-weight version of its Qwen3.8 flagship, to Model Studio on August 12, 2026. Hosted, it costs $2 input and $6 output per 1M tokens.
Google Cloud's flexible commitments now discount G2 and G4 GPU VMs
Since August 11, 2026, spend-based flexible CUDs cover G4 (RTX PRO 6000) VMs at 16% off for 1 year or 42% for 3 years, and G2 (L4) at 21% or 43%, with no GPU reservation needed.
DigitalOcean launches Spot GPU Droplets for B300, MI355X and MI350X
Spot GPU Droplets entered public preview on August 10, 2026. On October 18 the pricing page listed a B300 at $6.17 per GPU-hour; the price is locked when you create the Droplet.
Fastmail lets customers keep their main copy of email in the EU
Since August 3, 2026, Fastmail customers can make the EU, on Fastmail's servers in Amsterdam, the primary home for their data. Fastmail charges nothing extra for it.
DigitalOcean raises H100, H200 and MI300X GPU Droplet prices about 30%
From August 1, 2026, an H100 GPU Droplet costs $4.41 per GPU-hour on demand instead of $3.39. The L40S and RTX Ada Droplets kept their prices.
July 2026
Expo shuts down Expo Agent, its web-based app-building agent
Expo ended Expo Agent, the closed-beta agent at agent.expo.dev that built Expo apps from prompts, on July 31, 2026. Projects can be downloaded and continued in other coding agents.
Hostinger opens a Düsseldorf data center and buys 3,000+ servers
Hostinger said on July 28, 2026 that it opened a data center in Düsseldorf, Germany, is adding capacity in Paris and Asheville, and secured over 3,000 servers in a hardware shortage.
Google Registry launches .eat, .fly and .here; open to all November 17
Google Registry's three new endings are in trademark sunrise until November 9, 2026, then early access with an extra fee, and open to everyone from November 17, 2026.
Azure West US outage: a widened network repair cut traffic for five hours
On July 23, 2026, traffic into and out of Azure's West US region failed or slowed from 14:44 to 19:41 UTC. Microsoft's review blames a defect that widened an optical repair to a whole datacenter.
Verisign gets .web into the DNS root; sales planned for later in 2026
On July 22, 2026, Verisign said .web had been delegated into the DNS root zone after its disputes were settled. It plans to sell .web through registrars later this year.
Identity Digital to raise .io, .info, .pro and .mobi prices on Jan 19, 2027
The .io registry told registrars in July 2026 that prices rise on January 19, 2027. Porkbun estimates its .io price will go from $51.80 to $60.00 a year.
WordPress 7.0.2 fixes critical core flaws, and attacks began within hours
WordPress 7.0.2, released July 17, 2026, fixed a critical and a high-severity core flaw and was pushed out as a forced update. Patchstack saw attacks about 90 minutes later.
Apple's age rating now asks about social media, and an answer is required
Apple added social media questions to the App Store age rating questionnaire on July 9, 2026. Since September 2026, new apps and updates can't be submitted without answering them.
Cloudflare Workflows starts charging for steps and storage on paid plans
Cloudflare said on July 7, 2026 that Workflows would bill steps and stored state from August 10. Workers Paid includes 500,000 steps a month, then $0.80 per extra 100,000.
Akamai drops the monthly price cap for G8, GPU and extra IPv4 on Linode
From July 1, 2026, Akamai bills G8 Dedicated Linodes, GPU Linodes and additional IPv4 addresses for every hour used, with no monthly cap. Other compute keeps the cap.
Microsoft 365 raises Business Basic to $7 and Business Standard to $14
From July 1, 2026, Microsoft's list price for Business Basic went from $6 to $7 and Business Standard from $12.50 to $14. Business Premium stays at $22.
June 2026
Google Play cuts its service fee and splits out a 5% billing fee
Since June 30, 2026, Google Play in the US, UK and EEA charges a 10% service fee on the first $1M a year and on subscriptions, plus a 5% billing fee only when you use Play billing.
Webflow's new Site plan prices reach existing sites from June 29
From June 29, 2026, existing Webflow sites move to the new plans at renewal. Business becomes Premium at $25/mo yearly instead of $39; Basic rises to $15/mo yearly.
Hetzner raises cloud prices for new orders; CPX and CCX more than double
Since June 15, 2026, new Hetzner Cloud servers cost more. In Germany and Finland, CX23 went from $4.99 to $6.49/mo and CPX22 from $9.49 to $22.99/mo, before IPv4 and VAT.
Oracle Cloud halves its Always Free Arm compute to 2 OCPUs and 12 GB
Oracle's Always Free tier now covers 1,500 OCPU hours and 9,000 GB hours of Ampere A1 a month, half the old 3,000 and 18,000: 2 OCPUs and 12 GB of memory instead of 4 and 24.
Zapier now counts AI by Zapier steps by model tier, up to 5 tasks a run
Since June 15, 2026, an AI by Zapier step uses 1, 3 or 5 tasks per run depending on the model tier, plus the same again for every tool call.
ICANN board adopts new domain transfer rules
On June 7, 2026, ICANN's board adopted 47 transfer policy changes: a fixed 30-day lock after registration or transfer, and no more 60-day lock after an owner change.
WP Engine adds bot management controls to Global Edge Security
On June 3, 2026, WP Engine added bot controls to Global Edge Security, its Cloudflare-powered security service: access rules by bot category or region and a one-click Under Attack mode.