Pricing Changes: February 9–15, 2026

Week 7, 2026. 6 changes tracked.

6 changes
2 removed
2 reduced
1 oss killed
1 restructured

High Impact (5)

removed Brave Search API 2026-02-12 Search
Free tier (2,000 queries/month) eliminated. Replaced with $5 prepaid metered credits at $0.003-$0.005 per query (pay-as-you-go). Credit card required, no spending cap
oss killed MinIO 2026-02-12 Storage
MinIO archived its open-source GitHub repository. All development moved to proprietary MinIO AIStor. No new Docker images, PRs, or contributions accepted. Only case-by-case critical security fixes
reduced Spotify API 2026-02-11 APIs
Premium subscription now required for development mode, test users cut from 25 to 5
removed X API (Twitter) 2026-02-09 APIs
Free tier replaced with pay-per-use + $10 one-time credit
reduced OpenAI 2026-02-09 AI/ML
Ads launched in ChatGPT Free and Go ($8/mo) tiers. Sponsored units from major brands appear below responses on first prompt. $60 CPM, $200K minimum ad commitment

Medium Impact (1)

restructured Microsoft Partner Developer Benefits 2026-02-13 Cloud IaaS
Per-user monthly Azure credits eliminated, replaced with organization-level bulk Azure credits. Visual Studio license in all benefit tiers now exclusively VS Enterprise IDE

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