June 2026 was a tough month for developer free tiers. With 3 negative changes versus 0 positive, the trend continues toward tighter limits and eliminated offerings. Developers relying on free tiers should review their dependencies.
3
Total Changes -2 vs last month
3
Negative same as last month
0
Positive -1 vs last month
0
Neutral
Changes by Type
Change Type
Count
Product Deprecated
3
Biggest Losers
Vendors that eliminated or reduced free tiers
Google Tenor API (1 negative change)
Google Tenor public API shutting down June 30, 2026. New API key signups halted January 13, 2026. Only the public GIF search API is affected — Tenor website and app continue operating. Developers must migrate to alternative GIF APIs
AWS (1 negative change)
AWS Fargate Platform Version 1.3.0 end of support. Tasks on PV 1.3.0 will stop running. Migration to Platform Version 1.4.0+ required.
Google Gemini API (1 negative change)
Gemini 2.0 Flash and 2.0 Flash-Lite will be deprecated June 1, 2026. Developers must migrate to Gemini 2.5 Flash or 3.x Flash models. Google is consolidating the model lineup — 2.0 generation reaching end of life as 2.5 and 3.x become production-ready.