Developer Pricing: March 16–22, 2026

1 product deprecated, 2 limits reduced, 1 pricing restructure across 4 developer tool pricing changes

Biggest Losses (4)

deprecated Firebase Databases

Google announced the sunset of Firebase Studio (formerly Project IDX) on 2026-03-19. New workspaces and signups stopped on 2026-06-22, and Firebase Studio shuts down on 2027-03-22, when remaining data is deleted. Other Firebase products are not affected. Source ↗

reduced xAI (Grok) AI / ML

Between 2026-03-18 and 2026-03-19, xAI put Grok Imagine image and video generation behind a paywall for free Grok users. SuperGrok ($30/month) included it, and from 2026-03-25 SuperGrok Lite ($10/month) included basic images and videos. Source ↗

reduced CertKit Security

CertKit cut its Free plan from 3 host agents to 1 between 2026-02-19 and 2026-03-21. Source ↗

restructured Windsurf AI Coding

Windsurf replaced credits-based pricing with daily/weekly quotas (Mar 19, 2026). New tiers: Pro $20/mo (was $15), Teams $40/user/month, Max $200/month. Free tier changed from flexible credits to hard quotas. Existing Pro subscribers grandfathered at $15/mo Source ↗

Effective date unknown (1)

1 change recorded during March 16–22, 2026 has no known effective date. It is dated the day we recorded it, not the day its terms took effect, so it is not counted as a change that took effect during March 16–22, 2026. Where archived copies of the vendor's page bracket a change, it is dated by the first copy that shows the new terms.

increased Browserbase effective between 2026-02-18 and 2026-03-21 Browser Automation

The free tier now offers 3 concurrent browsers and 1 browser hour, with 1,000 search calls, 1,000 fetch calls, 15 minutes/session, and 7 days data retention. Previously 1 browser hour, 1 concurrent browser, 15-minute max session, 7-day data retention, and 1 project. The concurrent browser limit has increased. Source ↗

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