Packaging change·Dec 29 → Mar 30, 2026·Q1 2026·Business Operations
Braintrust Cuts Free Tier to Starter, Adds Pay-Per-Use Overages
What changed
Package change
Free plan renamed to Starter; overage pricing added (+$4/GB, +$2.50/1k scores); 1M trace spans removed from Starter. Pro data retention changed from 1 month ($3/GB overage) to 30 days with no overage charge.
Feature added
New feature comparison table added with Human review scores (1/project Starter, Unlimited Pro), Loop agent, RBAC, SAML SSO, SOC 2 Type II, S3 export, shared Slack channel for Pro, and SLA for Enterprise.
Before and after
Dec 29, 2025 vs Mar 30, 2026Pulse.
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Change 1 of 2 · pricing restructured
Free plan renamed to Starter; overage pricing added (+$4/GB, +$2.50/1k scores); 1M trace spans removed from Starter. Pro data retention changed from 1 month ($3/GB overage) to 30 days with no overage charge.
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