Product change·Dec 29 → Mar 30, 2026·Q1 2026·Software Development & Testing

Gitpod: Free drops Claude-powered Ona Intelligence; Prebuilds and Warm pools added

On the Free plan, 'Ona Intelligence powered by Claude Sonnet 4.5' was replaced by 'Access to Ona's Background Agents', and 'devcontainer.json and automations.yml support' was removed. The Core plan added 'Prebuilds for faster environment starts', and Enterprise replaced SDLC Automations with 'Warm pools for instant environment starts'. Core pricing is unchanged at from $20/month.

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Feature added

Core plan added Prebuilds for faster environment starts. Enterprise replaced SDLC Automations with Warm pools for instant environment starts. New Automations section added to compare table with usage limits.

Feature change

Free plan: 'Ona Intelligence powered by Claude Sonnet 4.5' replaced by 'Access to Ona's Background Agents'; 'devcontainer.json and automations.yml support' removed from Free plan features.

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Dec 29, 2025 vs Mar 30, 2026

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