Lokalise Implements Major Pricing Overhaul: Growth Plan Surges 117% to $499/mo Amid Comprehensive Plan Renaming and Feature Additions
What changed
Explorer plan (formerly Start) increased from $120/mo to $144/mo (20% increase)
Essential plan renamed to Growth
Standard seats changed from limited (10 seats included with extra seat fees at $12-23/mo) to 'Unlimited Standard seats' for paid plans
Pro AI translated words allowance introduced as a new capability across plans (50k/yr for Growth, 150k/yr for Advanced, 400k/yr for Enterprise)
Advanced plan (formerly Pro) now shows pricing at $999/mo - previously required contacting sales
Pro plan renamed to Advanced and now has disclosed pricing at $999/mo
Growth plan (formerly Essential) increased from $230/mo to $499/mo (117% increase)
Complete pricing page overhaul: renamed plans (Start->Explorer, Essential->Growth, Pro->Advanced), changed pricing metric from 'hosted keys' to 'hosted words', introduced tiered AI translation allowances, and moved from per-seat pricing to unlimited standard seats model
Primary pricing metric changed from 'hosted keys' to 'hosted words' for capacity measurement
Start plan renamed to Explorer
Before and after
Oct 5, 2025 vs Jan 1, 2026Explorer plan (formerly Start) increased from $120/mo to $144/mo (20% increase)
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Full history →- Week 39, 2026·increaseLokalise hikes Explorer, Growth, Advanced plan prices up to 5%
- Week 29, 2026·improvedLokalise revamps Reporting & Analysis with new insight dashboards, AI scoring
- Q2 2026·packagingLokalise: Growth plan price cut $499→$375 (-25%), Free tier discontinued
- Q1 2026·packagingLokalise caps Explorer AI translations at 240K/yr, rebrands AI feature names
- Week 11, 2026·packagingLokalise Removes Free AI Translation Words From Free Plan
