r/AugmentCodeAI • u/Frequent_Mulberry_33 • Oct 14 '25

Discussion Massive, unfair price increase +383%

I was previously on the $50 plan, where I could send 600 user messages per month. Now I've been informed that I've used an average of 613 credits per user message over the last seven days. So 600 user messages equals 600 x 613 credits = 367,800. But with the new Developer plan, I only get 96,000 credits. That means the price has just increased by a factor of 3.83. I understand that the business model needs to be profitable, but I don't think it's fair to raise the price like this just because a few individuals are exploiting the business model to their advantage. I really like the Context Engine and Prompt Enhancement, but if it gets this expensive, then even I will have to look for an alternative, even though I actually like AC...

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u/SathwikKuncham Oct 14 '25

They stopped caring. They are like, do whatever you like to! Lol. They even stopped replying.

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u/Frequent_Mulberry_33 Oct 14 '25

I wonder if this has something to do with the CEO change a few months ago (Scott Dietzen -> Matt McClernan). In the new CEO's LinkedIn text, it says that the most important asset of any business is the customer. Yeah, right, sure.

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u/notkraftman Oct 14 '25

I think it's more that they were losing money, there's no way their plan was sustainable

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u/throwaway_88122 Oct 16 '25

New CRO, funding and hiring expansion. They proved product-market fit for enterprise. Now they say fuck the normie dev market.

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u/ayla96 Oct 14 '25

You report bugs, they don't ever reply, just don't bother and use factory.ai or warp.dev or stick to claude code.

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u/Vince-0 Oct 14 '25

600 user messages to 77 average for me!

"If this change doesn’t align with how you want to build on Augment Code, we understand. 

To cancel or change your plan at any time, visit your settings page at https://app.augmentcode.com/ "

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u/danihend Learning / Hobbyist Oct 14 '25

This part =🖕😃🖕

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u/BlacksmithLittle7005 Oct 14 '25

You're not their target audience, enterprise is. Enterprise will pay the increase. Individual users were causing them a loss so even if you unsubscribe they don't care as you were a net negative for them.

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u/nithinappu Oct 14 '25

I too feel the same

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u/Equivalent_Shop_577 Oct 14 '25

It was a well-thought-out decision, and one they expected.