n8n cut AI Assistant credits about 30% on Starter and Pro
n8n renamed AI credits to Assistant credits and cut the monthly allowance by about 30%: Starter from 2,300 to 1,600 and Pro from up to 13,700 to up to 9,600, at unchanged prices. Pro's concurrency cap rose from 20 to up to 50 at the same time.
What changed
- Limits cut, Oct 5, 2026
- Before: Starter 2,300 / Pro up to 13,700 AI credits per month
- After: Starter 1,600 / Pro up to 9,600 Assistant credits per month
Cheaper alternatives to n8n
At 1,000 workflow runs a month, n8n costs $27.84/mo. 1 automation platform costs less:
- Make: $10.59/mo (Core, 10,000 credits/mo), covers 85% of n8n; missing or partial: Open source & self-hosting, Self-hosting and open source (partly), Multi-agent orchestration (partly), Human approval steps (partly), Deploy via API & channels (partly)
n8n alternatives: 2 automation platforms compared, at every size.
Sources
Every price and change for n8n: n8n.