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Beehiiv price increase sparks backlash from creators

Yasin Piash
Yasin Piash
October 2, 2026 5:06 pm
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Beehiiv, a creator platform that has risen in popularity as an alternative to Substack, is increasing its prices — and many users aren’t happy.

In a post explaining the increase, Beehiiv co-founder and CEO Tyler Denk says it will allow the company to “continue investing in our core platform experience.” As part of the change, Beehiiv is changing the name of its mid-range Scale plan to Lite, which has gone up by at least $10 per month depending on subscriber count. For someone with up to 10,000 subscribers, for example, Beehiiv will charge $139 / month instead of $109.

Meanwhile, the Pro plan (formerly Max) will cost $239 / month for up to 1 …

This summary is based on reporting by Emma Roth at The Verge. Read the full story at The Verge.

Source: theverge.com

Yasin Piash

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Yasin Ahmed (Piash), A visualizer and Online Journalist at The Fast Report. He primarily creates photocards, infographics, and other visual content for social media. Beyond visual storytelling, he writes on climate, development, culture, and politics. He is a graduate of Mass Communication and Journalism and can be reached at yasinpiash3@gmail.com You can also connect with him on LinkedIn or explore his Behance portfolio

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