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title: Developer plan
meta:
    description: The Tinybird Developer plan — plan sizes, billing, resize, downgrade, and upgrade.
---

# Developer plan

The Developer plan runs on **shared infrastructure**. You choose a plan size when signing up or changing plans; each size has a fixed set of included resources. Developer plans include 25 GB of storage; usage beyond this and other included amounts is billed as overage. Plans support up to 8 vCPUs; for more capacity on shared infrastructure, see [SaaS](./saas), or for a dedicated cluster, see [Enterprise](./enterprise).

Each organization is tied to a single region. You can create multiple workspaces within one organization, all covered by the same billing plan. If you need workspaces in a different region, you must create a separate organization, which requires its own plan.

## Billing

Developer plans are billed based on the following resources:

{% table %}
  * Resource
  * Billing
  * Type
  ---
  * vCPUs
  * Number of vCPUs available per second. More than 8 vCPUs require a SaaS or Enterprise plan
  * Fixed minimum. Usage based when usage exceeds their vCPU plan per second.
  ---
  * On-demand CPU
  * Temporary compute for jobs that run outside the baseline cluster—for example, populate jobs. Billed by CPU cores and duration.
  * Usage based. Rates may vary by region.
  ---
  * Storage
  * Average of daily maximum usage of the compressed disk storage of all your data, in gigabytes.
  * Usage based when usage exceeds the 25 GB included in the plan.
  ---
  * Data transfer
  * When using [Sinks](/api-reference/sink-pipes-api), usage is billed depending on the destination, which can be the same cloud provider and region as your Tinybird cluster, or a different one.
  * Usage based.
  ---
  * LLM usage
  * LLM usage in AI tools within MCP and Explorations UI. Includes $100 per billing cycle.
  * Usage based when exceeds the $100 included in the plan.
{% /table %}


Developer plans are billed monthly. Each invoice contains fixed costs plus usage-based costs calculated from the previous period. The billing period starts on the subscription date.

To understand limits and overages, see [Shared infrastructure](./shared-infrastructure).

### Self-service

After adding billing details, you can choose and resize any Developer plan up to 8 vCPUs in self-service mode. To use more than 8 vCPUs, upgrade to SaaS (shared) or Enterprise (dedicated) through sales.


### Deprecated resources
On May 2026, two billing metrics were discontinued and no longer are consider as part of the Developer plan pricing:
{% table %}
  * Resource
  * Billing
  * Type
  ---
  * Active minutes {% pill text="Deprecated" type="easy" /%}
  * An active minute is when any operation used a vCPU for a minute. See [Active minutes](./shared-infrastructure#active-vcpu-minutes--hours).
  * Usage based.
  ---
  * Queries per second (QPS) {% pill text="Deprecated" type="easy" /%}
  * Number of queries per second (QPS). Each vCPU size includes a QPS allowance. See [Queries per second](./shared-infrastructure#queries-per-second).
  * Usage based when usage exceeds the QPS included in the plan.
{% /table %}

## Support

Standard support is available through <support@tinybird.co>.

## Resize and upgrade {% id="resize-and-upgrade" %}

You can resize Developer plans at any time. Increases and reductions in capacity take effect instantly.

To resize your plan:

1. Go to **Organization settings** → **Billing**.
2. Select **Change size**.
3. Select a bigger or a smaller size. Self-service plans can be up to 3 vCPUs.
4. Confirm the resize.

{% callout type="info" %}
You can resize your Developer plan only once every 24 hours.
{% /callout %}

To upgrade to a SaaS or Enterprise plan, [contact sales](https://www.tinybird.co/contact-us).

## Downgrade

You can downgrade back to the Free plan by canceling your Developer plan.

To cancel your Developer plan:

1. Go to **Organization settings** → **Billing**.
2. Select the **More actions (⋯)** button and then select **Cancel plan**.
3. Review the information and confirm. Remaining costs are charged automatically upon cancellation.

{% callout type="warning" %}
After canceling your Developer plan, Free plan limits apply to your Workspaces.
{% /callout %}

## Next steps

- [Shared infrastructure](./shared-infrastructure) — SKUs, key concepts and overage rates.
- [Limits](/forward/pricing/limits) — Limits for the Developer plan.
- [SaaS plan](./saas) — Shared infrastructure with 4+ vCPUs.
- [Enterprise plan](./enterprise) — Dedicated ClickHouse® cluster.