AI Gateway credits now available for purchase by all accounts
All Neon users can now integrate AI features into their applications through the AI Gateway service by purchasing credits.
Evidence
+All accounts can purchase AI Gateway credits. The AI Gateway lets you add AI features to your app, like summarizing notes, describing uploaded photos, or answer...
Branding shift from 'Neon' to 'Lakebase Postgres' as primary database offering
Rebranding suggests shift in company positioning or product naming strategy
Evidence
−Included with every Neon database, on every plan, by default.
+Included in every Neon project, on every plan, by default. Lakebase Postgres and the backend around it, with high availability and compliance built in.
Lowers barrier to entry by allowing users and AI agents to get instant Postgres projects without signup or credit card, with 72-hour claim window
Evidence
+Can I try Neon without signing up?
Yes. Claimable Neon gives you, or an AI agent working for you, an instant Postgres project with no account and no credit card. Claim it to a Neon account within 72 hours to keep it.
Repositioned 'Open source on Neon' offering as 'Open source projects' with focus shift from credits/funding to sponsorship model
Changes messaging for open source developers on Neon's pricing page, reframing the value proposition from credits and funding availability to sponsorship of open source projects maintained by developers.
Evidence
−Open source on Neon
Credits and funding for building on Neon.
Learn more about Open source on Neon
+Open source projects
Sponsorship for the open source you maintain.
Learn more about Open source projects
Object Storage branch reset capability added to Neon
Users can now reset a branch's Object Storage from its parent branch, rolling back both Object Storage and Postgres data together during branch reset operations.
Evidence
+Reset a branch's Object Storage from its parent. Reset from parent now rolls back a branch's Object Storage along with its Postgres data.
Neon users can now use the full backend service in production with all branching capabilities, expanding from Postgres-only offering to complete backend infrastructure.
Evidence
+The Neon backend is generally available release - Sep 18, 2026
The Neon backend is generally available. Neon started as serverless Postgres. Now you get the whole backend, and all of it branches. Every branch is a full copy...
Object Storage, Functions, and AI Gateway billing activated; previously free during beta
Users will now be charged for these services. Object Storage costs $0.023 per GB-month; Functions are billed for compute and invocations; AI Gateway draws down prepaid credits.
Evidence
−No charges during beta
ChargesNo charges during beta
They aren't billed yet. Usage is free of charge for all three during beta
+$0.023 per GB-month
List prices herePrepaid credits
Object Storage is $0.023 per GB-month of stored volume. Functions are billed for active compute, waiting compute, and invocations at the rates in the plan table. AI Gateway is available on Launch and Scale. Pricing matches the model provider's list prices, with no markup, and draws down prepaid credits.
New 'Claimable Neon' feature for agent-based development workflows
Developers using AI agents can now provision Neon resources directly from agents and claim them later, streamlining the agent development process.
Evidence
+Claimable Neon provisioned by agents, claimed by humans. Claimable Neon is for developers building with agents. When your agent is mid build, the signup, email ...
Neon backend now available in AWS Europe (Frankfurt)
European users can now host Neon backends in their region (AWS eu-central-1), reducing latency and improving compliance with data residency requirements.
Evidence
+The Neon backend is now available in AWS Europe (Frankfurt) (aws eu central 1), alongside AWS US East (Ohio)
Storage allocation now specified per project instead of total
Users now get 5 GB per project, which clarifies the scope of storage allocation. This is a positioning/clarification change that may allow users with multiple projects to have more total storage.
Neon coding agent integration with new CLI commands for Cursor and Claude Code
Developers using Cursor and Claude Code can now easily set up Neon without manual configuration, reducing onboarding friction for AI-assisted development workflows.
Evidence
+Add Neon to your coding agent. Three new Neon CLI commands set up Neon in coding agents like Cursor and Claude Code, without manual config steps.
Neon is acquiring Electric, the team behind the Electric sync engine and PGlite. This expands Neon's capabilities with data synchronization technology and PGlite.
Evidence
+Electric joins Neon. Electric, the team behind the Electric sync engine and PGlite, is joining Neon. The sync engine keeps data continuously synchronized betwee...
New Console layout for the Neon backend with redesigned sidebar
Users of the Neon Console will experience a new sidebar layout where all branch-level services are organized at the same level for improved navigation.
Evidence
+A new Console layout for the Neon backend. The Console sidebar has a new shape. Every branch level Neon backend service now sits at the same level.
Project-level permissions feature released for Neon
Users can now grant access at the project level instead of organization-wide, providing more granular access control and improved security for organizations managing multiple projects.
Evidence
+Project level permissions. A feature you've been asking for is finally here. Until now, a person's access applied across your entire organization.