Agent Skills pricing clarified: free on all plans including Free tier until January 4, 2027
Removes pricing uncertainty by explicitly stating Agent Skills is free across all plan tiers during the promotional period, allowing users to evaluate the feature without upgrade pressure.
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+How much does Agent Skills cost?
Agent Skills is free on every plan, including Free, until January 4, 2027.
Introduced Zep Agent Skills feature with free trial period until January 4, 2027
All users across Free, Pro, and Enterprise plans gain access to Agent Skills at no cost until January 4, 2027. This is a major new feature addition to the platform.
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+Introducing Zep Agent Skills! Read the announcement. →
Agent Skills is live · Free until Jan 4, 2027 →
Agent SkillsFree until January 4, 2027
CTA button changed from 'Contact Sales' to 'Request a Demo' in primary position
Users interested in enterprise solutions now see 'Request a Demo' as the first call-to-action instead of 'Contact Sales', potentially changing conversion flow.
Neo4j MCP server behavior change: NEO4J_DATABASE setting now honored for all operations
Self-hosted Neo4j Enterprise deployments with custom database settings (non-default 'neo4j') may have experienced data split across databases. Users must explicitly verify NEO4J_DATABASE configuration and check for data that may have been written to the home database before upgrading.
Evidence
+WHO IS AFFECTED: Self-hosted Neo4j Enterprise deployments where NEO4J_DATABASE (or database: in config.yaml) was set to something other than neo4j. Standard setups using the default neo4j database need no action.
Before: The MCP server ignored your database setting; add_memory / search could hit the server's home database while other operations used the configured one — data could be split across two databases.
After: All operations consistently use the configured database. Set NEO4J_DATABASE explicitly in .env or config.yaml:
NEO4J_DATABASE=your_database_name
Migration: If you previously ran with a custom database name configured but data appeared missing, check your Neo4j home database — earlier writes may have landed there and may need to be migrated.
Neo4j custom database configuration now properly respected in all queries
Users with custom Neo4j databases will see queries correctly route to their configured database instead of the server's home database. This fixes inconsistent behavior where writes used the configured database but reads did not.
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+Fixed: Neo4j queries now respect the configured database
Neo4jDriver.execute_query() previously ignored the driver's database setting and ran all queries (including searches) against the server's home database, while session-based writes used the configured one
Changed from annual billing to monthly billing for all plans
Customers can now pay monthly instead of being required to commit to annual billing, providing more flexibility but potentially higher costs if comparing month-by-month rates.
Memory MCP Server seat allocation added to pricing tiers with standard offerings of 5 or 15 seats
Pricing structure now includes Memory MCP Server seat quotas as a billable component, with free tier starting at 1 seat and higher tiers offering 5 or 15 seats.
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+5 Memory MCP Server seats
15 Memory MCP Server seats
Memory MCP Server seats introduced as a new product feature and pricing dimension
Users now have access to Memory MCP Server functionality with tier-based seat allocation (5, 15, or custom), giving Zep a new service offering and potential revenue stream.
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−·2 projects, 5 custom entity & edge types.
+Custom Memory MCP Server seats
5 Memory MCP Server seats
15 Memory MCP Server seats
Memory MCP Server Seats
5
15
Custom
·2 projects, 1 Memory MCP Server seat, 5 custom entity & edge types.
Emerging Companies tier pricing details and plan removed from pricing page
Emerging companies ($1M-$10M raised) no longer have publicly displayed pricing information for the dedicated tier; pricing details previously listed at $13,000/year with specific features are now unavailable without contacting sales
Evidence
−Zep for Emerging Companies
$13,000for your first year
Enterprise controls at a price built for companies that have raised between $1M and $10M.
Check your eligibility
Includes
Everything in Flex Plus
SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA BAA, and DPA
Guaranteed rate limits
BYOK via AWS KMS
More than double the included usage of Flex Plus
Shared Slack channel with the Zep team
+Fast growing venture-capital funded startup? Get Zep Enterprise at an emerging company price.
New 'Zep for Emerging Companies' pricing tier introduced at $13,000 per year
Zep introduces a new mid-market pricing tier targeting companies that have raised $1M-$10M in funding, positioned between their standard tiers with enterprise features at a lower price point.
Evidence
+Zep for Emerging Companies
$13,000for your first year
Enterprise controls at a price built for companies that have raised between $1M and $10M.