Commercial transition
Previous stateAI Search usage remained within the pre-billing period after general availability.
→New stateFrom 1 November 2026, usage beyond the published included allowances is billed using the documented ingestion, storage, semantic-query and full-text-query rates.
Who is affected
Cloudflare AI Search accounts whose usage exceeds included allowances.
Action required
Review AI Search limits and rates, estimate usage and configure cost controls before 1 November.
Evidence boundary
This is the charging-start family, separate from the 1 October general-availability event; no unlisted rate or charge is inferred.
Timeline
- Billing announced
Cloudflare documented included usage and the future charging start.
- Billing starts
Usage-based billing begins.
Official sources
- AI Search is generally availableCloudflare Developers · 2026-10-01 · Official Cloudflare billing-start authority
- AI Search limits and pricingCloudflare Developers · 2026-10-01 · Official Cloudflare limits and pricing authority