product · May 22, 2026
LangSmith Plus Tier Faces 5,000 Trace Limit Pricing Scrutiny in May 2026
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A May 22, 2026 audit highlighted LangSmith's $39 per seat Plus tier limit of 5,000 traces per month. Exceeding the cap triggers usage-based overage fees that scale rapidly with multi-agent production traffic generating hundreds of spans per minute. The analysis recommends tail-based sampling of successful traces to control costs and notes Enterprise plans require annual commitments for higher volumes.
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