LambdaTest Pricing 2026: TestMu AI Plans and Cost

Quick Answer

LambdaTest rebranded to TestMu AI on January 12, 2026. Pricing per module in 2026: Live Testing Lite is $15/month annual, Live Testing Pro is $49/month annual. Automation Lite is $35/month annual, Automation Pro is $99/month annual. HyperExecute Starter is $49/month annual with 5 parallel tests and 1,500 execution minutes/mo; Business is $199/month annual with 10 parallel tests and 5,000 minutes/mo. KaneAI Starter is $17/month annual with 2,000 credits per agent per month, KaneAI Pro is $89/month annual with 12,000 credits, KaneAI Max is $179/month annual with 25,000 credits. Smart UI Pro is $39/month annual with 20,000 screenshots/mo, Business is $79/month annual with 50,000 screenshots/mo.

Performance Testing (JMeter-based) Pro is $199/month annual with 50 concurrent VUs. Real Device Plus Automation is $199/month annual per parallel. Test Manager Premium is $49/month annual per seat. Test Manager Enterprise and most module Enterprise tiers are custom. Most mid-market teams land at $200-$500/month total across 2-3 modules on annual billing.

Last verified: September 17, 2026. The rebrand to TestMu AI took effect January 12, 2026; pricing tier structure remained the same post-rebrand (TestMu AI pricing, September 2026).

• Live Lite: $15/mo annual - manual cross-browser desktop + mobile simulator.
• Live Pro: $49/mo annual - 8 resolutions, bug logging integrations.
• Automation Lite: $35/mo annual - 1 parallel, Selenium/Cypress/Playwright.
• Automation Pro: $99/mo annual - 1 parallel, HyperExecute 100 min/mo, Smart UI.
• HyperExecute Starter: $49/mo annual - 5 parallel, 1500 min/mo.
• HyperExecute Business: $199/mo annual - 10 parallel, 5000 min/mo.
• KaneAI Max: $179/mo annual - 25,000 credits/agent/mo.
• Smart UI Business: $79/mo annual - 50,000 screenshots/mo.
• Real Device Plus Automation: $199/mo annual per parallel.
• Performance Testing Pro: $199/mo annual - 50 concurrent VUs.

Plan-by-plan breakdown

LambdaTest organized its products as separate modules with independent pricing. The rebrand to TestMu AI in January 2026 did not change the pricing tier structure. The major modules are Live Testing (manual cross-browser), Automation (Selenium/Cypress/Playwright), HyperExecute (smart test orchestration), KaneAI (AI-native test authoring), Test Manager (test case management), Smart UI (visual regression), Performance Testing (JMeter-based load testing), and Real Device Cloud (real iOS + Android devices).

Live Testing Lite at $15/month annual includes desktop browsers, mobile device simulator, 4 resolutions, Chrome dev tools, and email support. Live Testing Pro at $49/month annual adds desktop and mobile browsers, 8 resolutions, IP geolocation, screenshots, bug logging integrations (Jira, Slack, Trello), and email support. Live Testing Enterprise is custom with real mobile devices, unlimited resolutions, native dev tools (Xcode, Android Studio), SSO, and private cloud options.

Automation Lite at $35/month annual covers Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright with 1 parallel test and framework-specific email support. Automation Pro at $99/month annual adds HyperExecute integration (100 execution minutes per month), Smart UI testing, and priority support. Automation Enterprise is custom with unlimited parallel tests, HyperExecute integration, Smart UI, SSO, IP allowlisting, and 24/7 priority support.

HyperExecute Starter at $49/month annual is the smart orchestration entry tier with 5 parallel tests, 1500 execution minutes per month, smart test orchestration, concurrency auto-scaling, test prioritization, smart caching, HyperConnect local testing, smart reporting, and email + chat support. HyperExecute Business at $199/month annual scales to 10 parallel tests, 5000 execution minutes per month, and adds pre-fragile test detection, auto-retries, auto-split, HyperTest observer, and priority support.

HyperExecute and KaneAI in detail

HyperExecute is TestMu AI smart test orchestration cloud. It is positioned as a faster, cheaper alternative to running tests on Sauce Labs or BrowserStack VMs. HyperExecute auto-scales concurrency, prioritizes tests based on risk, and uses smart caching to skip unchanged tests. The Starter tier at $49/month annual with 5 parallel tests and 1500 minutes per month covers most small teams. The Business tier at $199/month annual with 10 parallel tests and 5000 minutes per month is the right entry for production CI/CD pipelines.

HyperExecute Enterprise is custom and includes unlimited execution minutes, dedicated private cloud pool, elastic concurrency, custom data retention, SSO, 99.99% uptime SLA, 24/7 dedicated support, and customer success management. Most production teams running serious CI/CD pipelines need HyperExecute Business at minimum, with Enterprise for regulated industries.

KaneAI is TestMu AI AI-native test authoring platform. It allows authoring tests through natural language prompts and integrates with Test Manager and HyperExecute. KaneAI uses credits for AI operations: 2,000 per agent per month on Starter ($17/mo), 12,000 on Pro ($89/mo), 25,000 on Max ($179/mo). Enterprise is unlimited. KaneAI is well-suited for teams that need to scale test authoring without scaling headcount; the credit model means cost scales with authoring activity, not seats (TestMu AI pricing, September 2026).

Performance Testing and Real Device Cloud

Performance Testing (JMeter-based load testing) Free includes 5 concurrent virtual users, 15-minute max test duration, real-time browser metrics, ready-to-use JMeter templates, unlimited tests, and community support. Starter at $79/month annual scales to 10 concurrent VUs with unlimited duration and email support. Pro at $199/month annual scales to 50 concurrent VUs with API access and priority support. Enterprise is custom with unlimited VUs, custom infrastructure, SSO, IP allowlisting, and 24/7 priority support.

Real Device Cloud Plus Automation at $199/month annual per parallel covers automated + manual mobile cross-browser and app testing on 5,000+ real iOS + Android devices. Real Device Cloud Enterprise is custom with unlimited VUs, dedicated private device pools, custom infrastructure, SSO, and IP allowlisting. Real Device Cloud at $199/mo per parallel matches BrowserStack App Automate and is $10/mo cheaper than Sauce Labs Real Device Cloud ($249/mo annual, $249/mo monthly).

How LambdaTest compares to BrowserStack and Sauce Labs

Versus BrowserStack, LambdaTest TestMu AI is consistently cheaper at the entry tier. Live Lite at $15/month annual undercuts BrowserStack Live at $29/month annual by ~50%. Automation Pro at $99/month annual undercuts BrowserStack Automate Chrome Desktop at $59/month by -66% (note: BrowserStack is $59 but with 1 parallel for Chrome only; LambdaTest Automation Pro at $99 covers Cypress, Playwright, and Selenium cross-browser). At real-device automation, LambdaTest Real Device Plus Automation at $199/mo per parallel matches both BrowserStack and Sauce Labs.

Versus Sauce Labs, LambdaTest wins on price-sensitive module-based flexibility. Sauce Labs Live Testing at $39/mo annual is 2.6x LambdaTest Live Lite at $15. Sauce Labs Virtual Cloud at $149/mo annual is 1.5x LambdaTest Automation Pro at $99. At the enterprise tier, Sauce Labs wins on analytics depth and 15-year enterprise track record; LambdaTest wins on module flexibility and modern AI features (KaneAI, HyperExecute).

For teams running 5+ parallels of real-device automation, all three converge at $175-$199/mo per parallel. The differentiation at that scale is: BrowserStack for catalog depth (30,000+ devices), LambdaTest for module-based flexibility and modern AI, Sauce Labs for enterprise analytics (TestMu AI pricing, September 2026).

What enterprise buyers should do next

1. Estimate your module mix. LambdaTest TestMu AI is priced per module, so a team using Live + Automation + HyperExecute pays 3x the cheapest module - plan for total cost across modules before choosing.
2. For AI-augmented test authoring, KaneAI's credit model (2,000-25,000 per agent per month) means cost scales with authoring activity. Estimate expected authoring volume before choosing Starter vs Pro vs Max.
3. For real-device automation at scale (5+ parallels), negotiate an Enterprise contract on Real Device Cloud to get custom VU limits, private device pools, and SSO included rather than paying self-serve per-parallel rates.

What to watch next

• The TestMu AI rebrand (January 2026) consolidated KaneAI, HyperExecute, and the core LambdaTest modules under a single AI-powered quality engineering platform. Expect more bundled module pricing by late 2026.
• KaneAI's credit model is likely to expand into per-execution pricing for AI-generated test runs, similar to Sauce AI for Test Authoring.