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In January 2024, Figma announced the transition from free Dev Mode beta access to paid seats, prompting questions about the subscription model.
During its beta period, Dev Mode was free to use and helped teams move from design to development. The 2024 decision to include Dev Mode with a paid Figma Design seat or offer it separately at $25 per seat per month for Organization and $35 for Enterprise raised concerns within the Figma community.
The move to paid access prompted questions about collaboration: would every developer who needed design specifications require a paid seat? Teams also had to consider how the additional expense would fit their workflow.
The Organization and Enterprise tiers served different team needs, but both introduced an expense for a tool that had been available during the free beta.
For teams assessing the 2024 change, the practical question was which collaborators needed Dev Mode access and which could work with the remaining design-viewing options.
The transition highlighted the need to budget for developer access alongside design seats when planning a design-to-development workflow.
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