PASSDoes Neon support schema diff between database branches?
PASSCan I query my Neon database at a previous point in time without restoring?
PASSDoes Neon support manual snapshots and how many can I have on the free plan?
AGENTBASE
Yes. Neon read replicas support Scale to Zero independently — you can allow a read replica to scale to zero when idle, and when it starts up on demand it is almost instantly up to date with the primary compute.
AGENT
No. In Neon, compute scales at the project/branch level, and read replicas are separate compute endpoints, but they don't have an independent "scale to zero on their own while primary stays warm" behavior...
WRONG
This directly contradicts a core product capability. A customer asking this exact question would be misled into thinking Neon can't do something it explicitly supports.
Agent said: "No" — read replicas don't have independent scale-to-zero behavior.
Actually: Neon docs: "Read replicas can independently scale up or down to zero, which makes them pair well with Neon's autoscaling feature for varying workloads."
PASSWhat happens to scale-to-zero when using logical replication on Neon?
PASSHow much storage does Neon's free plan include?
AGENTBASE
$1.50 per extra branch-month (approximately $0.002 per hour).
AGENT
Neon doesn't appear to charge a flat "per extra branch per month" fee. Branching is included on Neon plans, including Free. You pay based on usage instead: compute (CU-hours) and storage (GB-month). So the short answer is: $0 fixed per extra branch...
WRONG
This gives customers the opposite pricing information and could cause them to underestimate costs.
Agent said: "$0 fixed per extra branch/month" — Neon doesn't charge per branch.
Actually: Neon docs: "Extra branches beyond your plan's allowance are billed at $1.50/branch-month (~$0.002/hour)."
AGENTBASE
Neon does not support creating read replicas in a different region; read replicas must be in the same region as the database. To achieve cross-region replication, create a Neon project in the target region and replicate data via logical replication.
AGENT
Yes — Neon supports cross-region replication via read replicas in other regions. A few caveats: it's generally asynchronous replication, so expect some replication lag. It's mainly for read scaling / lower-latency reads / disaster recovery...
WRONG
A customer would be directly misled about how to architect their deployment. Read replicas are same-region only — cross-region requires a completely different setup.
Agent said: "Neon supports cross-region replication via read replicas in other regions."
Actually: Neon docs: "Neon only supports creating read replicas in the same region as your database." Cross-region requires logical replication between separate projects.
MISREPRESENTED
This misstates how the product works and hides the actual setup customers need, which can cause implementation mistakes and lost trust.
Agent said: Frames cross-region as a built-in read replica feature with caveats about async lag.
Actually: Cross-region requires creating a separate Neon project in another region and setting up logical replication — a fundamentally different mechanism.
PASSHow many connection pooling connections does Neon support?