diff --git a/internal/kafka/command_cluster_create.go b/internal/kafka/command_cluster_create.go
index 83d5bd812f..3a600295fe 100644
--- a/internal/kafka/command_cluster_create.go
+++ b/internal/kafka/command_cluster_create.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	pcmd "github.com/confluentinc/cli/v4/pkg/cmd"
 	"github.com/confluentinc/cli/v4/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/confluentinc/cli/v4/pkg/examples"
+	"github.com/confluentinc/cli/v4/pkg/featureflags"
 	"github.com/confluentinc/cli/v4/pkg/kafka"
 	"github.com/confluentinc/cli/v4/pkg/output"
 	"github.com/confluentinc/cli/v4/pkg/utils"
@@ -75,6 +76,14 @@ func (c *clusterCommand) newCreateCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
+func (c *clusterCommand) isBasicToStandardUpgradeSuggestionEnabled() bool {
+	if c.Config.IsTest {
+		return true
+	}
+	ldClient := featureflags.GetCcloudLaunchDarklyClient(c.Context.PlatformName)
+	return featureflags.Manager.BoolVariation("cli.basic_to_standard_cluster_upgrade_suggestion.enable", c.Context, ldClient, true, false)
+}
+
 func (c *clusterCommand) create(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	cloud, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("cloud")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -91,6 +100,11 @@ func (c *clusterCommand) create(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// If no type specified, default to basic
+	if clusterType == "" {
+		clusterType = skuBasic
+	}
+
 	sku, err := stringToSku(clusterType)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -160,7 +174,7 @@ func (c *clusterCommand) create(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		createCluster.Spec.Network = &cmkv2.EnvScopedObjectReference{Id: network}
 	}
 
-	kafkaCluster, httpResp, err := c.V2Client.CreateKafkaCluster(createCluster)
+	cluster, httpResp, err := c.V2Client.CreateKafkaCluster(createCluster)
 	if err != nil {
 		return catchClusterConfigurationNotValidError(err, httpResp, cloud, region)
 	}
@@ -169,7 +183,35 @@ func (c *clusterCommand) create(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		output.ErrPrintln(c.Config.EnableColor, getKafkaProvisionEstimate(sku))
 	}
 
-	return c.outputKafkaClusterDescription(cmd, &kafkaCluster, false)
+	if err := c.outputKafkaClusterDescription(cmd, &cluster, false); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if strings.ToLower(clusterType) == strings.ToLower(skuBasic) {
+		orgId := c.Context.GetCurrentOrganization()
+		if orgId == "" {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		if !c.isBasicToStandardUpgradeSuggestionEnabled() {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		copyManager, err := NewCopyManager()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		content, cta, err := copyManager.GetCopy("cluster_upgrade_basic_to_standard")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		formattedCopy := copyManager.FormatCopy(content, cta, cluster.GetId())
+		output.Println(c.Config.EnableColor, "\n"+formattedCopy)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func stringToAvailability(s string, sku ccstructs.Sku) (string, error) {
diff --git a/internal/kafka/copy_manager.go b/internal/kafka/copy_manager.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70c4a6084d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/kafka/copy_manager.go
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package kafka
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type CopyVariation struct {
+	Content string `json:"content"`
+	CTA     string `json:"cta"`
+}
+
+type CopyScenario struct {
+	Variations []CopyVariation `json:"variations"`
+}
+
+type CopyData struct {
+	Scenarios map[string]CopyScenario `json:"scenarios"`
+}
+
+type CopyManager struct {
+	data CopyData
+}
+
+func NewCopyManager() (*CopyManager, error) {
+	// Get the directory of the current file
+	_, filename, _, ok := runtime.Caller(0)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get current file path")
+	}
+	dir := filepath.Dir(filename)
+
+	// Read the JSON file
+	filePath := filepath.Join(dir, "upgrade_suggestions.json")
+
+	file, err := os.ReadFile(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read copy data: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var data CopyData
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(file, &data); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse copy data: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return &CopyManager{data: data}, nil
+}
+
+func (cm *CopyManager) GetCopy(scenario string) (string, string, error) {
+	scenarioData, exists := cm.data.Scenarios[scenario]
+	if !exists {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("unknown scenario: %s", scenario)
+	}
+
+	variations := scenarioData.Variations
+	if len(variations) == 0 {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("no variations found for scenario: %s", scenario)
+	}
+
+	// For now, simply use the first variation
+	// In the future, we could add more sophisticated selection logic if needed
+	return variations[0].Content, variations[0].CTA, nil
+}
+
+func (cm *CopyManager) FormatCopy(content, cta, id string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n%s", content, strings.ReplaceAll(cta, "{{id}}", id))
+}
diff --git a/internal/kafka/upgrade_suggestions.json b/internal/kafka/upgrade_suggestions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0de2c8992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/kafka/upgrade_suggestions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "scenarios": {
+    "cluster_upgrade_basic_to_standard": {
+      "variations": [
+        {
+          "content": "NOTICE: Basic tier selected. Limitations include:\n- No high availability guarantees\n- Limited performance during peak loads\n- Basic support SLA (24hr response)\n\nFor production workloads, 'Standard' tier provides HA, performance scaling, and enterprise SLA.",
+          "cta": "To upgrade to the Standard Tier execute the following command:\nconfluent kafka cluster update {{id}} --type standard"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "stream_governance_upgrade_essentials_to_advanced": {
+      "variations": [
+        {
+          "content": "NOTICE: Stream Governance Essentials selected. Limitations include:\n- Limited schema compatibility checks\n- Basic schema management\n- No schema validation\n\nFor production workloads, 'Advanced' tier provides full schema compatibility, advanced validation, and enterprise-grade governance.",
+          "cta": "To upgrade to Stream Governance Advanced execute the following command:\nconfluent environment update {{id}} --governance-package advanced"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+} 
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