Vector databases pricing
Vector database pricing, as each provider bills it
4 managed vector databases: plan prices, monthly minimums, storage and usage rates, each read off the provider's own pricing page with a link on every row.
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Providers
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Prices listed
2026-10-25
Prices checked
Prices
Vector databases prices, every provider
Grouped by provider. Each line is shown in the unit the provider bills.
| Item | Provider | Price as listed | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BuilderBuilder | Pinecone | $20.00 per month | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| StandardStandard | Pinecone | $50.00 per month | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| EnterpriseEnterprise | Pinecone | $500 per month | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| StorageStandard | Pinecone | $0.33 per GB-month | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| StorageEnterprise | Pinecone | $0.33 per GB-month | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| Write UnitsStandard, lowest listed | Pinecone | $4.00 per 1M write units | Range $4.00 to $4.50 by cloud and region. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Write UnitsEnterprise, lowest listed | Pinecone | $6.00 per 1M write units | Range $6.00 to $6.75 by cloud and region. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Read UnitsStandard, lowest listed | Pinecone | $16.00 per 1M read units | Range $16 to $18 by cloud and region. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Read UnitsEnterprise, lowest listed | Pinecone | $24.00 per 1M read units | Range $24 to $27 by cloud and region. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| FlexFlex | Weaviate | $45.00 per month | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| PremiumPremium, from | Weaviate | $400 per month | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| Vector dimensionsFlex, from | Weaviate | $0.00465 per 1M vector dimensions | The page does not state the time period. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Vector dimensionsPremium Shared, from | Weaviate | $0.003875 per 1M vector dimensions | The page does not state the time period. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Vector dimensionsPremium Dedicated, from | Weaviate | $0.002718 per 1M vector dimensions | The page does not state the time period. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| StorageFlex, from | Weaviate | $0.12 per GiB | The page says per GiB with no time period. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| StoragePremium Shared, from | Weaviate | $0.10 per GiB | The page says per GiB with no time period. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| StoragePremium Dedicated, from | Weaviate | $0.33 per GiB | The page says per GiB with no time period. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| BackupFlex, from | Weaviate | $0.03036 per GiB | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| Enterprise (Dedicated)Enterprise | Zilliz Cloud | $197 per month | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| Serverless Read/Write vCUServerless, AWS eu-central-1 and GCP us-west1 | Zilliz Cloud | $4.00 per 1M vCUs | Read off the pricing guide page data. Only these two regions are listed for Serverless. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Serverless StorageServerless, AWS eu-central-1 and GCP us-west1 | Zilliz Cloud | $0.30 per GB-month | Read off the pricing guide page data. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Performance-optimized CUEnterprise, AWS us-east-1 (page default) | Zilliz Cloud | $0.273 per CU-hour | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| Capacity-optimized CUEnterprise, AWS us-east-1 (page default) | Zilliz Cloud | $0.273 per CU-hour | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| Tiered-storage CUEnterprise, AWS us-east-1 (page default) | Zilliz Cloud | $0.41 per CU-hour | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| Performance-optimized CUStandard, AWS us-east-1 | Zilliz Cloud | $0.175 per CU-hour | Read off the pricing guide page data. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Storage (Dedicated)Dedicated, AWS us-east-1 | Zilliz Cloud | $0.025 per GB-month | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| BackupAWS us-east-1 | Zilliz Cloud | $0.025 per GB-month | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| Performance-optimizedper 1M 768-dim vectors | Zilliz Cloud | $63.00 per month | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| Capacity-optimizedper 1M 768-dim vectors | Zilliz Cloud | $16.00 per month | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| Tiered-storageper 1M 768-dim vectors | Zilliz Cloud | $5.00 per month | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| launchlaunch | turbopuffer | $16.00 per month | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| scalescale | turbopuffer | $256 per month | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| enterpriseenterprise | turbopuffer | $4,096 per month | Enterprise also adds a 35% usage premium. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Storagelaunch (calculator default) | turbopuffer | $0.33 per GB-month | Shown as an upper bound. The page does not state the period. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Writeslaunch (calculator default) | turbopuffer | $2.00 per GB | Upper bound per GB written. Not per write unit. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Querieslaunch (calculator default) | turbopuffer | $1.00 per PB | Upper bound per PB queried. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
Not listed: Qdrant. Its pricing page and docs list no prices, and the calculator did not load for us on 2026-10-25.
Terms on this page: Vector database · Embedding · RAG
How to choose
How to choose on price
Start from the minimum
For a small app the monthly minimum is often the whole bill. Compare those first.
Model your reads
Busy search features pay mostly for queries. Count queries per month and how much data each one touches.
Shrink the vectors
Smaller embeddings and compression cut storage and, on some providers, the per-dimension price.
Check the region
Several providers price by cloud and region. The row tier says which region a price is for.
FAQ
Vector databases pricing questions
What is the cheapest paid vector database plan?
Of the monthly plan prices and minimums here, turbopuffer launch is lowest at $16.00 a month, checked 2026-10-25. Pinecone, Weaviate and Zilliz Cloud have free tiers; turbopuffer does not.
Why is there no estimator on this page?
The providers bill in different units: read and write units, vector dimensions, compute units per hour, or bytes written and queried. There is no fair single number to compare, so the table shows each line as the provider bills it.
What does a monthly minimum mean?
You pay at least that amount each month. Usage up to the minimum is covered by it, and usage above it is billed at the listed rates. turbopuffer says unused amounts do not roll over.
Why is Qdrant not listed?
Qdrant's pricing page and docs showed no prices we could read on 2026-10-25; its prices come from a calculator. We list only prices we can read off the provider's own page.
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