Pinecone
Pinecone
Serverless vector DB · Hybrid search
- Starter$0/mo, 2 GB storage included
- Standard$50/mo, then $0.33 per GB storage
- Enterprise$500/mo, then $0.33 per GB storage
$57/mo
at 20 GB storage
Pinecone pricing detailsDatabases & Vector · plans & pricing
Vector Database Providers for RAG
Compare vector databases for RAG and semantic search — Pinecone, Qdrant, Milvus (Zilliz), Chroma and Weaviate pricing, free tiers and features.
5 providers · USD monthly pricing · ordered by popularity
Top 3 vector & rag providers
Vector databases store embeddings and return the nearest matches in milliseconds, powering retrieval-augmented generation, semantic search and recommendations. Costs scale with vectors stored, dimensions and query volume.
Qdrant Cloud
Qdrant
Rust vector engine · Filtering
- Free$0/mo, 1 GB storage included
- Standard$0/mo, then $1.1 per GB storage
- Hybrid / PrivateCustom quote
$22/mo
at 20 GB storage
Qdrant Cloud pricing detailsWeaviate Cloud
Weaviate
Built-in vectorizers · GraphQL
- Sandbox$0/mo, 1 GB storage included
- Serverless$25/mo, then $0.095 per GB storage
- Enterprise CloudCustom quote
$27/mo
at 20 GB storage
Weaviate Cloud pricing detailsHow much will you use?
Relative to each provider's typical workload
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Providers bill in different units, so usage is never converted between them. Each estimate scales that provider's own typical workload, shown under its price. Estimates exclude taxes and optional add-ons.
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Vector & RAG providers
| PineconePinecone | Serverless vector DB · Hybrid search | 2 GB starter | $57/moat 20 GB storagePricing details |
| Qdrant CloudQdrant | Rust vector engine · Filtering | 1 GB cluster | $22/moat 20 GB storagePricing details |
| Weaviate CloudWeaviate | Built-in vectorizers · GraphQL | 14-day sandbox | $27/moat 20 GB storagePricing details |
| Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)Zilliz | Open-source Milvus · Billion-scale vectors · GPU index | Free cluster | $40/moat 10 million vectorsPricing details |
| Chroma CloudChroma | Open source · Simple Python API · Embeddings-first | $5 free credits | $6.60/moat 20 GB storagePricing details |
PineconePinecone
- Capabilities
- Serverless vector DB · Hybrid search
- Free tier
- 2 GB starter
- Monthly estimate
- $57/moat 20 GB storagePricing details
Qdrant CloudQdrant
- Capabilities
- Rust vector engine · Filtering
- Free tier
- 1 GB cluster
- Monthly estimate
- $22/moat 20 GB storagePricing details
Weaviate CloudWeaviate
- Capabilities
- Built-in vectorizers · GraphQL
- Free tier
- 14-day sandbox
- Monthly estimate
- $27/moat 20 GB storagePricing details
Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)Zilliz
- Capabilities
- Open-source Milvus · Billion-scale vectors · GPU index
- Free tier
- Free cluster
- Monthly estimate
- $40/moat 10 million vectorsPricing details
Chroma CloudChroma
- Capabilities
- Open source · Simple Python API · Embeddings-first
- Free tier
- $5 free credits
- Monthly estimate
- $6.60/moat 20 GB storagePricing details
The buying guide
How to choose vector & rag
- Hybrid (keyword + vector) search
- Metadata filtering performance
- Serverless vs dedicated pricing
- Open-source self-hosting option
Vector & RAG pricing questions
Which vector & rag providers are most popular?
Pinecone, Qdrant Cloud, Weaviate Cloud are the most widely used providers in this list. The directory is ordered by popularity by default; sort by price or name to change it.
What is the cheapest option at typical usage?
At each provider's typical usage, Chroma Cloud has the lowest estimate in this list at $6.60/mo. Estimates use tracked plans and exclude taxes and add-ons.
How many vector & rag providers are compared?
5 providers are tracked on this page, each with a dedicated pricing page.