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Vector-DB Cost Calculator

Vectors × dimensions × QPS → managed-cloud vs self-host monthly cost across the top 5 DBs.

How to use

Enter your numbers. Result updates live. Defaults reflect publicly-cited benchmarks (see methodology). Use this for back-of-envelope sizing, not as audited financial guidance.

Result

Bytes / month (GB)
Read latency budget (ms)
Recommended shards

Inputs are local — nothing is sent to a server.

Assumptions

  1. Vector database landscape — comparison surveys 2026. https://www.firecrawl.dev/blog/best-vector-databases — accessed 2026-05-07
  2. Pinecone — Documentation. https://docs.pinecone.io/ — accessed 2026-05-07
  3. Qdrant — Documentation. https://qdrant.tech/documentation/ — accessed 2026-05-07