Compare Pinecone, Weaviate, and Qdrant
At 1-10M vectors, all three perform well. Pinecone for zero-ops, Weaviate for hybrid search, Qdrant for cost control with self-hosting.
- Recommendation: Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant
Recommended starting points
Based on your constraints, these products typically fit best. Read each decision brief to confirm pricing behavior and limits match your reality.
Pinecone
Purpose-built managed vector database for similarity search and AI/ML embeddings. Free tier with 1 index; Standard pricing at $0.096/GB storage plus $8 per million read units.
Weaviate
Open-source vector database with built-in ML model integration, hybrid search (vector + keyword), and GraphQL API. Cloud managed from $25/mo sandbox. Weaviate combines vector search with traditional k
Qdrant
Open-source vector similarity search engine written in Rust with high performance, filtering support, and a managed cloud option. Free cloud tier (1GB); Starter from $9/mo.
Why this recommendation
At 1-10M vectors, all three perform well. Pinecone for zero-ops, Weaviate for hybrid search, Qdrant for cost control with self-hosting.