How Weaviate prices

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Weaviate plans and prices
| Plan | Price | Billing |
|---|---|---|
| FreeA fully managed AI Database to explore Weaviate features. | $0 | /mo |
| FlexHighlightedZero-commitment entry point to experiment and ship quickly. | $45 | /mo |
| PremiumFor teams scaling AI in production who need predictable pricing and enhanced reliability. | Contact sales | Prepaid contract |
As printed on the page captured October 26, 2026.
How does Weaviate pricing work?
The value metric is the vector dimension, a count a developer can work out from their own schema. A PRICING DIMENSIONS block at the foot of the comparison table lists the full meter: a Minimum of $45 / month on Flex and 'Contact sales for more information' on both Premium columns, Vector dimensions 'from $0.00465 / 1M' on Flex, 'from $0.003875 / 1M' on Premium Shared and 'from $0.002718 / 1M' on Premium Dedicated, Storage 'from $0.12 / GiB', 'from $0.10 / GiB' and 'from $0.33 / GiB', Backup from $0.03036, $0.021 and $0.014 per GiB, and Data transfer 'Free for promotional period'. Two AI services run on their own meters: Embeddings at $0.025, $0.040 and $0.065 per 1M tokens across three named models, and Query Agent at '$30 / organization · monthly plan' with '4,000 requests included'. Packaging follows commitment. Free is 'Forever', Flex is 'Pay-as-you-go, monthly, no commitment.', and Premium is a 'Prepaid contract with predictable spend.' with a 'Dedicated | Shared' choice printed on the card.
The motion is product-led into a prepaid contract. 'All the power your AI needs, without the overhead' sits over Database and Engram product pills, and the cards run from 'Start free' with 'No credit card required' to 'Upgrade to Flex' and 'Contact Sales' on Premium, whose price line now reads 'Contact sales for more information'. A pricing calculator follows directly, taking Vector Dimensions, Number of Objects and Object Size plus an Optimization profile, and its estimate panel offers both 'Get started' and 'Contact Sales Team for more information'. Then come the AI service cards, a Compare Database plans table with Premium split into Shared and Dedicated, a 'Built for trust' band for SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA, a six-question FAQ, a second six-question block headed 'Weaviate Cloud pricing update: September 2026', and a close that pairs 'Start building on Weaviate Cloud today' with 'Ready to get started?'.
The FAQ shows how the meter is built. 'The minimum covers the baseline cluster cost and includes charges for Vector Dimensions and Storage', so the minimum is a usage floor, and backups bill on top. Compression 'does not change the number of vector dimensions stored', yet 'More aggressive compression yields greater efficiency, reflected in discounted list prices for vector dimensions', and the update adds that 'RQ-4 compression is now available on HNSW collections and has its own price, which sits between RQ-1 and RQ-8.' Backup now 'starts from the same base on AWS, GCP and Azure, and then varies by region', which points to a rate table keyed by provider, region, index type and compression, with the page printing the from-price of each. Publishing a price change as its own dated FAQ, with an effective date, who it affects and where to check the new rates, is the idea most worth borrowing.
What does Weaviate's pricing page do well?
- Each card labels its commercial model under the price: Forever, Pay-as-you-go, Prepaid contract
- The free tier is specified to the object: 100,000 objects, 1 GB memory, 10 GB disk, 1 collection up to 3 tenants, 2,000 embedding requests a day and 1,000 Query Agent requests a month
- The calculator takes the billing inputs themselves, Vector Dimensions, Number of Objects and Object Size
- A PRICING DIMENSIONS block gathers every meter, with a rate in each plan column, at the foot of the comparison table
- A dated pricing-update FAQ states what changed, when it applies, how it shows on the bill and where to get help
What does Weaviate's pricing page reveal about its pricing strategy?
- The vector dimension is a value metric the customer can compute from their own data, and the FAQ makes that case directly
- The minimum includes dimension and storage charges, so it works as a usage floor on the cluster
- Premium's floor is now set in conversation, which gives sales room to shape commitment size on each prepaid contract
- Backup moved to one common base across AWS, GCP and Azure with regional adjustments, a rate table keyed by region more than by cloud
- Compression tiers carry their own dimension rates, now including RQ-4 between RQ-1 and RQ-8, so efficiency reaches the customer as list price
Learn with Orb
- DocsConfiguring plans: minimums and plan phases Flex carries a $45 monthly minimum that includes dimension and storage charges, a usage floor on the cluster; Orb represents this as a minimum, adding the difference to the invoice when usage falls short.
- GuideAn AI founder's guide to prepaid credits Premium is a prepaid contract, and prepayment lowers vector dimensions from $0.00465 to $0.003875 per 1M; the guide covers how a commitment earns a better rate per unit of usage.
- ProductExperience Kit The calculator takes vector dimensions, number of objects and object size, the billing inputs themselves; Experience Kit builds calculators like this from the pricing that drives the bill, so customers can plan spend.
Questions about Weaviate pricing
How much does Weaviate cost?
Weaviate's pricing starts at $45/mo. The page shows 3 plans, including a free plan, with the top plan priced through sales.
What pricing model does Weaviate use?
Weaviate prices by usage, combined with flat-rate tiers. Buyers can sign up on their own or go through the sales team. Its plans are aimed mainly at developers.
Does Weaviate have a free plan?
Yes, Weaviate has a free plan. Paid plans start at $45/mo.
Does Weaviate offer an annual discount?
Weaviate's pricing page shows a single billing period. The listed prices start at $45/mo. Terms for the plans priced through sales are set with the sales team.
How is Weaviate's pricing page laid out?
The page shows 3 plans, highlights Flex, and includes a comparison table, a calculator and an FAQ. The breakdown above marks 14 points on it: 9 things it does well and 5 insights into the pricing.
How many Query Agent requests are included on each Weaviate plan?
The Weaviate Query Agent is free to try with 1,000 requests / month. The paid option is "$30 / organization · monthly plan" with "4,000 requests included" and "Unlimited additional requests, usage-based". The comparison table lists Query Agent rate limits of 1,000 req/mo on Free, 30,000 req/mo on Flex, and Unlimited on both Premium options.
Does vector compression lower Weaviate Cloud pricing?
Yes. Compression reduces the memory and compute required for search, and the page states that "More aggressive compression yields greater efficiency, reflected in discounted list prices for vector dimensions." RQ-4 compression is available on HNSW collections with its own price, which sits between RQ-1 and RQ-8. Rates specific to your data appear in the Running Costs module in the Weaviate Cloud Console.
What changed in the Weaviate Cloud pricing update for September 2026?
The update added RQ-4 compression on HNSW collections at its own price and moved backups to a corrected rate per GiB. Backup now starts from the same base on AWS, GCP and Azure, then varies by region. The new rates apply to usage from 1 September 2026, and the page notes that "Everything else on your bill is unchanged."
From the page as captured October 26, 2026. Current prices are on weaviate.io





