Vector search · facts read November 7, 2026
turbopuffer
Vector and full-text search on object storage, priced by usage. Low storage cost at very large scale.
- Free plan
- None
- Paid from
- Launch: $16/month minimum usage; storage up to $0.33 per GB.
- Monthly cost at 1,000 users
- $16/month Launch has a $16/month minimum.
- Free plan allows commercial use
- Not stated
- Open source
- No
- Self-hostable
- No
Source: turbopuffer pricing, read November 7, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor's page before you commit.
Best for
- Very large or many-tenant indexes
- Low storage cost at scale
Watch out for
- No free plan: the cheapest plan has a $16/month minimum.
How Cuely scores turbopuffer
The published scores, from −3 to +3, that decide when Cuely picks it. Method
- +3high volume. Object-storage based, so very large indexes stay cheap.
- +1a database per customer. Many small namespaces (one per customer) are a common pattern.
- −2keep costs as low as possible. No free plan; $16/month minimum.