Cost

Vector search without the RAM bill

Asteroid keeps large vector indexes mostly on disk, reducing the memory pressure that often drives vector database cost.

Target hosted price
from$39/month

for workloads under 1M vectors after the free pilot

Target price, not a formal public plan. Final pricing depends on workload fit.

How Asteroid lowers the bill

The cost lever is memory: less RAM pressure means a lower hosting baseline.

Traditional setup
Large vector index
RAM-heavy nodes
Higher baseline cost
Asteroid
Large vector index
Mostly on disk
Lower RAM pressure
$39/mo target

The benchmark page shows the technical evidence: memory footprint, build time, and query performance against other vector databases. See benchmarks.

What this can mean for cost

A 1M-vector workload can often reach tens to hundreds of dollars per month on managed or provisioned search infrastructure. Asteroid's hosted target starts from $39/month after the pilot.

Asteroid target
$39/mo
Low-cost serverless
$45-$150+/mo
Managed / provisioned search
$100-$500+/mo
Dedicated / enterprise
$1,000+/mo

Directional estimates based on public pricing pages. Actual bills vary by region, replicas, storage, traffic, support plan, and workload shape.

Test it with your numbers

Bring your workload. We'll help you measure whether Asteroid can lower the vector database cost for your use case.

InputVector count
InputDimension
InputExpected traffic
OutputMemory footprint
OutputObserved latency
OutputMonthly cost path

The pilot is free. We use your vector count, dimension, and expected traffic to estimate fit, measure memory use, and discuss the right hosted plan.

Asteroid still needs enough CPU, disk, and memory to serve your traffic. The pilot helps measure that fit before you commit.

Test the cost on your workload

The pilot is free. Bring your vector count, dimension, and expected traffic. We'll help you measure whether Asteroid can lower your vector database cost.

Request a pilot