Qdrant free tier includes Vector database… Verified September 2026. Compare with 2 alternatives in AI / ML.

Qdrant Free Tier 2026 stable

Subtypes in AI / ML: vector_store — stores embeddings and answers nearest-neighbour queries as its primary access path. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://qdrant.tech/pricing/, where it says: “Scale to production with fully managed vector search” How we use this.

Limits, pricing history, and 2 alternatives. Verified September 2026. Last updated 2026-09-26.

Qdrant's free tier offers Vector database… We rate it stable. The one record we hold was our own error and has been withdrawn. Best for ai / ml workloads.

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Verified
2026-09-26
Last read
2026-09-26
The day we last read the vendor's page, and the day we last confirmed the terms we publish.

Free Tier Details

Vector database. The Qdrant Cloud Free Tier is a single-node cluster with 0.5 vCPU, 1 GB RAM and 4 GB disk, for testing and prototypes, with no credit card required; Qdrant says it serves about 1M vectors of 768 dimensions. It includes free Cloud Inference with selected models. An unused free cluster is suspended after 1 week and deleted after 4 weeks of inactivity if not reactivated. Paid clusters are billed on CPU, memory and disk usage.

We read that on 2026-09-26 from https://qdrant.tech/pricing/, and our check recorded: the page names Qdrant as "qdrant" and states amounts, none of which we matched to the terms we publish.

When You'll Outgrow Qdrant's Free Tier

Pricing Change History (1 recorded)

Retracted — this record was our error (2026-09-27). The free tier now offers 1GB RAM and 4GB disk, down from 1GB cluster (which likely meant storage). Retracted 2026-09-27: Qdrant's free cluster did not shrink. Its pricing page shows 0.5 vCPU, 1 GB RAM and 4 GB disk in the Internet Archive's captures of 2026-03-17 and 2026-08-27, and its docs show the same cluster in captures from 2025-01-23 to 2026-08-29. The "1 GB free forever cluster" this record compared against was our own listing's text, and the 1 GB was RAM. Source ↗
Before: Vector database — 1 GB free forever cluster, fully managed on AWS/GCP/Azure. Unlimited users, backups included. No credit card required
After: Free Tier: For testing, and prototypes Single Node Cluster 0.5 vCPU / 1GB RAM/ 4 GB Disk.

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Alternatives in AI / ML

How Qdrant compares against every one of the 2 we list, not against a selection of them. A surface with room for every member of a tied set may rotate their order. A surface with room for only some of them names none of them, because which ones it named would be the claim, and a claim seeded on the date is not the one we serve tomorrow. How we decide this.

Service Free Tier Stability
Qdrant Free stable
Pinecone Free stable
Google Vector Search 2.0 Pay-as-you-go source unconfirmed

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Qdrant free?
Yes, Qdrant offers a free tier: Free. Vector database. The Qdrant Cloud Free Tier is a single-node cluster with 0.5 vCPU, 1 GB RAM and 4 GB disk, for testing and prototypes, with no credit card required; Qdrant says it serves about 1M vec...
What is Qdrant's free tier?
Qdrant's free tier is called "Free". Vector database. The Qdrant Cloud Free Tier is a single-node cluster with 0.5 vCPU, 1 GB RAM and 4 GB disk, for testing and prototypes, with no credit card required; Qdrant says it serves about 1M vectors of 768 dimensions. It includes free Cloud Inference with selected models. An unused free cluster is suspended after 1 week and deleted after 4 weeks of inactivity if not reactivated. Paid clusters are billed on CPU, memory and disk usage.
Is Qdrant's free tier reliable?
Qdrant's free tier is considered stable. The one record we hold was our own error and has been withdrawn. See the pricing history below.
Is Qdrant's free tier good for production?
Qdrant's free tier can be suitable for small production workloads and side projects. We rate it stable and it offers Vector database…, so it's a reasonable starting point. The one record we hold was our own error and has been withdrawn. Monitor your usage against the limits and have an upgrade plan ready.
What changed in Qdrant's pricing?
The one record we hold was our own error and has been withdrawn.
What are the best free alternatives to Qdrant?
We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 2 free alternatives to Qdrant in AI / ML, each listed above with its tier. Of those, 1 carries no recorded demerit, 1 is listed last behind a stated gate. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
When will I outgrow Qdrant's free tier?
At 4 GB storage, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Qdrant in?
Qdrant is categorized under AI / ML on AgentDeals. We list 2 other AI / ML services alongside it, every one of them on this page with its free tier and the stability we publish for it.

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