As of 2026-09-03, turbopuffer.com/pricing reads: Includes all database features with a $16/month minimum usage. Our stored Turbopuffer terms are superseded and withheld. See the recorded change history and 7 alternatives in Databases.

Turbopuffer Pricing 2026

not_a_free_offer Tier "Pay-as-you-go" is usage-billed from the first request. How we use this.

Why caution: discovered 2026-09-03 · effective date unknown — The vendor now has a $16/month minimum usage requirement for the 'scale' tier, effectively removing the truly pay-as-you-go option. Full history ↓

Subtypes in Databases: vector — stores embeddings and answers similarity queries as its primary access path. We read that on 2026-08-31 from https://turbopuffer.com/, where it says: “vector and full-text search built on object storage: fast, 10x cheaper, and extremely scalable” How we use this.

Limits, pricing history, and 7 alternatives. Verified August 2026. Last updated 2026-08-19.

Tier "Pay-as-you-go" is usage-billed from the first request. As of 2026-09-03, turbopuffer.com/pricing reads: Includes all database features with a $16/month minimum usage. We are not publishing our stored Turbopuffer terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-03, names them as the previous ones. Turbopuffer warrants caution — discovered 2026-09-03: The vendor now has a $16/month minimum usage requirement for the 'scale' tier, effectively removing the truly pay-as-you-go option. Monitor for further changes.

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2026-08-19

Free Tier Details

Superseded: As of 2026-09-03, turbopuffer.com/pricing reads: Includes all database features with a $16/month minimum usage. We are not publishing our stored Turbopuffer terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-03, names them as the previous ones. Read what we recorded ↓

How Turbopuffer Compares

Service Free Tier Stability
Turbopuffer Pay-as-you-go not_a_free_offer
Upstash Vector Free stable
SurrealDB Cloud Free caution
Chroma Open Source caution

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Pricing Change History (1 recorded)

The vendor now has a $16/month minimum usage requirement for the 'scale' tier, effectively removing the truly pay-as-you-go option.
Before: Serverless vector database — pay-per-use with no minimum. $0.30/M vectors stored/month, $0.04/M vectors queried. No free tier but extremely low entry cost for small workloads
After: Includes all database features with a $16/month minimum usage.
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Recompute today's order yourself. The order above is a permutation seeded only on the UTC date and the query key — no vendor name, slug, id or offer field is an input. The algorithm is published, so anyone can reproduce this page's order without asking us.
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2026-09-08
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alternatives:Databases:Turbopuffer
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Turbopuffer free?
Tier "Pay-as-you-go" is usage-billed from the first request. As of 2026-09-03, turbopuffer.com/pricing reads: Includes all database features with a $16/month minimum usage. We are not publishing our stored Turbopuffer terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-03, names them as the previous ones. What our record says changed: The vendor now has a $16/month minimum usage requirement for the 'scale' tier, effectively removing the truly pay-as-you-go option.
Is Turbopuffer's free tier good for production?
Tier "Pay-as-you-go" is usage-billed from the first request. There is no free tier here to run in production.
What changed in Turbopuffer's pricing?
Turbopuffer has had 1 recorded pricing change. Most recently: The vendor now has a $16/month minimum usage requirement for the 'scale' tier, effectively removing the truly pay-as-you-go option. (discovered 2026-09-03).
What are the best free alternatives to Turbopuffer?
The top free alternatives to Turbopuffer in Databases include Upstash Vector (Free), SurrealDB Cloud (Free), Chroma (Open Source), Supabase (Free), Zilliz Cloud (Free). See all 7 alternatives above.
What category is Turbopuffer in?
Turbopuffer is categorized under Databases on AgentDeals. Other vendors in Databases include Upstash Vector, SurrealDB Cloud, Chroma, Supabase, Zilliz Cloud.

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