Weaviate Pricing Calculator 2026
Estimate your total cost including hidden fees
The Weaviate calculator estimates the cost of your selected plan. Change the team size where pricing is per person, choose an available billing period, and add reported extras that apply to your contract.
Enter your requirements below to see the recurring cost and first-year total. Unverified extras are excluded.
- Plans: 3 tiers; Free–$400/month
- Multi-Axis Usage Scaling: 10-50% of base license costs
- Embedding Model Choice Drives Infrastructure Cost: 10-100% of base license costs
- Scaling Costs with Vector Count and Dimensions: $369-$3,000
Reported extras may depend on your usage and contract. Confirm the final quote with Weaviate.
Weaviate pricing ranges from $0 to $400 per month as of September 2026. Weaviate offers 3 pricing tiers. Reported extras are shown below. Only costs with a clear amount and billing basis can be added to the estimate. Pricing verified from 1 sources by CostBench.
Flat plan fee shown. Separately billed usage and add-ons are excluded.
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Real-World Weaviate Cost Examples
Starter: Flex Plan Minimum
$45$45/month
Small team or early-stage project on the Flex plan at its base rate, with modest embedding sizes and query volume.
Current tier dataGrowing Team: Premium Plan
$400$400/month
A team with higher throughput requirements, larger embedding models, or greater object volumes moving to the Premium plan.
Current tier dataPrototype / Evaluation (Free Trial)
$0$0/month
Developer or team evaluating Weaviate for a RAG or semantic search prototype using the Free Trial tier on the managed cloud.
Current Tier Data10 Million Vectors at 384 Dimensions (Managed Cloud)
$369$369/month ($4,428/year)
Mid-sized production deployment storing 10 million embeddings using a compact sentence-transformers model (384-dim) on Weaviate's managed cloud.
Reddit (vectordatabase subreddit, 2025-03-27)Self-Hosted on High-Memory VPS (~9M Embeddings)
$~$50-$200/month (VPS infrastructure only, $0 software cost)~$50-$200/month (VPS infrastructure only, $0 software cost)
Team self-hosting Weaviate open-source on a 120GB RAM VPS (e.g., Contabo) to handle approximately 9 million 768-dimensional embeddings with no managed cloud fees.
Reddit (learnmachinelearning subreddit, 2024-06-03)Compare at This Team Size
Frequently Asked Questions
01 How accurate is this Weaviate pricing calculator?
This calculator uses official Weaviate pricing data verified as of 2026-07-14. Hidden cost estimates are based on 4 verified cost categories from real user reports. Actual costs may vary based on negotiated discounts, specific feature requirements, and implementation complexity.
02 What hidden costs should I include in my Weaviate budget?
Our calculator includes 1 verified hidden cost categories for Weaviate: Infrastructure Overhead for Self-Hosting. Toggle each to see how they affect your total cost.
03 Should I choose monthly or annual billing for Weaviate?
Compare the published annual total with twelve monthly payments when both are available. An annual commitment may reduce flexibility; confirm cancellation terms and whether the quoted plan fits your needs.
04 How do I know which Weaviate tier I need?
Start with your must-have features. Weaviate offers 3 tiers ranging from $0 to $400/month. Entry tiers work for basic needs, while enterprise tiers add advanced security, customization, and support.
05 Can I negotiate Weaviate pricing below calculator estimates?
Negotiated pricing depends on the vendor, plan and contract. We do not assume a discount in this estimate. See our negotiation guide for tactics.