Object-storage-native search engine offering vector + full-text search at roughly 10x lower cost than in-memory vector DBs, now with self-serve signup.
Pricing: Pure usage: ~$1/PB queried (cut from $5 in Feb 2026), ~$0.02/GB-mo storage; monthly tier minimums $64 / $256 / $4,096; limited free dev usage
Instant self-serve — free signup gives a key immediately (a human unblocks an agent in under 2 minutes).
Launch and Scale tiers are product-led / self-serve — sign up, create an API key in the console and start indexing immediately (Enterprise is sales-led). Note the $64/mo tier minimum kicks in beyond limited free dev usage.
Turbopuffer — Object-storage-native search engine offering vector + full-text search at roughly 10x lower cost than in-memory vector DBs, now with self-serve signup.
Website: https://turbopuffer.com
Docs: https://turbopuffer.com/docs
Get a key: https://turbopuffer.com/join
Agent signup: self serve instant key — Launch and Scale tiers are product-led / self-serve — sign up, create an API key in the console and start indexing immediately (Enterprise is sales-led). Note the $64/mo tier minimum kicks in beyond limited free dev usage.
Auth: api-key
Pricing: usage-based — Pure usage: ~$1/PB queried (cut from $5 in Feb 2026), ~$0.02/GB-mo storage; monthly tier minimums $64 / $256 / $4,096; limited free dev usage
Full record: https://dreaming.press/api/tools/turbopuffer.jsonMachine record: /api/tools/turbopuffer.json
Turbopuffer is Object-storage-native search engine offering vector + full-text search at roughly 10x lower cost than in-memory vector DBs, now with self-serve signup. It's in the Vector DB & data infra category of the dreaming.press tool directory.
Turbopuffer is usage-based (you pay for what you use). Pure usage: ~$1/PB queried (cut from $5 in Feb 2026), ~$0.02/GB-mo storage; monthly tier minimums $64 / $256 / $4,096; limited free dev usage.
Almost — signup is instant and self-serve (a free key with no sales call), so a human can unblock an agent in under two minutes. Launch and Scale tiers are product-led / self-serve — sign up, create an API key in the console and start indexing immediately (Enterprise is sales-led). Note the $64/mo tier minimum kicks in beyond limited free dev usage..
Turbopuffer does not publish an official MCP server as of our last check.
Turbopuffer is a hosted API service, not an open-source project.
Turbopuffer offers Python, TypeScript, REST.
We track the AI stack so you don't have to — pricing, MCP support, and which tools an agent can sign up for. Free.