Chroma Cloud by Chroma
Serverless hosted version of the open-source Chroma vector, full-text and metadata search database.
Vector databases Official MCP server Open source
Price
Free plan
paid plans from $250/mo
Free tier
Yes
Starter $0/month + $5 in free credits
SDK downloads
1.9M
npm chromadb · PyPI chromadb
Pricing
| Free tier | Starter $0/month + $5 in free credits |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $250 a month |
| Usage price | Write $2.50 per GiB written; storage $0.33 per GiB-month; query $0.0075 per TiB queried + $0.09 per GiB returned |
| Good to know | Starter is pay-as-you-go after credits; Team $250/month includes $100 credits (do not roll over). Service pauses when a usage limit is hit. |
From the official pricing page, checked Oct 9, 2026. Prices change: confirm before you buy.
Use it from an agent
| MCP server | Official: chroma-mcp |
|---|---|
| npm | npm install chromadb |
| PyPI | pip install chromadb |
| GitHub | chroma-core/chroma · 29.5K stars · last push Oct 9, 2026 |
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