LanceDB by LanceDB

Embedded and cloud vector database on the Lance columnar format for vector, full-text and hybrid search.

Vector databases Official MCP server Open source

Price

Free (open source)

you pay only for the compute it runs on

Free tier

Open source

SDK downloads

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npm @lancedb/lancedb · PyPI lancedb

Status

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Pricing

Free tier	—
Cheapest paid plan	—
Usage price	—
Good to know	LanceDB Cloud is usage-based pay-as-you-go with $100 one-time free credits; unit rates are not published on the page. Enterprise is custom-priced.

From the official pricing page, checked Oct 10, 2026. Prices change: confirm before you buy.

MCP server	Official: `https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb-mcp-server`
npm	`npm install @lancedb/lancedb`
PyPI	`pip install lancedb`

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