Zilliz Cloud by Zilliz
Fully managed Milvus vector database with serverless and dedicated clusters.
Vector databases Official MCP server
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Price
Free plan
then from $63 per million vectors
Free tier
Yes
5 GB storage, 2.5M vCUs per month, up to 5 collections
SDK downloads
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npm @zilliz/milvus2-sdk-node · PyPI pymilvus
Pricing
| Free tier | 5 GB storage, 2.5M vCUs per month, up to 5 collections |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | — |
| Usage price | Dedicated: from $63 per million vectors/month (performance-optimized), from $16 (capacity-optimized), from $5 (tiered-storage); Standard Dedicated from $126/GB/month |
| Good to know | Standard serverless is pay-as-you-go from $0/month; Enterprise dedicated from $197/month. $200 free credits and a 30-day trial on Standard/Enterprise. |
From the official pricing page, checked Oct 10, 2026. Prices change: confirm before you buy.
Use it from an agent
| MCP server | Official: https://github.com/zilliztech/mcp-server-milvus |
|---|---|
| npm | npm install @zilliz/milvus2-sdk-node |
| PyPI | pip install pymilvus |
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