Qdrant Updates Pricing Model: Hybrid Cloud Costs Now Available as 'Custom Price on Request'
What happened
Between the Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 2, 2026 captures of Qdrant's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Hybrid Cloud pricing hidden - previously disclosed as $0.014 per hour, now shows 'Custom Price on request'. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price hidden) with a downward direction.
Qdrant's previous recorded change was "Qdrant Enhances Managed Cloud Support with Standard SLAs and Renames Cloud Plan for Clarity" (Q4 2024). Before that Pulse recorded "Qdrant Introduces Free Tier for Qdrant Cloud, Previously Starting at $25/Node/Month" (Q2 2024). Qdrant has been tracked since 2023-12-22.
In the same window Pinecone, Elastic and Algolia also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Hybrid Cloud · Price visibilityAddedNo 'Custom Price'Custom Price
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid Cloud | Price visibility | No 'Custom Price | 'Custom Price | Added |
Values as written on Qdrant's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Qdrant's pricing page (qdrant.tech) from Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 2, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where 'Custom Price now appears.
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Qdrant, pricing history
Full history- Apr 13, 2026improvedQdrant Adds GPU Indexing and CLI Automation Across All Tiers
- Apr 3, 2026improvedQdrant launches three-tier cloud pricing with free inference models
- Mar 17, 2026packagingQdrant moves to usage-based tiers with free AI inference tokens
- Jan 12, 2026packagingQdrant Updates Pricing Model: Hybrid Cloud Costs Now Available as 'Custom Price on Request' · this change
- Q4 2024improvedQdrant Enhances Managed Cloud Support with Standard SLAs and Renames Cloud Plan for Clarity
- Q2 2024packagingQdrant Introduces Free Tier for Qdrant Cloud, Previously Starting at $25/Node/Month
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- PineconeJan 12Pinecone Introduces Free Inference API in Public Preview, Expanding Access to AI Capabilities Until July 2024
- ElasticJan 11Elastic Introduces 99.95% Uptime SLA for Platinum and Enterprise Tiers in Comparison Table
- AlgoliaJan 10Algolia Restricts Merchandising Studio to Elevate Plan, Impacting Premium Users
Questions about this change
Did Qdrant raise prices in January 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 2, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: price hidden.
What changed on Qdrant's pricing page between Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 2, 2026?
Hybrid Cloud price visibility: No 'Custom Price → 'Custom Price, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 2, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Qdrant change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Qdrant in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Qdrant Enhances Managed Cloud Support with Standard SLAs and Renames Cloud Plan for Clarity" in Q4 2024; Qdrant has been tracked since 2023-12-22.