Qdrant launches three-tier cloud pricing with free inference models
What happened
Between the Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026 captures of Qdrant's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Managed Cloud single-plan structure replaced with three explicit tiers: Free Tier (free forever, single node), Standard Tier (usage-based, dedicated resources, 99.5% SLA), and Premium Tier (minimum spend, SSO, Private VPC, 99.9% SLA). New Features by Tier comparison table added; Cloud Inference benefits added to managed tiers: Free Cloud Inference With Selected Models available in Free Tier; Free Tokens for Paid Inference Models included in Standard Tier. Previously Cloud Inference was not listed as a tier-level feature. Pulse files it as a packaging change (package change, feature added) with an upward direction.
It lands 17 days after Qdrant's previous change, "Qdrant moves to usage-based tiers with free AI inference tokens" (Mar 17, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Qdrant Updates Pricing Model: Hybrid Cloud Costs Now Available as 'Custom Price on Request'" (Jan 12, 2026). Qdrant has been tracked since 2023-12-22.
In the same window Pinecone, Algolia and Elastic also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Free Tier, Standard Tier, Premium Tier · PackagingAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterFeatures by Tier comparison table
- Free Tier, Standard Tier · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Cloud Inference benefits
AfterCloud Inference benefits
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Tier, Standard Tier, Premium Tier | Packaging | Not listed | Features by Tier comparison table | Added |
| Free Tier, Standard Tier | Feature | No Cloud Inference benefits | Cloud Inference benefits | 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 Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where Features by Tier comparison table now appears.
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Qdrant, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 4, 2026improvedQdrant adds Multi-AZ 99.95% SLA tier and new Enterprise support plan
- Apr 24, 2026improvedQdrant Splits Premium SLA into Single and Multi-AZ Uptime Tiers
- Apr 13, 2026improvedQdrant Adds GPU Indexing and CLI Automation Across All Tiers
- Apr 3, 2026improvedQdrant launches three-tier cloud pricing with free inference models · this change
- 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'
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changesQuestions about this change
Did Qdrant raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: package change, feature added.
What changed on Qdrant's pricing page between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026?
Free Tier, Standard Tier, Premium Tier packaging: Not listed → Features by Tier comparison table, added; Free Tier, Standard Tier feature: No Cloud Inference benefits → Cloud Inference benefits, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Qdrant change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Qdrant in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Qdrant moves to usage-based tiers with free AI inference tokens" on Mar 17, 2026; Qdrant has been tracked since 2023-12-22.