Zilliz raises dedicated plan prices 27%, adds on-demand compute tier
What happened
Between the May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026 captures of Zilliz's pricing page, Pulse recorded 3 changes: All dedicated cluster types increased vector capacity per CU: Performance-optimized 1.5M→2M vectors ($65→$63/M); Capacity-optimized 5M→6M vectors ($20→$21/M); Tiered-storage 20M→25M vectors ($7→$8/M); Enterprise Dedicated plan price increased from $155/month to $197/month (~27% increase); Standard Dedicated price increased from $99/GB/month to $126/GB/month (~27% increase); New On-demand Compute plan added: run lake-scale search and indexing jobs on zero-copy external data, paying only for active job runtime with no always-on compute cost. Pulse files it as a pricing change (limit increase, price increase, new plan) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Sep 7, 2026) lists Dedicated Standard at $126 and Dedicated Enterprise at $197.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Zilliz. Zilliz has been tracked since 2026-05-01.
In the same window Pinecone, Qdrant 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.
- — · Limit+33%1.5M2M
- Enterprise Dedicated · Price+27%$155/month$197/month
- On-demand Compute · PlanAdded
BeforeNo New On-demand Compute plan
AfterNew On-demand Compute plan
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Limit | 1.5M | 2M | +33% |
| Enterprise Dedicated | Price | $155/month | $197/month | +27% |
| On-demand Compute | Plan | No New On-demand Compute plan | New On-demand Compute plan | Added |
Values as written on Zilliz'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 Zilliz's pricing page (zilliz.com) from May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where enterprise dedicated price reads $155/month and then $197/month.
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Zilliz, pricing history
Full history- Sep 7, 2026improvedZilliz: Added free community Slack support to Free & Standard plans
- May 19, 2026improvedZilliz cuts vector storage prices up to 38% while boosting capacity
- May 13, 2026improvedZilliz raises dedicated plan prices 27%, adds on-demand compute tier · this change
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changesQuestions about this change
Did Zilliz raise prices in May 2026?
Yes. Pulse captured Zilliz's pricing page on May 4, 2026 and again on May 11, 2026 and recorded 1 price increase: Enterprise Dedicated: $155/month → $197/month (+27%).
What changed on Zilliz's pricing page between May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026?
Limit: 1.5M → 2M (+33%); Enterprise Dedicated price: $155/month → $197/month (+27%); On-demand Compute plan: No New On-demand Compute plan → New On-demand Compute plan, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Zilliz change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Zilliz in the 90 days before this one; Zilliz has been tracked since 2026-05-01.