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Azure AI Search vs Google Vertex AI Vector Search pricing

Across 3 benchmark workloads, Google Vertex AI Vector Search prices lower in 3 of 3 — by up to ~72% at parity scenarios. It uses fixed-capacity plans, so steady workloads amortize the floor. Both are compared on identical USD-normalized footprints; verify current rates via each row's provenance date in the full tool.

Monthly Cost Across Realistic Benchmarks

RAG Prototype · 100k×1536 fp32
Azure AI Search: $73.73/mo Google Vertex AI Vector Search: $68.48/mo
Cheaper: Google Vertex AI Vector Search
Mid Scale · 1M×768 INT8
Azure AI Search: $73.73/mo Google Vertex AI Vector Search: $68.48/mo
Cheaper: Google Vertex AI Vector Search
Large · 5M×768 INT8 10M queries
Azure AI Search: $245.28/mo Google Vertex AI Vector Search: $68.48/mo
Cheaper: Google Vertex AI Vector Search