pgvector on Hetzner VPS (Self-Hosted) vs Google Vertex AI Vector Search pricing
Across 3 benchmark workloads, pgvector on Hetzner VPS (Self-Hosted) prices lower in 3 of 3 — by up to ~88% 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
pgvector on Hetzner VPS (Self-Hosted): $8.48/mo Google Vertex AI Vector Search: $68.48/mo
Cheaper: pgvector on Hetzner VPS (Self-Hosted)Mid Scale · 1M×768 INT8
pgvector on Hetzner VPS (Self-Hosted): $8.48/mo Google Vertex AI Vector Search: $68.48/mo
Cheaper: pgvector on Hetzner VPS (Self-Hosted)Large · 5M×768 INT8 10M queries
pgvector on Hetzner VPS (Self-Hosted): $8.48/mo Google Vertex AI Vector Search: $68.48/mo
Cheaper: pgvector on Hetzner VPS (Self-Hosted)