Embedding Cost Calculator
Calculate the costs of generating embeddings and storing vectors in a vector database.
Usage Parameters
Total documents to embed
Average length of each document
Queries per month
New/updated vectors per month
Initial Embedding Cost
$0.1000
One-time cost
Monthly Storage
$0.02
0.08 GB
Monthly Operations
$0.04
Read + Write costs
Total Monthly
$0.06
$0.73/year
Cost Breakdown
Total Tokens to Embed5,000,000
Embedding Dimensions1536
Vector Storage Size0.08 GB
Storage Cost/GB/month$0.25
Monthly Read Cost$0.0400
Monthly Write Cost$0.0020
💰 Cost Optimization Tips
- Use smaller embedding models (e.g., text-embedding-3-small) for general use cases
- Batch your embedding requests to reduce API calls
- Consider self-hosted vector databases for large-scale deployments
- Implement caching to reduce redundant embedding generation
- Monitor and optimize your vector dimensions based on your accuracy requirements