RAG Tools
Embedding Cost Calculator
Estimate the cost of embedding a document set for retrieval.
0 = index once, no monthly re-indexing
Estimated cost
$0.01
Total tokens
500,000
Estimated embeddings
1,000
Cost / document
$0
Pricing shown is example/demo data for illustration and may not reflect current provider rates. Always verify against the provider's official pricing page before making decisions. Pricing last reviewed 2024-06-01.
How it works
Embedding cost scales with the total number of tokens you send through the embedding model — once per initial index, plus once per re-index if your content changes.
Formula
total tokens = documents × avg tokens/document × max(1, re-indexes)
cost = (total tokens / 1,000,000) × price per million tokensFrequently asked questions
What counts as a re-index?
A re-index means re-embedding your full document set again — useful when content changes frequently. Set this to 0 if you only embed once.
Do embedding costs scale with dimensions?
Pricing shown here is per token, not per dimension. Higher-dimension models can affect storage and query cost in your vector database, which this tool doesn't estimate.