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Vector Search Pricing in Azure AI Search

Dey, Nikita 40 Reputation points
2024-01-12T05:44:05.9866667+00:00

Hello there,
I wanted to know the resources involved in Vector Search functionality of Azure AI search, aka Integrated Vectorization, to draw a price estimation. According to my research, an Azure open AI model- text embedding ada 02, Image Extraction Skillset and Semantic Ranker is consumed in Vector Search while indexing. Please clarify. Also please provide the resources involved while performing vector search/searching. It would be really great to hear an early response as my company is eager to implement Azure AI search.

Thank you.

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  1. ajkuma 28,036 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
    2024-01-18T03:33:55.13+00:00

    Storing and searching vectors with Azure AI Search incur no extra charges. The only costs are associated with your search units (which are storage partitions) and replicas for SLA.

    You may estimate your vector storage cost by estimating your vector index size here: Vector index size limit - Azure AI Search | Microsoft Learn, and then looking at the service limits to see what SKU works best for your requirement. Pricing -Azure Cognitive Search | Microsoft Azure

    Image Extraction Skillset and Semantic Ranker pricing also are included in this page. 

    Azure OpenAI for text embedding ada 002 calls AI Search service -for indexing and vector queries as of: Azure OpenAI Service - Pricing | Microsoft Azure, specifically under "ada".

    Note: It is recommended to check the Azure doc/pricing page for the latest info and pricing calculator for estimations.
    https://azure.microsoft.com/contact/pricing/

    You may always file a (free) support ticket with our Azure subscription support team to receive swift and focused assistance on Azure billing/subscription related questions: how-to-create-azure-support-request.

    If the answer helped (pointed, you in the right direction) > please click Accept Answer - it benefits the community to find the answers quicker.

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  1. ajkuma 28,036 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
    2024-01-15T04:28:18.6533333+00:00

    Apologies for the delayed response from over the weekend.

    Typically, you may leverage pricing calculator to estimate the costs.
    Apply filters to customize pricing options per your requirement.

    Azure Cognitive Search pricing
    Azure OpenAI Service pricing
    Vector search in Azure AI Search | Availability and pricing

    -Kindly let us know. I'll check on this, and get back.

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