Azure AI Search
microsoft.com
New
Enterprise cloud retrieval engine with vector and hybrid search algorithms
- Free tier
- Yes
- Per month
- Free – Usage
- MCP
- No
Why it's here
Reliable managed retrieval with a small free tier; Azure setup and billing add friction for solo projects.
Free tier
Free tier with 50 MB storage and 10,000 documents
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#18 of 24Reliable managed retrieval with a small free tier; Azure setup and billing add friction for solo projects.
| per month | FreeFree50 MB storage; up to 3 indexes | BasicUsageRegion-dependent hourly search-unit charges | Standard S1UsageRegion-dependent hourly search-unit charges | Standard S2UsageRegion-dependent hourly search-unit charges | Standard S3UsageRegion-dependent hourly search-unit charges |
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| Cited answers | |||||
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| Extract / crawl | |||||
| Own index | |||||
| Zero retention | |||||
| Predictable bill | |||||
| Rate limit | 3 requests/sec | 15 requests/sec | 100 requests/sec |