Google Vertex AI Search Pricing 2026
Complete pricing guide with plans, and cost analysis
Google Vertex AI Search costs $0.00/1 hour for Check Grounding API pricing. Plans range from $0.00 to $2.50/1 hour.
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All Google Vertex AI Search Plans & Pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent Search - Configurable Pricing - Core Subscription - Storage Unit | $0.001369863 /1 hour | — | — |
| What's included at Agent Search - Configurable Pricing - Core Subscription - Storage Unit Feature details not yet documented for this tier. | |||
| Grounded Generation API - Grounded Generation for grounding on your own retrieved data | $2.5 /1,000 count | — | — |
| What's included at Grounded Generation API - Grounded Generation for grounding on your own retrieved data Feature details not yet documented for this tier. | |||
| Check Grounding API pricing | $0.00075 /1,000 count | — | — |
| What's included at Check Grounding API pricing Feature details not yet documented for this tier. | |||
| Document AI feature pricing - Digitize text - OCR processor | $1.5 /1,000 count | — | — |
| What's included at Document AI feature pricing - Digitize text - OCR processor Feature details not yet documented for this tier. | |||
| Ranking API pricing - Rank documents | $1 /1,000 count | — | — |
| What's included at Ranking API pricing - Rank documents Feature details not yet documented for this tier. | |||
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Agent Search - Configurable Pricing - Core Subscription - Storage Unit
Grounded Generation API - Grounded Generation for grounding on your own retrieved data
Check Grounding API pricing
Document AI feature pricing - Digitize text - OCR processor
Ranking API pricing - Rank documents
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Google Vertex AI Search costs $0.00 to $2.50 per 1 hour as of June 2026, with 5 plans available. Plans: Agent Search - Configurable Pricing - Core Subscription - Storage Unit at $0.001369863/1 hour, Grounded Generation API - Grounded Generation for grounding on your own retrieved data at $2.5/1 hour, Check Grounding API pricing at $0.00075/1 hour, Document AI feature pricing - Digitize text - OCR processor at $1.5/1 hour, and Ranking API pricing - Rank documents at $1/1 hour. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.
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- Free tier: No free tier available
Google Vertex AI Search offers 5 pricing tiers: Agent Search - Configurable Pricing - Core Subscription - Storage Unit, Grounded Generation API - Grounded Generation for grounding on your own retrieved data, Check Grounding API pricing, Document AI feature pricing - Digitize text - OCR processor, Ranking API pricing - Rank documents. Paid plans include Agent Search - Configurable Pricing - Core Subscription - Storage Unit at $0.001369863/1 hour, Grounded Generation API - Grounded Generation for grounding on your own retrieved data at $2.5/1,000 count, Check Grounding API pricing at $0.00075/1,000 count.
Compared to other rag pipelines & knowledge base infra software, Google Vertex AI Search is positioned at the budget-friendly price point.
How much does Google Vertex AI Search cost?
Google Vertex AI Search Pricing Overview
Google Vertex AI Search has 5 pricing plans ranging from $0.00 to $2.50/1 hour. The Agent Search - Configurable Pricing - Core Subscription - Storage Unit plan costs $0.00/1 hour. The Grounded Generation API - Grounded Generation for grounding on your own retrieved data plan costs $2.50/1 hour. The Check Grounding API pricing plan costs $0.00/1 hour. The Document AI feature pricing - Digitize text - OCR processor plan costs $1.50/1 hour. The Ranking API pricing - Rank documents plan costs $1/1 hour.
This pricing was last verified in June 14, 2026 from 1 independent source.
Google Vertex AI Search offers several pricing tiers for its various features. Pricing is based on usage, with different units for different services.
The available plans include Agent Search - Configurable Pricing - Core Subscription - Storage Unit, Grounded Generation API, Check Grounding API, Document AI feature pricing, and Ranking API.
How Google Vertex AI Search Pricing Compares
| Software | Starting Price | Top Price |
|---|---|---|
| Google Vertex AI Search | $0.00075/1 hour | $2.5/1 hour |
| DocugamiKB | $300/mo | $2500/mo |
| Mixpeek | Free | $99/month |
| Cohere Compass | $2500/instance | $6500/instance |
| LlamaIndex | Free | $500/month |
| Chunkr | $375/mo | $2000/mo |
Google Vertex AI Search Pricing FAQ
01 What is the price for Agent Search - Configurable Pricing - Core Subscription - Storage Unit?
The Agent Search - Configurable Pricing - Core Subscription - Storage Unit is priced at $0.001369863 per 1 hour.
02 What is the price for the Grounded Generation API?
The Grounded Generation API - Grounded Generation for grounding on your own retrieved data is priced at $2.5 per 1,000 count.
03 What is the price for the Document AI feature pricing - Digitize text - OCR processor?
The Document AI feature pricing - Digitize text - OCR processor is priced at $1.5 per 1,000 count.
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