Amazon S3 Vectors reduces query charges by up to 80% for large vector indexes

Amazon S3 Vectors has reduced data processed charges for queries on large vector indexes by up to 80%, making similarity search more cost-effective.

• Query charges reduced by up to 80% for indexes with over 10 million vectors
• Lowers costs for AI, RAG, and semantic search workloads
• New pricing applies automatically with no application changes required
• Available in all AWS Regions where S3 Vectors is supported
• Recommendation to distribute vectors across multiple indexes for better query performance

This pricing reduction makes large-scale vector search more affordable for customers running similarity search applications.