Postgres extensions - verified
Supabase Vector (pgvector)
Supabase Vector is listed under postgres extensions (deployment type: database extension). Billed as part of Supabase Postgres plans; no vector-specific price on the pages checked. Read from the vendor's own pages on October 18, 2026.
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Status
- Availability label
- Not stated
No status label is stated on the pages checked.
How Supabase Vector charges
Every price Supabase Vector states, in its own unit, with the quote and where it comes from. Nothing is converted.
Billed as part of Supabase Postgres plans; no vector-specific price on the pages checked.
Free tier and limits
- Free tier
- Not stated
Not stated on the vector pages checked.
- Limits
- Not stated
Not stated on the pages checked.
Search and indexing
- Max dimensions
- Not stated
Not stated on the Supabase pgvector page; see the pgvector entry for the extension limits.
- Distance metrics
- Not stated
Not listed on the Supabase pgvector page; see the pgvector entry.
- Index types
IVFFlat, HNSW
“If you use an IVFFlat or HNSW index and naively filter the results based on the value of another column, you may get fewer rows returned than requested.”
supabase.com - Hybrid and sparse search
- Not stated
Not described on the pages checked.
- Metadata filtering
Yes (SQL filters, with the index caveat quoted)
“If you use an IVFFlat or HNSW index and naively filter the results based on the value of another column, you may get fewer rows returned than requested.”
supabase.com - Multi-tenancy
- Not stated
Not described on the pages checked.
Built-in embedding and reranking
- Built-in embedding
- Not stated
Not stated on the pages checked (the example generates embeddings client-side with Transformers.js).
- Built-in reranking
- Not stated
Not stated on the pages checked.
Deployment, license and SDKs
- Regions and clouds
- Not stated
Not stated on the vector pages checked.
- BYOC and self-host
- Not stated
Not stated on the Supabase pgvector extension page.
- License
pgvector: PostgreSQL License
“Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2026, PostgreSQL Global Development Group”
raw.githubusercontent.com - SDKs
- Not stated
Not stated on the Supabase pgvector extension page.
Vendor-stated claims
Performance, scale and SLA figures as Supabase Vector states them. Not measured.
No performance, scale or SLA figure is recorded from the pages checked.
Research notes
The Postgres extension name is "vector" per the Supabase page.
FAQ
How much does Supabase Vector cost?
Billed as part of Supabase Postgres plans; no vector-specific price on the pages checked.
What is the maximum vector dimension in Supabase Vector?
Not stated. Not stated on the Supabase pgvector page; see the pgvector entry for the extension limits.
Does Supabase Vector support hybrid search?
Not stated. Not described on the pages checked.
Does Supabase Vector have built-in embedding or reranking?
Embedding: not stated. Not stated on the pages checked (the example generates embeddings client-side with Transformers.js). Reranking: not stated. Not stated on the pages checked.
Sources
Last verified from each vendor's own docs, pricing pages, READMEs and license files; every quote was string-matched against the page that day. This is a dated snapshot, not a benchmark: prices are shown in each product's own unit and change without notice, so check the linked source before you commit.
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