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The Vector DB Hangover: Scaling Without Going Broke

The "gold rush" of vector databases has ended, replaced by a cold reality of high monthly bills and resource constraints. In this episode, we dive into the true cost of vector storage in 2026, comparing the "RAM tax" of high-performance engines like Qdrant against the cost-saving "mmap" strategies that make $20 servers viable for million-vector indexes. We explore the architectural challenges of serverless frontends, the emergence of HTTP-native providers like Turbopuffer, and why Postgres with pgvector remains the "good enough" king for most developers. Whether you are building a hobby…

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