# AI Datastores > | Need | Recommended | Parent: [AI Agent Ecosystems](https://llms-explorer.com/tree/ai-agent-ecosystems/) · 1 facets · 1 facts · page: https://llms-explorer.com/tree/ai-datastores/ ## Self-hosted cost crossover - Self-hosted Qdrant on a $30/month VPS handles 10M+ vectors - 10x cheaper than equivalent Pinecone. The crossover where self-hosting beats Pinecone is roughly $600/month in vector DB costs. — [source](https://llms-explorer.com/sources/mdb-context-hub/ai-datastores/#self-hosted-cost-crossover) ## Context files - [AI Datastores](https://llms-explorer.com/downloads/sources/mdb-context-hub/ai-datastores.md)