Chroma
by Chroma
At a glance
Retrieval infrastructure with an open-source database and serverless cloud search.
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- Category
- Platforms & Infrastructure
- Business model
- Freemium
- Availability
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Overview
Typical uses include Semantic retrieval for RAG; Search over embedded application data. Documented capabilities: Store documents, embeddings and metadata; Dense, sparse and hybrid similarity search; Full-text, regex and metadata filtering.
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Key features
- Store documents, embeddings and metadata
- Dense, sparse and hybrid similarity search
- Full-text, regex and metadata filtering
Use cases
- Semantic retrieval for RAG
- Search over embedded application data
Pricing
The open-source database can run locally. Cloud Starter has a USD 0 monthly platform fee with USD 5 credits; writes, stored data, queried data and returned network traffic are metered separately, so zero base fee does not mean unlimited cloud usage.
Record details
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Links, dates and provenance
- Record updated
- 2026-11-03
- Pricing
- www.trychroma.com ↗
- Documentation
- docs.trychroma.com ↗
- Canonical URL
- https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/chroma/
Selection profile
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- Tasks it fits
- Search
Editorial classification of the documented features; not a product-performance test.
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- Library
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- Vendor cloud Self-hosted
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- Yes
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- Open source Usage-based Free allowance: Limited Subscription required: No
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Where each value comes from
- Tasks it fits
- Our inference
- How you use it
- Our inference
- Runs on
- Unknown
- Where it runs
- Our inference
- Works offline
- Unknown
- Official service region
- Unknown
- Public API
- Our inference
- Licence
- Unknown
- Commercial use
- Unknown
- Interface languages
- Unknown
Key facts and their evidence
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Capability: Store documents, embeddings and metadata Verified 2026-11-03 docs.trychroma.com ↗
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Chroma fit in a workflow?
Retrieval infrastructure with an open-source database and serverless cloud search. Store documents, embeddings and metadata.
What costs and limits should I compare before choosing Chroma?
The open-source database can run locally. Cloud Starter has a USD 0 monthly platform fee with USD 5 credits; writes, stored data, queried data and returned network traffic are metered separately, so zero base fee does not mean unlimited cloud usage.
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Sources
- Chroma — official product ↗
- Chroma — official documentation and terms ↗
- Chroma — official documentation and terms ↗
This record was last reviewed on 2026-11-03.
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