Stateless OCU architecture decouples compute from storage, enabling true scale-to-zero and 20x faster provisioning—trade cold starts for eliminated idle costs on small workloads.
July 1, 2026
Summary
Removes the per-collection minimum capacity requirement that forced small apps toward Algolia or Pinecone. You now pay only for active queries, not idle reservations, making serverless search viable for prototype and low-traffic deployments.
Why it matters
Removes the per-collection minimum capacity requirement that forced small apps toward Algolia or Pinecone. You now pay only for active queries, not idle reservations, making serverless search viable for prototype and low-traffic deployments.
Implementation verdict
Replaces Classic architecture for new collections; existing collections stay Classic. Requires collection groups first, then collections via SDK/CLI (console simpler). Ready now in all commercial AWS regions—cold start latency is the real tradeoff teams must stress-test before switching from provisioned clusters.
Sources
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