LlamaIndex vs Weaviate

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

	LlamaIndex RAG	Weaviate RAG
Tagline	Data framework for connecting LLMs to your data.	Open-source vector DB with hybrid search and modules.
Category	RAG	RAG
Pricing	Freemium· Open source; LlamaCloud paid	Freemium· Open source; cloud from $25/mo
Model	—	—
Editorial score	8.7 / 10	8.4 / 10
Use cases	RAGdata ingestionindexing	self-hosted RAGhybrid search
Pros	Focused on retrieval (not general agent stuff) Many ingestion connectors Strong production patterns	Hybrid search built in Self-host or cloud Module ecosystem
Cons	API surface is large Documentation can be hard to navigate	More ops than Pinecone if self-hosted Smaller community
Website	www.llamaindex.ai	weaviate.io

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