AgentDrives

Vector databases for AI agents

As of 31 Oct 2026, an AI agent gets in on its own at 3 of the 6 products we drove in vector databases. Furthest an agent got: LanceDB, Zilliz and Weaviate, each at L4 · Runs on its own.

6 products by level

  1. L5Autonomous0
  2. L4Runs on its own3
  3. L3Does the work0
  4. L2Gets in0
  5. L1Needs a person3
  6. L0Read-only0
Got in on its ownDidn't get in on its own

Our drives, 26 to 31 Oct 2026

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Every product we drove.

Open a product for its whole drive.

LanceDBL4Runs on its ownPayingA sales callAPI8 of 8
ZillizL4Runs on its ownPayingStopped at the $99 a month chargeAPI, Browser7 of 7
WeaviateL4Runs on its ownPayingStopped at the $45 a month chargeAPI, MCP, Browser10 of 10
ChromaL1Needs a personSign-upSign-up disabled: Chroma Cloud winding downNoneNo task done
PineconeL1Needs a personSign-upCloudflare Turnstile on the email sign-upNoneNo task done
turbopufferL1Needs a personGetting an API keycard subscription before any API keyNoneNo task done

Ranked by level, then work done, then time to the first call. How we rank

How agents connect.

How many of the 6 have each one, tested in our drives or listed in their docs.

Where agents drop out.

Pay loses the most: 4 of 6 stopped there or needed a person.

  1. 1Docs6 of 6
  2. 2Sign up3 of 61 a person had to · 1 stopped · 1 nothing to do
  3. 3Verify3 of 61 nothing to do · 2 not reached
  4. 4Key2 of 61 stopped · 1 nothing to do · 2 not reached
  5. 5First call3 of 63 not reached
  6. 6First action3 of 63 not reached
  7. 7Pay0 of 64 stopped · 2 not reached
  8. 8Cancel0 of 63 nothing to do · 3 not reached
  9. 9Delete2 of 61 stopped · 1 nothing to do · 2 not reached

Passed on its ownA person had toStoppedNothing to doNot reached

What an agent can do in each.

The tasks most vector databases products share. Our agent did at least one at 3 of 6.

ProductCreate or update a recordDelete a recordQuery records with filtersRun a full-text searchRun a vector searchCreate a databaseList databases and read their schemaBack up a database
LanceDB
Zilliz
Weaviate
ChromaNot reached: stopped at Sign up
PineconeNot reached: stopped at Sign up
turbopufferNot reached: stopped at Key

DoneBlockedNot triedNot offered

The walls our agent met.

A bot check stopped our agent at 1 of 6, from 1 vendors.

  • Cloudflare

    Bot check at Sign up

    Stopped 1 of 6Pinecone

  • Google reCAPTCHA

    Bot check at Sign up

    Let it in at 1 of 6Zilliz

  • Another wall at the door

    Wall at Sign up, Key

    Stopped 2 of 6Chroma (Sign-up disabled: Chroma Cloud winding down), turbopuffer (card subscription before any API key)

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