AlloyDB Express preview: Postgres for coding agents in under 2s, scales to zero
Announced Nov 4, AlloyDB Express is a preview AlloyDB for PostgreSQL config for AI coding agents: create a ready DB in under two seconds via gcloud, REST, MCP, Terraform, or Console, then auto-pause compute after 15 idle minutes. It ships pgvector/ScaNN, Gemini-in-SQL helpers, a free monthly CU allowance, and one-click upgrade to full AlloyDB keeping connection strings.