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Pinecone

Reference vector database for RAG and semantic search — Starter tier is free up to 2GB

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APIFree tierSOC 2
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Overall score

3.4/ 5
SME Fit2/5tiered pricing with step cliff + free tier
JTBD5/5clearly named, measurable job
Integration4/5API + 9 integrations
Trust5/5mature, founded 2019
Quality1/5no public rating
Compliance5/5SOC 2 + GDPR + customer-choice residency

About

Pinecone is the most-used vector database in production AI applications — fully managed, serverless, with sub-50ms query latency at scale. Most builders pick Pinecone first for RAG and semantic search because the developer experience and operational maturity are unmatched in the category, then migrate to Weaviate/Qdrant only if they need self-hosting or have specific cost optimizations.

Best for: Any team building RAG, semantic search, or recommender features and wanting a managed vector DB without infrastructure overhead. Starter tier is genuinely useful — 2GB and 1M reads/mo covers a lot of POCs and side projects before you pay anything.

Pricing

TierMonthlyAnnual /moBillingNotes
StarterFreeFreeflatUp to 2GB storage;2M write units/mo;1M read units/mo;5 indexes;100 namespaces per index;Community support · Free forever. Genuinely usable for POCs and small side projects.
Builder$20$20flatUp to 10GB storage;5M write units/mo;2M read units/mo;10 indexes;1,000 namespaces per index;Free support · Flat $20/mo with bumped limits. Best value for individual developers and small teams.
Standard$50$50usagePay-as-you-go on top of $50/mo minimum;Storage at $0.33/GB/mo;Read units at $16-$18/M;Write units at $4-$4.50/M;Unlimited storage;20 indexes;100,000 namespaces per index;HIPAA available as $190/mo add-on · $50/mo minimum then PAYG. 3-week trial with $300 in credits.
Enterprise$500$500flatEverything in Standard;99.95% uptime SLA;Private networking;Customer-managed encryption keys;Pro support;200 indexes per project · $500/mo minimum. Contact sales for custom commitment.

Key features

  • Serverless and pod-based deployments
  • Sub-50ms query latency at scale
  • SOC 2, GDPR, ISO 27001 compliance
  • HIPAA add-on for regulated workloads
  • Multi-region with customer-choice data residency
  • Up to 100,000 namespaces per index
  • Native LangChain and LlamaIndex integrations
  • 3-week trial with $300 credits on Standard

Integrations

OpenAIAnthropicCohereLangChainLlamaIndexHugging FaceAWSGCPAzure

Trust & compliance

Stage range
—
Founded
2019
Status
active
SOC 2
yes
GDPR
yes
Data residency
customer_choice
External rating
—
Last verified
May 2026

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