Pinecone
pinecone.io
Managed vector database
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Vector-only, not relational/document DB
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Databases
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- Vector DB
- Service
- Pinecone
- Plan
- Starter · Builder · Standard
- Pricing Model
- Free included usage · Flat subscription · Minimum spend + pay-as-you-go
- Free Tier Durability
- Free plan · Paid subscription · Paid plan / trial credits
- Sleeps / Pauses?
- Serverless
- Sleep / Pause Trigger
- No dedicated idle instance; serverless usage limits · No dedicated idle instance; serverless usage · Usage-based serverless
- Included Limits
- 2 GB storage, 2M write units/month, 1M read units/month, 1 project, 2 users · Increased usage limits; multiple projects/users; monitoring · $50 minimum usage; 3-week trial includes $300 credits
- Overages / Paid Usage
- Upgrade to Builder/Standard; paid unit pricing varies by cloud/region · Additional usage beyond Builder limits is blocked rather than billed · Pay-as-you-go beyond minimum
- Backups / Restore
- Backups not on Starter · Plan-dependent · Backup and restore available
- Regions / Cloud
- USA region on Starter · Cloud/region choice coming soon per pricing page · Cloud and region selection
- Best Use
- RAG prototypes and agent memory · Solo dev vector apps with predictable cap · Production vector search
- Production Fit
- Prototype / small apps · Production starter · Production