// scorecard · 72/100
verified 1mo agoAgent-readiness32/35
Agent registration (api_key)6/9
Public API5/5
OpenAPI spec9/9
MCP server9/9
llms.txt3/3
Reliability & performance0/15
Actively maintained—
Production-ready0/4
Updated recently—
Pricing12/13
Itemized public pricing6/6
Free tier / trial4/4
Free-tier generosity2/3
Docs & DX12/12
Docs quality8/8
Public API2/2
Quickstart / examples2/2
Security & compliance12/12
SOC 26/6
ISO 270012/2
GDPR2/2
Security / trust page2/2
Openness4/10
Open source0/6
Open / un-gated API4/4
Company maturity0/3
Company size—
Years operating—
// rankings · cost per standard workload
#8 in Vector Databases$62.45/ 1M vectors
Serverless Standard: storage $1.01 + writes $12.29 + reads $49.15 = $62.45/mo
pinecone.io/pricing// overview
Pinecone is a fully managed vector database built for AI. Writes are instantly searchable, indexing is automatic, and queries stay fast at any scale. Supports agents with isolated memory via namespaces, semantic search at billion-vector scale, and metadata-filtered results with no added latency.
Best for: Teams building production AI applications with RAG, agents, and semantic search at any scale
// pricing
Free tier · generosity 3/5
Includes: Pinecone Database On-Demand · Pinecone Inference · Pinecone Assistant · Dense, Sparse, and Full-Text Indexes · Console Metrics · Community Support via Discord
Limits: For trying out and small applications
StarterFree
- Pinecone Database On-Demand
- Pinecone Inference
- Pinecone Assistant
- Dense, Sparse, and Full-Text Indexes
- Console Metrics
- Community Support via Discord
Builder$20/month flat
- Everything in Starter
- Increased usage limits
- Multiple projects and users
- Prometheus and Datadog monitoring
Standard$50/month min. usage
- Everything in Builder
- Pay-as-you-go
- Dedicated Read Nodes
- Import from object storage
- Backup and Restore
- User and API Key RBAC
- SAML SSO
- HIPAA add-on
Enterprise$500/month min. usage
- Everything in Standard
- 99.95% Uptime SLA
- Private Networking
- Customer Managed Encryption Keys
- Audit Logs
- Service Accounts
- Admin APIs
- HIPAA Compliance
- Pro support included
// security & compliance
✓ SOC 2✓ ISO 27001✓ GDPR✓ HIPAA
// features
- Dense, sparse, and full-text indexes
- Namespaces for multitenancy and agent isolation
- Metadata filtering inside queries
- Automatic indexing and rebalancing
- Backups, restore, and deletion protection
- Dedicated Read Nodes and import from object storage