Pinecone

Pinecone is a managed vector database and knowledge platform for building retrieval based AI applications. Developers store embeddings, run dense, sparse and full text search, and rerank results through one API, using it as the memory layer for RAG pipelines, search and agents. The platform also includes Pinecone Inference for embedding and reranking models, Pinecone Assistant for building document grounded chat, and Nexus, a knowledge engine for agents that compiles enterprise data into governed knowledge once and answers through a single query. Bring Your Own Cloud deployment is generally available, and the service is offered through AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft marketplaces. Plugins and an MCP server connect it to Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Codex and Gemini CLI. It suits engineering teams from solo developers to large enterprises that need fast retrieval over large collections without managing infrastructure. Pricing has four tiers. Starter is free for trying the service and small applications. Builder is $20 per month flat for solo developers and small teams. Standard carries a $50 per month minimum usage charge, then pay as you go, and starts with a three week trial that includes $300 in credits. Enterprise carries a $500 per month minimum and adds a 99.95 percent uptime SLA, private endpoints, customer managed encryption keys and audit logs. Usage rates include $0.33 per GB per month for storage, and read and write units billed per million, varying by cloud and region.