Pinecone free tier includes Vector database — 2 GB storage, 2M write units/month, 1M read units/month, 5 indexes, 5M embedding… Verified July 2026. Compare with 6 alternatives in AI / ML.
Subtypes in AI / ML: vector_store — stores embeddings and answers nearest-neighbour queries as its primary access path; embeddings_api — returns a vector for text or media so it can be compared to other vectors; the vector is the output, not a completion. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://www.pinecone.io/, where it says: “Pinecone is a fully managed vector database built for AI. Writes are instantly searchable, indexing is automatic, and queries stay fast at any scale.” and from https://pinecone.io/pricing, where it says: “Inference - Embedding llama-text-embed-v2 5M tokens/mo included” How we use this.
Pinecone's free tier offers Vector database — 2 GB storage, 2M write units/month, 1M read units/month, 5 indexes, 5M embedding tokens/month… It's stable — zero pricing changes recorded. Best for ai / ml workloads — 6 alternatives available.
Vector database — 2 GB storage, 2M write units/month, 1M read units/month, 5 indexes, 5M embedding tokens/month. Pinecone Assistant: 100 docs / 1 GB
We read that on 2026-08-28 from https://pinecone.io/pricing. A source check reads the cited page for the service's name and a price; the limits above are from our own record.
| Service | Free Tier | Stability |
|---|---|---|
| Pinecone | Starter | stable |
| Qdrant | Free Forever | stable |
| Cohere | Trial Key | stable |
| Together AI | Free ($1 credits) | stable |
No recorded pricing changes for Pinecone. This is a good sign — stable pricing.
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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"vendor": "Pinecone",
"webhook_url": "https://your-server.com/webhook"
}'
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"tool": "search_deals",
"arguments": {
"query": "Pinecone",
"limit": 5
}
}
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