Pinecone

A vector database stores and retrieves vector data. Pinecone is a fully managed vector database built for AI where writes are instantly searchable, indexing is automatic, and queries stay fast at any scale.

Pinecone Nexus is the knowledge engine for agents that compiles enterprise data into governed knowledge once, then serves it through a single query. It uses 85-97% fewer tokens per query, delivers 30x faster time-to-completion, and is 14-94% more accurate than agentic RAG.

Pinecone provides enterprise-grade security with encryption at rest and in transit, RBAC, SSO, CMEK, and private networking. It is SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, and ISO 27001 certified, with 99.95% uptime SLA and Bring Your Own Cloud option for zero-access deployments.

Pinecone offers a free Starter plan, Builder plan at $20/month flat for solo developers, Standard plan at $50/month minimum for production applications, and Enterprise plan at $500/month minimum. All paid plans use usage-based pricing for storage, read/write units, and egress beyond included amounts.

Yes, Pinecone offers Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) which runs Pinecone in your cloud account and VPC. Pinecone does not need SSH, VPN, or inbound network access to operate the system. It supports AWS PrivateLink, GCP Private Service Connect, and Azure Private Link for private connectivity.