Pinecone

Managed serverless vector store.

Infrastructure Proprietary Proprietary Checked 2026-08-15

The record

Verified by hand

Category: Infrastructure
License: Proprietary
Open source: No
Self-host: No

Entry price: $20+/mo
Rank in category: #1 of 13
Website: www.pinecone.io
Price check: Confirmed against official page

Our take

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Sources

Checked 2026-08-15

Official sitewww.pinecone.io✓ Price verified