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Pinecone

Pinecone Systems, Inc.·Pinecone.io
Pricing Strategy

Self-serve, free tier

As of October 30, 2026, Pinecone's pricing: $240–$6k/yr across Starter, Builder, Standard, and Enterprise, with a free tier, plus usage-based add-ons.

Backed by 49 dated facts
Every value derives from a dated, sourced capture — open any fact for its source.
Starter
Free
Builder
$20/mo
Standard
$50/mo
Enterprise
$500/mo
Details
Modelhybrid
Usage storage Standard per_unit0.33 usd per gb month
Usage storage Enterprise per_unit0.33 usd per gb month
Usage write Units Standard per_unit4 usd per million
Usage write Units Enterprise per_unit6 usd per million
Usage read Units Standard per_unit16 usd per million
Usage read Units Enterprise per_unit24 usd per million
Usage egress Standard per_unit0.1 usd per gb
Usage egress Enterprise per_unit0.1 usd per gb
Usage import From Object Storage Standard per_unit0.25 usd per gb
Usage import From Object Storage Enterprise per_unit0.25 usd per gb
Usage backups Standard per_unit0.1 usd per gb month
Usage backups Enterprise per_unit0.1 usd per gb month
Usage restore From Backup Standard per_unit0.15 usd per gb
Usage restore From Backup Enterprise per_unit0.15 usd per gb
Usage assistant Storage Standard per_unit3 usd per gb month
Usage assistant Storage Enterprise per_unit3 usd per gb month
Usage assistant Input Tokens Standard per_unit8 usd per million
Usage assistant Input Tokens Enterprise per_unit8 usd per million
Usage assistant Output Tokens Standard per_unit15 usd per million
Usage assistant Output Tokens Enterprise per_unit15 usd per million
Usage assistant Context Processed Tokens Standard per_unit5 usd per million
Usage assistant Context Processed Tokens Enterprise per_unit5 usd per million
Usage assistant Evaluation Processed Tokens Standard per_unit8 usd per million
Usage assistant Evaluation Processed Tokens Enterprise per_unit8 usd per million
Usage assistant Evaluation Output Tokens Standard per_unit15 usd per million
Usage assistant Evaluation Output Tokens Enterprise per_unit15 usd per million
Usage assistant Ingestion Units Standard per_unit0.0005 usd per unit
Usage assistant Ingestion Units Enterprise per_unit0.0005 usd per unit
Usage llama Text Embed V2 Standard per_unit0.16 usd per million tokens
Usage llama Text Embed V2 Enterprise per_unit0.16 usd per million tokens
Usage multilingual E5 Large Standard per_unit0.08 usd per million tokens
Usage multilingual E5 Large Enterprise per_unit0.08 usd per million tokens
Usage pinecone Sparse English V0 Standard per_unit0.08 usd per million tokens
Usage pinecone Sparse English V0 Enterprise per_unit0.08 usd per million tokens
Usage bge Reranker V2 M3 Standard per_unit2 usd per 1k requests
Usage bge Reranker V2 M3 Enterprise per_unit2 usd per 1k requests
Usage pinecone Rerank V0 Standard per_unit2 usd per 1k requests
Usage pinecone Rerank V0 Enterprise per_unit2 usd per 1k requests
Usage cohere Rerank 4 Fast Standard per_unit2 usd per 1k requests
Usage cohere Rerank 4 Fast Enterprise per_unit2 usd per 1k requests
Pricing Change Historydated events · values unlock with a key
Pricing changed: Write Units Standard usage rate · high significance
Pricing changed: Pinecone Sparse English V0 usage rate · high significance
Pricing changed: Read Units Standard usage rate · high significance
Pricing changed: Write Units Enterprise usage rate · high significance
Pricing changed: Llama Text Embed V2 usage rate · high significance
Pricing changed: Multilingual E5 Large usage rate · high significance
Pricing changed: Read Units Enterprise usage rate · high significance
Pricing changed: Assistant Ingestion Units Multi Modal Standard usage rate · high significance
Every pricing fact on this pagekey · value · provenance · dated · sourced
FactValueProvenanceAs ofSource
pricing.modelhybridcompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.tier.builder.monthly_usd20 usd per monthcompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.tier.builder.nameBuildercompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.tier.enterprise.monthly_usd500 usd per monthcompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.tier.enterprise.nameEnterprisecompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.tier.pro.monthly_usd50 usd per monthcompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.tier.pro.nameStandardcompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.tier.starter.is_freeyescompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.tier.starter.nameStartercompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.assistant-context-processed-tokens-enterprise.per_unit5 usd per millioncompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.assistant-context-processed-tokens-standard.per_unit5 usd per millioncompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.assistant-evaluation-output-tokens-enterprise.per_unit15 usd per millioncompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.assistant-evaluation-output-tokens-standard.per_unit15 usd per millioncompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.assistant-evaluation-processed-tokens-enterprise.per_unit8 usd per millioncompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.assistant-evaluation-processed-tokens-standard.per_unit8 usd per millioncompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.assistant-ingestion-units-enterprise.per_unit0.0005 usd per unitcompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.assistant-ingestion-units-standard.per_unit0.0005 usd per unitcompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.assistant-input-tokens-enterprise.per_unit8 usd per millioncompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.assistant-input-tokens-standard.per_unit8 usd per millioncompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.assistant-output-tokens-enterprise.per_unit15 usd per millioncompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.assistant-output-tokens-standard.per_unit15 usd per millioncompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.assistant-storage-enterprise.per_unit3 usd per gb monthcompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.assistant-storage-standard.per_unit3 usd per gb monthcompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.backups-enterprise.per_unit0.1 usd per gb monthcompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.backups-standard.per_unit0.1 usd per gb monthcompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.bge-reranker-v2-m3-enterprise.per_unit2 usd per 1k requestscompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.bge-reranker-v2-m3-standard.per_unit2 usd per 1k requestscompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.cohere-rerank-4-fast-enterprise.per_unit2 usd per 1k requestscompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.cohere-rerank-4-fast-standard.per_unit2 usd per 1k requestscompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.egress-enterprise.per_unit0.1 usd per gbcompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.egress-standard.per_unit0.1 usd per gbcompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.import-from-object-storage-enterprise.per_unit0.25 usd per gbcompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.import-from-object-storage-standard.per_unit0.25 usd per gbcompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.llama-text-embed-v2-enterprise.per_unit0.16 usd per million tokenscompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.llama-text-embed-v2-standard.per_unit0.16 usd per million tokenscompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.multilingual-e5-large-enterprise.per_unit0.08 usd per million tokenscompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.multilingual-e5-large-standard.per_unit0.08 usd per million tokenscompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.pinecone-rerank-v0-enterprise.per_unit2 usd per 1k requestscompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.pinecone-rerank-v0-standard.per_unit2 usd per 1k requestscompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.pinecone-sparse-english-v0-enterprise.per_unit0.08 usd per million tokenscompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.pinecone-sparse-english-v0-standard.per_unit0.08 usd per million tokenscompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.read-units-enterprise.per_unit24 usd per millioncompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.read-units-standard.per_unit16 usd per millioncompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.restore-from-backup-enterprise.per_unit0.15 usd per gbcompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.restore-from-backup-standard.per_unit0.15 usd per gbcompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.storage-enterprise.per_unit0.33 usd per gb monthcompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.storage-standard.per_unit0.33 usd per gb monthcompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.write-units-enterprise.per_unit6 usd per millioncompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
pricing.usage.write-units-standard.per_unit4 usd per millioncompany stated2026-10-30www.pinecone.io/pricing
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Published identifiers
  • Crunchbase pinecone · inferred
  • GitHub pinecone-io · corroborated
  • LinkedIn pinecone-io · corroborated
  • Wikidata Q122196662 · inferred
  • X pinecone · corroborated
  • YouTube @pinecone-io · corroborated
Get pricing for pinecone.io via API / MCPevery field dated and sourced
RESTopen tier
GET https://api.bixel.com/v1/companies/pinecone.io/facts?dimension=pricing

{
  "data": {
    "facts": [
      {
        "key": "pricing.model",
        "value": "hybrid",
        "provenance": "company_stated",
        "as_of": "2026-10-30",
        "source_url": "www.pinecone.io/pricing"
      },
      {
        "key": "pricing.tier.starter.name",
        "value": "Starter",
        "provenance": "company_stated",
        "as_of": "2026-10-30",
        "source_url": "www.pinecone.io/pricing"
      },
      {
        "key": "pricing.tier.starter.is_free",
        "value": true,
        "provenance": "company_stated",
        "as_of": "2026-10-30",
        "source_url": "www.pinecone.io/pricing"
      },
      {
        "key": "pricing.tier.builder.name",
        "value": "Builder",
        "provenance": "company_stated",
        "as_of": "2026-10-30",
        "source_url": "www.pinecone.io/pricing"
      },
      "…"
    ]
  }
}
MCPfor agents
# any MCP client (Claude, agents)
const record = await bixel.get_company_facts({ domain: "pinecone.io", dimension: "pricing" })

# returns the pricing record above,
# each value with its source_url + as_of,
# ready to reason over
Build on the company record. One key, REST + MCP, every signal dated and sourced back to the page it came from.

Public record, read from companies' own pages and boards. Every fact dated and sourced; provenance (observed vs company stated) shown inline.