Pinecone Pricing 2026
Complete pricing guide with plans, and cost analysis
Pinecone has a free plan. Paid plans start at $50/month (Standard) and go up to $500/month.
Pinecone costs Free to $500 per month as of April 2026, with 4 plans available including a free tier. Plans: Starter (free), Standard at $50/month, and Enterprise at $500/month. Enterprise pricing is available on request. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.
Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.
- Free tier: Yes
Pinecone offers 4 pricing tiers: Starter, Standard, Enterprise, BYOC. A free plan is available. Paid plans include Standard at $50/month (minimum), Enterprise at $500/month (minimum). The Standard plan is production applications.
Compared to other vector databases software, Pinecone is positioned at the mid-market price point.
How much does Pinecone cost?
Pinecone Pricing Overview
Pinecone has 4 pricing plans, including a free tier. Paid plans range from $0 to $500/month. The Starter plan is free and is best for prototyping and small projects. The Standard plan costs $50/month, best for production applications. The Enterprise plan costs $500/month, best for enterprise with compliance needs. The BYOC plan requires contacting sales for a custom quote and is designed for data sovereignty requirements.
This pricing was last verified in April 1, 2026.
All Pinecone Plans & Pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter storage: 2 GBwrite_units: 2M/month | Free | Free | Prototyping and small projects |
| Standard indexes: 20namespaces: 100K per index | $50 /month (minimum) | $50 /year (minimum) | Production applications |
| Enterprise indexes: 200 | $500 /month (minimum) | $500 /year (minimum) | Enterprise with compliance needs |
| BYOC | Contact Sales | Contact Sales | Data sovereignty requirements |
View all features by plan
Starter
- 2 GB storage
- 2M write units/month
- 1M read units/month
- Up to 5 indexes
- Community support
Standard
- Unlimited storage
- Multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Up to 20 indexes
- SAML SSO and RBAC
- Backup/restore
- Dedicated Read Nodes
Enterprise
- 99.95% uptime SLA
- Private networking (PrivateLink)
- Customer-managed encryption keys
- Audit logs
- HIPAA compliance
- Up to 200 indexes
BYOC
- Pinecone in your cloud account
- Zero-access operations
- Pro support included
How Pinecone Pricing Compares
| Software | Starting Price | Top Price |
|---|---|---|
| Pinecone | Free | $500/month |
| Weaviate | Free | $400/month |
| Qdrant | Custom | Custom |
Detailed pricing comparisons:
Pinecone Pricing FAQ
01 How much does Pinecone cost?
Pinecone starts free with the Starter plan (2 GB storage, 2M write units/month). The Standard plan starts at $50/month with pay-as-you-go overages. Enterprise starts at $500/month with SLAs and private networking. Usage-based pricing charges $4/million write units, $16/million read units, and $0.33/GB/month for storage.
02 Does Pinecone have a free tier?
Yes, Pinecone's Starter plan is free and includes 2 GB storage, 2M write units/month, 1M read units/month, and up to 5 indexes. It's limited to AWS us-east-1 and community support.
03 How does Pinecone's usage-based pricing work?
Beyond the plan minimum, Pinecone charges per operation: $4 per million write units, $16 per million read units, and $0.33 per GB per month for storage. The Standard plan has a $50/month minimum and Enterprise has a $500/month minimum.
04 What is Pinecone's Enterprise plan?
Pinecone Enterprise starts at $500/month and includes 99.95% uptime SLA, HIPAA compliance, private networking via PrivateLink, customer-managed encryption keys, audit logs, and up to 200 indexes.
05 Pinecone vs Weaviate: which is cheaper?
Pinecone's Standard plan starts at $50/month versus Weaviate's Flex plan at $50/month. Both have usage-based overages beyond plan minimums. Pinecone offers a free Starter tier while Weaviate offers a 14-day Free Trial sandbox; for long-term free usage, Pinecone's Starter plan wins.
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