Pinecone. Pricing model: Usage-based. Value metric: Storage GB-month, read units and write units, with plan minimums.
At a glance
| Company | Pinecone |
|---|---|
| What it does | Pinecone vector database and Assistant |
| Pricing model | Usage-based |
| Value metric | Storage GB-month, read units and write units, with plan minimums |
| Free tier | Starter: free, 2 GB storage, 2M write units and 1M read units/month, 5 indexes. |
| Pricing page | www.pinecone.io/pricing/ |
Plans and prices
Prices as published on Pinecone's pricing page, checked 27 October 2026. They change often; check the live page before you rely on them.
| Plan | Price | Billing | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $50/month minimum usage | monthly | $0.33/GB-month; reads $16-18 per 1M RU; writes $4-4.50 per 1M WU; 3-week trial with $300 credits |
| Enterprise | $500/month minimum | monthly | Reads $24-27 per 1M RU; writes $6-6.75 per 1M WU |
| Assistant | $8/1M input, $15/1M output tokens, $3/GB-month storage | usage |
Usage component. Read and write units vary by cloud and region.
How credits/tokens work. Minimum usage commitments credited against usage.
What changed in 2025–2026
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What you can steal
Pricing
Pinecone charges more per unit on Enterprise than Standard, paying for SLA and security with a higher unit price rather than a separate fee. Unit price can carry the cost of enterprise features.
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