Pinecone

Managed vector database for AI search and RAG

pinecone.io · Free starter; usage-based after

Pinecone: the managed vector DB for semantic search and RAG memory at scale. For smaller clones, pgvector inside your Postgres is usually enough.

Capabilities

Capabilities

  • Serverless vector indexes, hybrid search, metadata filtering
  • Free starter index; scales to billions of vectors

Best for

  • RAG/semantic-search clones with serious vector volume

Not for

  • Small embedding sets — pgvector in Neon/Supabase is free and simpler