Pinecone Assistant
Pinecone managed assistant and retrieval layer for grounded question answering over uploaded knowledge.
Core record
Status: Public / developer
Access: Cloud / API / developer platform
API status: Yes / platform APIs
Openness: Service and model dependent
Modalities: Model-dependent
Best suited for
Building, hosting, evaluating, serving or operating AI applications and models.
Limitations
Available models, regions, quotas, prices and enterprise controls change over time.
API / auth
Interface: Pinecone Assistant / Vector DB APIs
Base URL: Pinecone project endpoints
Authentication: API key
Compatibility: Retrieval/RAG application APIs
Rate limits: Plan and serverless resource dependent.
Deployment
Models / versions
| Model | Context | Max output | Modalities | License | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pending dedicated model/version audit. | |||||
Pricing snapshots
| SKU / model | Unit | Input | Output | Flat | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Builder tier | USD / month | — | — | 20 | Pinecone announced Builder tier in May 2026 with included indexes/storage/read/write units. |
Integrations
Regions
Pinecone announced Frankfurt and Singapore regions in May 2026 in addition to existing regions.
Governance / privacy
Storage/read/write costs are usage-specific; legacy pod pricing and serverless pricing should remain separate historical/current records.
Benchmarks
Pending methodology-aware benchmark audit unless separately documented. Vendor and independent benchmark results are kept distinct.