Pinecone
A managed vector database service designed for production AI applications. Pinecone handles the infrastructure complexity of vector search at scale, offering high performance, low latency, and enterprise features like access control and compliance.
Implements
Concepts this tool claims to implement:
- Vector Search primary
Core product is vector similarity search as a managed service. Supports cosine, euclidean, and dot product similarity.
- Hybrid Search primary
Sparse-dense vectors for hybrid search combining keyword and semantic matching in a single query.
- Knowledge Base secondary
Namespaces and metadata filtering for organizing knowledge. Persistent, scalable vector storage.
Integration Surfaces
Details
- Vendor
- Pinecone
- License
- proprietary
- Runs On
- cloud
- Used By
- system
Links
Notes
Pinecone pioneered the managed vector database category. It's the most widely deployed vector database in production, known for reliability and ease of use. The serverless tier launched in 2024 significantly reduced costs for smaller workloads.