Pinecone Standard Plan Read Units Price Increased by 94% from $8.25 to $16.00 per 1M, Significantly Impacting Costs
What happened
Between the Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024 captures of Pinecone's pricing page, Pulse recorded 14 changes: Rerank API add-on introduced at $2 per 1k requests; Import from object storage add-on introduced at $1 per GB; RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) added to Standard and Enterprise plans; Import from object storage added as new feature (PUBLIC PREVIEW); Standard plan Write Units increased from $2.00 per 1M to $4.00 per 1M (100% increase); Pinecone Assistant pricing revealed - Storage: $3/GB/mo, Input Tokens: $8/1M, Output Tokens: $15/1M, Assistants: $0.20/day; Enterprise plan Indexes per Project increased from 20 to 200; Enterprise plan Read Units increased from $16.50 per 1M to $24.00 per 1M (45% increase); Audit Logs added to Enterprise plan (COMING SOON); Backups feature added to Standard and Enterprise plans; Storage billing changed from hourly ($0.00045/GB/Hour) to monthly ($0.33/GB/mo) pricing; Standard plan Read Units increased from $8.25 per 1M to $16.00 per 1M (94% increase); Enterprise plan Write Units increased from $4.00 per 1M to $6.00 per 1M (50% increase); CMEK (Customer Managed Encryption Keys) added to Enterprise plan (COMING SOON). Pulse files it as a pricing change (new add-on, feature added, price increase, price revealed, limit increase, metric change) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 3, 2026) lists Builder at $20, Standard at $4 Write Units (M) + $0.15 Restore from Backup (GB), Enterprise at $0.1 GB egress per month + $500 subscription, HIPAA Compliance at $190 and Developer Support at $29.
Pinecone's previous recorded change was "Pinecone Introduces Free Inference API in Public Preview, Expanding Access to AI Capabilities Until July 2024" (Q2 2024). Pinecone has been tracked since 2023-12-22.
In the same window Qdrant and Elastic also changed their Data & Analytics pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Add-onAddedNo Rerank API add-onRerank API add-on
- — · Add-onAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterImport from object storage add-on
- Standard, Enterprise · FeatureFeature added
RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) added to Standard and Enterprise plans
- — · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Import from object storage
AfterImport from object storage
- Standard · PriceChanged$2.00 per 1M$4.00 per 1M
- Pinecone Assistant · Price visibilityRevealedPrice hiddenPrice listed
- Enterprise · Limit+900%20200
- Enterprise · PriceChanged$16.50 per 1M$24.00 per 1M
- Enterprise · FeatureAddedNo Audit LogsAudit Logs
- Standard, Enterprise · FeatureAddedNo Backups featureBackups feature
- — · Pricing modelMetric change
Storage billing changed from hourly ($0.00045/GB/Hour) to monthly ($0.33/GB/mo) pricing
- Standard · PriceChanged$8.25 per 1M$16.00 per 1M
- Enterprise · PriceChanged$4.00 per 1M$6.00 per 1M
- Enterprise · FeatureFeature added
CMEK (Customer Managed Encryption Keys) added to Enterprise plan (COMING SOON)
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Add-on | No Rerank API add-on | Rerank API add-on | Added |
| — | Add-on | Not listed | Import from object storage add-on | Added |
| Standard, Enterprise | Feature | RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) added to Standard and Enterprise plans | Feature added | |
| — | Feature | No Import from object storage | Import from object storage | Added |
| Standard | Price | $2.00 per 1M | $4.00 per 1M | Changed |
| Pinecone Assistant | Price visibility | Price hidden | Price listed | Revealed |
| Enterprise | Limit | 20 | 200 | +900% |
| Enterprise | Price | $16.50 per 1M | $24.00 per 1M | Changed |
| Enterprise | Feature | No Audit Logs | Audit Logs | Added |
| Standard, Enterprise | Feature | No Backups feature | Backups feature | Added |
| — | Pricing model | Storage billing changed from hourly ($0.00045/GB/Hour) to monthly ($0.33/GB/mo) pricing | Metric change | |
| Standard | Price | $8.25 per 1M | $16.00 per 1M | Changed |
| Enterprise | Price | $4.00 per 1M | $6.00 per 1M | Changed |
| Enterprise | Feature | CMEK (Customer Managed Encryption Keys) added to Enterprise plan (COMING SOON) | Feature added | |
Values as written on Pinecone's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Pinecone's pricing page (pinecone.io) from Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where "$2.00 per 1M" becomes "$4.00 per 1M".
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Pinecone, the last 90 days
Full history- Q2 2025packagingPinecone Implements Major Pricing Restructure: Enterprise Plan Minimum Commitment Raised to $500/Month
- Q1 2025improvedPinecone Unveils New Enterprise Plan Pricing Starting at $500/Month with Enhanced Features and Support Options
- Q4 2024improvedPinecone Increases Standard Plan Namespaces per Index from 10,000 to 25,000, Boosting Capacity by 150%
- Q3 2024improvedPinecone Standard Plan Read Units Price Increased by 94% from $8.25 to $16.00 per 1M, Significantly Impacting Costs · this change
- Q2 2024packagingPinecone Introduces Free Inference API in Public Preview, Expanding Access to AI Capabilities Until July 2024
Across Data & Analytics in the same window
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- ElasticJan 11Elastic Introduces 99.95% Uptime SLA for Platinum and Enterprise Tiers in Comparison Table
- QdrantJan 12Qdrant Updates Pricing Model: Hybrid Cloud Costs Now Available as 'Custom Price on Request'
- ElasticJan 11Elastic Introduces Self-Managed Deployment Options Across Key Products, Enhancing Control and Customization for Users
- ElasticJan 11Elastic Transforms Pricing Structure to Solution-Based Model, Enhancing Clarity for Elasticsearch, Observability, and Security Deployments
Questions about this change
Did Pinecone raise prices in October 2024?
Yes. Pulse captured Pinecone's pricing page on Jul 1, 2024 and again on Oct 1, 2024 and recorded 4 price increases: Standard: $2.00 per 1M → $4.00 per 1M (changed); Enterprise: $16.50 per 1M → $24.00 per 1M (changed); Standard: $8.25 per 1M → $16.00 per 1M (changed); Enterprise: $4.00 per 1M → $6.00 per 1M (changed).
What changed on Pinecone's pricing page between Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024?
Add-on: No Rerank API add-on → Rerank API add-on, added; add-on: Not listed → Import from object storage add-on, added; RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) added to Standard and Enterprise plans; feature: No Import from object storage → Import from object storage, added; Standard price: $2.00 per 1M → $4.00 per 1M, changed; Pinecone Assistant price visibility: Price hidden → Price listed, revealed; Enterprise limit: 20 → 200 (+900%); Enterprise price: $16.50 per 1M → $24.00 per 1M, changed; Enterprise feature: No Audit Logs → Audit Logs, added; Standard, Enterprise feature: No Backups feature → Backups feature, added; Storage billing changed from hourly ($0.00045/GB/Hour) to monthly ($0.33/GB/mo) pricing; Standard price: $8.25 per 1M → $16.00 per 1M, changed; Enterprise price: $4.00 per 1M → $6.00 per 1M, changed; CMEK (Customer Managed Encryption Keys) added to Enterprise plan (COMING SOON). Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Pinecone change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Pinecone in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Pinecone Introduces Free Inference API in Public Preview, Expanding Access to AI Capabilities Until July 2024" in Q2 2024; Pinecone has been tracked since 2023-12-22.