Pinecone Introduces Standard Plan Trial with $300 Credit and Democratizes SAML SSO for All Users
What happened
Between the Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 4, 2025 captures of Pinecone's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Standard plan trial introduced: 3-week trial with $300 credit, then $50/month minimum usage; SAML SSO democratized from Enterprise plan to Standard plan. Pulse files it as a packaging change (trial change, feature change) with a neutral 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 Implements Major Pricing Restructure: Enterprise Plan Minimum Commitment Raised to $500/Month" (Q2 2025). 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.
- Standard · TrialAddedNo Standard plan trialStandard plan trial
- Enterprise, Standard · FeatureChangedEnterprise planStandard plan
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Trial | No Standard plan trial | Standard plan trial | Added |
| Enterprise, Standard | Feature | Enterprise plan | Standard plan | Changed |
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 6, 2025 and Oct 4, 2025; the change is marked near the top of the page, where Standard plan trial now appears.
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Pinecone, the last 90 days
Full history- Apr 3, 2026improvedPinecone Downgrades BYOC Support Tier, Rebrands as Cloud-Native Option
- Feb 24, 2026packagingPinecone launches HIPAA compliance add-on at $190/month
- Jan 12, 2026improvedPinecone Introduces Dedicated Read Nodes for Enhanced Query Performance in Standard and Enterprise Plans
- Q3 2025improvedPinecone Introduces Standard Plan Trial with $300 Credit and Democratizes SAML SSO for All Users · this change
- Q2 2025packagingPinecone Implements Major Pricing Restructure: Enterprise Plan Minimum Commitment Raised to $500/Month
Across Data & Analytics in the same window
All Data & Analytics changes- QdrantJan 12Qdrant Introduces Free Tier for Qdrant Cloud, Previously Starting at $25/Node/Month
- 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 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 4, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: trial change, feature change.
What changed on Pinecone's pricing page between Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 4, 2025?
Standard trial: No Standard plan trial → Standard plan trial, added; Enterprise, Standard feature: Enterprise plan → Standard plan, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 4, 2025; 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 Implements Major Pricing Restructure: Enterprise Plan Minimum Commitment Raised to $500/Month" in Q2 2025; Pinecone has been tracked since 2023-12-22.