Pinecone launches HIPAA compliance add-on at $190/month
What happened
Between the Feb 16, 2026 and Feb 23, 2026 captures of Pinecone's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: HIPAA compliance add-on introduced for Standard plan at $190/month. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new add-on) 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.
It lands 43 days after Pinecone's previous change, "Pinecone Introduces Dedicated Read Nodes for Enhanced Query Performance in Standard and Enterprise Plans" (Jan 12, 2026). 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.
- HIPAA Compliance, Standard · Add-onAdded
BeforeNo HIPAA compliance add-on
AfterHIPAA compliance add-on
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIPAA Compliance, Standard | Add-on | No HIPAA compliance add-on | HIPAA compliance add-on | 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 Feb 16, 2026 and Feb 23, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where HIPAA compliance add-on now appears.
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Pinecone, the last 90 days
Full history- Apr 14, 2026packagingPinecone Shifts to Region-Variable Pricing for Database Operations
- Apr 6, 2026packagingPinecone lifts assistant document caps
- Apr 3, 2026improvedPinecone Downgrades BYOC Support Tier, Rebrands as Cloud-Native Option
- Feb 24, 2026packagingPinecone launches HIPAA compliance add-on at $190/month · this change
- Jan 12, 2026improvedPinecone Introduces Dedicated Read Nodes for Enhanced Query Performance in Standard and Enterprise Plans
Across Data & Analytics in the same window
All Data & Analytics changes- QdrantJan 22Qdrant Enhances Managed Cloud Support with Standard SLAs and Renames Cloud Plan for Clarity
- ElasticJan 21Elastic Introduces AI Assistant for Generative AI in Enterprise Plan, Enhancing Observability Features
- ElasticJan 21Elastic Moves Hybrid Ranking to Enterprise Plan, Enhancing Search Features with AI Assistant and Semantic Boost
- QdrantJan 12Qdrant Introduces Free Tier for Qdrant Cloud, Previously Starting at $25/Node/Month
- QdrantJan 12Qdrant Updates Pricing Model: Hybrid Cloud Costs Now Available as 'Custom Price on Request'
Questions about this change
Did Pinecone raise prices in February 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Feb 16, 2026 and Feb 23, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new add-on.
What changed on Pinecone's pricing page between Feb 16, 2026 and Feb 23, 2026?
HIPAA Compliance, Standard add-on: No HIPAA compliance add-on → HIPAA compliance add-on, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Feb 16, 2026 and Feb 23, 2026; 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 Dedicated Read Nodes for Enhanced Query Performance in Standard and Enterprise Plans" on Jan 12, 2026; Pinecone has been tracked since 2023-12-22.