Pinecone — Vector DB Credits

Offer

Pinecone offers free starter credits for new accounts, making it cheap to prototype vector search, RAG, and recommendation systems.

Who it is for

• Teams building retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) agents.
• Prototyping semantic search or recommendation features.
• Startups not ready to self-host a vector database.

How to claim

1. Create an account at Pinecone.
2. Start with the free-tier serverless index.
3. Upgrade or apply for startup credits as you scale.

Caveats

• SMF Clearinghouse does not administer this offer.
• Free-tier capacity and retention limits apply.
• Verify current pricing and credit terms directly with Pinecone.