Pinecone vs SerpApi pricing

Name: Pinecone (Search)
Brand: Pinecone

Verified 2026-10-24 (1 day ago)Source: Pinecone: www.pinecone.io/pricing/, SerpApi: serpapi.com/pricingVerified shows the older of the two.

Monthly cost at three volumes

These services do not bill on a shared metric, so a like-for-like cost is unlisted.

Tiers of Pinecone and SerpApi aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
Position	Pinecone	SerpApi
Free	$0 / moStarter · 1,000,000 read requests (get / class b / read units) / mo	$0 / moFree · 250 search requests / mo
Entry	$20 / moBuilder · 2,000,000 read requests (get / class b / read units) / mo	$25 / moStarter · 1,000 search requests / mo
Mid	$50 / moStandard	$75 / moDeveloper · 5,000 search requests / mo
Top	$500 / moEnterprise	$2,750 / moInfrastructure · 500,000 search requests / mo

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
Measure	Pinecone	SerpApi
Tightest limit	unlisted	50 api requests per hourFree tier

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No change detected for either service in the last 90 days.