Free Standard tier + usage credits
Offered by Pinecone · checked October 2026
Pinecone for Startups gives startups under 100 people, Series A or earlier, free access to its Standard tier and Pro Support, plus usage credits and discounts.
What you get
- Free access to Pinecone's Standard Tier and Pro Support
- Any cloud/region deployment, RBAC, Backups, Import, Prometheus metrics
- Dedicated Slack channel
- 'Usage credits and discounts' (no dollar amount stated)
Who qualifies
- Fewer than 100 employees
- Series A or earlier
How to apply
- Use the 'Join the program' form on the startup program page
- Questions: startups@pinecone.io
Good to know: Pinecone does not publish the size of the usage credits.
Sources
Read in October 2026 from Pinecone's own pages. Programs change often; the vendor's page is the final word.
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