{
  "data": {
    "a": {
      "slug": "pinecone",
      "name": "Pinecone API + MCP",
      "vendor": "Pinecone",
      "vendorUrl": "https://www.pinecone.io",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "vector-search",
      "summary": "Managed, closed-source vector database with serverless indexes.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pinecone",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pinecone.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pinecone.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pinecone.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-mcp",
      "license": "proprietary (MCP server Apache-2.0)",
      "transports": [
        "http",
        "stdio",
        "streamable-http"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://api.pinecone.io",
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "@pinecone-database/pinecone"
        },
        {
          "registry": "pypi",
          "name": "pinecone"
        },
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "@pinecone-database/mcp"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "api-key",
      "authNotes": "Project API key in the `Api-Key` header, plus `X-Pinecone-Api-Version` to pin the API version. Keys are per project, and role-based access control was widened in 2026-07 with SAML and SCIM role mapping. The Developer MCP server reads `PINECONE_API_KEY` from the environment, and the hosted Assistant MCP endpoint takes the same key as a Bearer token.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "Starter is free with no card, 2 GB storage, 2M write units, 1M read units, 1 GB egress and 5 indexes a month, in us-east-1 only. Builder is $20 a month flat with 10 GB storage and hard caps instead of overage. Standard has a $50 a month minimum and a 3-week trial with $300 of credit. Enterprise has a $500 minimum and a 99.95% uptime SLA. Storage $0.33 per GB a month, write units $4 to $4.50 per million on Standard ($6 to $6.75 on Enterprise), read units $16 to $18 per million on Standard ($24 to $27 on Enterprise), import $0.25 per GB, backup $0.10 per GB a month, egress $0.10 per GB over a 100 GB allowance. Embedding from $0.08 per million tokens, reranking $2 per 1,000 requests. Hosted only, there's no free self-hosted edition (https://www.pinecone.io/pricing/).",
      "priceSummary": "$20 / mo",
      "where": "both",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402 or per-call payment support in the docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": 9,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": 71,
        "npmWeekly": 927707,
        "pypiWeekly": 970217,
        "asOf": "2026-09-30"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://docs.pinecone.io",
      "llmsTxt": "https://docs.pinecone.io/llms.txt",
      "openapi": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-api/refs/heads/main/2026-07/db_data_2026-07.oas.yaml",
      "capabilities": [
        "db.vector",
        "db.hybrid",
        "db.fulltext",
        "db.filters",
        "db.serverless"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "freemium",
        "free-tier",
        "no-card",
        "closed-source",
        "mcp",
        "llms-txt",
        "openapi",
        "python",
        "typescript",
        "enterprise"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-09-09",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 76.4,
        "grade": "BB",
        "agentReady": true,
        "rank": 28,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 452,
        "categoryRank": 1,
        "methodology": "0.3",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 93,
          "maintenance": 87,
          "payments": 40,
          "reliability": 75,
          "schema": 94,
          "security": 79,
          "transparency": 75
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "high",
          "date": "2026-10-01"
        },
        "negative": -2,
        "negativeNotes": [
          "Since MCP server v0.3.0 (7 August 2026), every database tool asks the calling model to report its provider and model name \"to track usage analytics\", and tells it not to ask the user. The values go to Pinecone with the API calls. The tool schema states the purpose, but the README and docs don't mention it (https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-mcp/blob/main/src/tools/database/common/register-tool.ts)."
        ],
        "verdict": "OpenAPI files per API version, quarterly versions with at least 12 months of support each. Nine regional incidents between 9 July and 28 September 2026, four lasting more than an hour.",
        "strengths": [
          "OpenAPI files per API version, quarterly versions with at least 12 months of support each",
          "Published per-namespace and per-index rate limits, 429 responses and backoff guidance",
          "MCP tool descriptions say when a tool will fail, and every tool carries readOnly or destructive hints",
          "SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA with a BAA, audit logs and role-scoped API keys",
          "Free Starter plan with no card"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "Nine regional incidents between 9 July and 28 September 2026, four lasting more than an hour",
          "Every MCP database tool asks the model for its provider and model name for analytics, which the README doesn't mention",
          "The Developer MCP server only works with integrated-embedding indexes and has no read-only mode",
          "Closed source, with BYOC on Enterprise as the only self-managed option",
          "Read units, write units, storage and egress are each metered, and Starter stops serving reads at its caps"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Send `X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2026-07` on every call. Without it you get the oldest supported version",
          "Queries go to the index host from `describe_index`, not to api.pinecone.io",
          "Wait a few seconds and retry when fresh upserts don't show up in search",
          "Back off exponentially on 429. There's no `Retry-After` header",
          "Starter blocks reads once egress or read units run out for the month, so a failing agent may just be out of quota"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 8,
        "avgRating": 3.5,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "high",
            "grade": "BB",
            "methodology": "0.3",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 76.4
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 93,
          "maintenance": 87,
          "payments": 40,
          "reliability": 75,
          "schema": 94,
          "security": 79,
          "transparency": 63
        },
        "provenanceScore": 86
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "curl -s https://api.pinecone.io/indexes -H \"Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY\" -H \"X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2026-07\"",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add pinecone -e PINECONE_API_KEY=$PINECONE_API_KEY -- npx -y @pinecone-database/mcp",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "pinecone": {
              "args": [
                "-y",
                "@pinecone-database/mcp"
              ],
              "command": "npx",
              "env": {
                "PINECONE_API_KEY": "${PINECONE_API_KEY}"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/db.vector",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/pinecone"
      },
      "area": "developer",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "Builder plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 20,
          "note": "flat, 10 GB storage, hard caps"
        },
        {
          "item": "Standard plan minimum",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 50,
          "note": "usage billed against the minimum"
        },
        {
          "item": "Enterprise plan minimum",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 500
        },
        {
          "item": "Storage",
          "unit": "gb",
          "usd": 0.33,
          "note": "per GB a month"
        },
        {
          "item": "Bulk import",
          "unit": "gb",
          "usd": 0.25
        },
        {
          "item": "Backup",
          "unit": "gb",
          "usd": 0.1,
          "note": "per GB a month"
        },
        {
          "item": "Egress over allowance",
          "unit": "gb",
          "usd": 0.1,
          "note": "100 GB a month included on Standard and Enterprise"
        },
        {
          "item": "Reranking",
          "unit": "1k-requests",
          "usd": 2
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Pinecone Systems Inc.",
        "domain": "pinecone.io",
        "domainRegistered": "2016-10-20",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://www.pinecone.io/terms/",
        "privacy": "https://www.pinecone.io/privacy/",
        "statusPage": "https://status.pinecone.io",
        "changelog": "https://docs.pinecone.io/release-notes",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-09-30",
        "score": 86
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pinecone.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "pinecone",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://api.pinecone.io",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-10-05T00:15:28.04196498Z",
          "lastOk": true,
          "lastStatus": 401,
          "lastMs": 73,
          "lastNote": "asks for credentials",
          "authRequired": true,
          "uptime24h": 100,
          "uptime30d": 100,
          "p50ms24h": 41,
          "p95ms24h": 92,
          "samples24h": 272,
          "samples30d": 1105,
          "days": [
            {
              "date": "2026-09-30",
              "probes": 35,
              "ok": 35
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-01",
              "probes": 276,
              "ok": 276
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-02",
              "probes": 248,
              "ok": 248
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
              "probes": 271,
              "ok": 271
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-04",
              "probes": 272,
              "ok": 272
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-05",
              "probes": 3,
              "ok": 3
            }
          ]
        },
        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://status.pinecone.io",
          "indicator": "none",
          "summary": "All Systems Operational",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-05T00:11:30.408234997Z"
        },
        "versions": [
          {
            "registry": "github",
            "name": "pinecone-io/pinecone-mcp",
            "version": "v0.3.0",
            "released": "2026-08-07",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:36:33.408663318Z"
          },
          {
            "registry": "npm",
            "name": "@pinecone-database/mcp",
            "version": "0.3.0",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:36:32.141735764Z"
          },
          {
            "registry": "npm",
            "name": "@pinecone-database/pinecone",
            "version": "9.0.0",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:36:31.087662333Z"
          },
          {
            "registry": "pypi",
            "name": "pinecone",
            "version": "10.0.0",
            "released": "2026-09-03",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:36:31.955124175Z"
          }
        ],
        "githubStars": 71,
        "npmWeekly": 997504,
        "pypiWeekly": 1005784,
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://pinecone.io/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:16:04.248414975Z"
        },
        "llmsTxt": {
          "url": "https://docs.pinecone.io/llms.txt",
          "ok": true,
          "status": 200,
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:18:06.567751285Z"
        },
        "domain": {
          "domain": "pinecone.io",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:05:10.320553533Z"
        },
        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://docs.pinecone.io/release-notes",
            "kind": "changelog",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:43:53.547301589Z",
            "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:20:15.909473495Z",
            "fingerprint": "dbe2b886af2a"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://docs.pinecone.io/release-notes/2026.md",
            "kind": "deprecations",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:43:55.759270586Z",
            "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:20:18.225718539Z",
            "fingerprint": "eed337dae9b9"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.pinecone.io/pricing/",
            "kind": "pricing",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:51:38.420010854Z",
            "changedAt": "2026-10-03T15:39:29.335944004Z",
            "fingerprint": "b277c6900a1f"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.pinecone.io/privacy/",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 304,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:51:40.912574741Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "68c298724ada"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.pinecone.io/terms/",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 304,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:51:42.742827598Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "32dd0db29edb"
          }
        ],
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T00:15:28.04196498Z"
      }
    },
    "b": {
      "slug": "typesense",
      "name": "Typesense API + MCP",
      "vendor": "Typesense",
      "vendorUrl": "https://typesense.org",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "vector-search",
      "summary": "Open-source (GPL-3.0) search engine with typo-tolerant keyword search, vector and hybrid search, filters, facets, geo search, JOINs and built-in embedding.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/typesense",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/typesense.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/typesense.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/typesense.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/typesense/typesense",
      "license": "GPL-3.0",
      "transports": [
        "http",
        "streamable-http"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://cloud.typesense.org/api/v1",
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "typesense"
        },
        {
          "registry": "pypi",
          "name": "typesense"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "Cluster API uses the X-TYPESENSE-API-KEY header, with admin keys, keys scoped to collections and actions, and signed scoped search keys for per-user filters. Typesense Cloud Management API uses a capability-limited key. The hosted MCP server uses OAuth with a consent screen (Search only, Search and curate, Manage clusters, Build, Everything presets) or a Cluster Management API key as Bearer for cluster tools only.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "Typesense Cloud bills a fixed hourly fee per dedicated cluster by RAM, vCPU, node count and high availability, charged whether or not it gets traffic, plus bandwidth at about 9 to 12 cents a GB by region. No per-record or per-search charges. A free-tier cluster (0.5 GB RAM, 2 vCPU burst, one node) needs no payment method. Billed weekly by card, or prepaid credits. Self-hosted Typesense is free software plus your own infrastructure (https://cloud.typesense.org/pricing).",
      "priceSummary": "$0.09 / GB",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402 support in docs, pricing or MCP docs (checked 2026-09-30).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": 9,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": 26615,
        "npmWeekly": 1096989,
        "pypiWeekly": 276494,
        "asOf": "2026-09-30"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://typesense.org/docs/",
      "llmsTxt": "https://typesense.org/docs/llms.txt",
      "openapi": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/typesense/typesense-api-spec/master/openapi.yml",
      "registryName": "org.typesense/typesense-cloud",
      "capabilities": [
        "db.vector",
        "db.hybrid",
        "db.fulltext",
        "db.filters"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "freemium",
        "no-card",
        "free-tier",
        "open-source",
        "self-hosted",
        "local",
        "mcp",
        "llms-txt",
        "typescript",
        "python"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-09-25",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 70.9,
        "grade": "BB",
        "agentReady": true,
        "rank": 93,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 452,
        "categoryRank": 3,
        "methodology": "0.3",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 93,
          "maintenance": 72,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 83,
          "schema": 86,
          "security": 58,
          "transparency": 80
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-01"
        },
        "negative": -2,
        "negativeNotes": [
          "GHSA-97x4-gm45-jpcw (moderate, search cache not isolated between scoped search keys) and GHSA-fpx5-8c99-247j (high, unauthenticated denial of service on /multi_search), both published 18 May 2026. The cache-keying fix landed on 20 March 2026 before v30.2. Fixed and disclosed, so a small deduction (https://github.com/typesense/typesense/security)."
        ],
        "verdict": "Keyword, vector and hybrid search with filters, facets, sorting and geo in one request. Server v30.2 from April 2026 is still the newest stable release.",
        "strengths": [
          "Keyword, vector and hybrid search with filters, facets, sorting and geo in one request",
          "Hosted MCP server with OAuth consent presets, server-held data keys and destructive-tool annotations",
          "No status notices from July to October 2026 across 21 regions",
          "OpenAPI 3.0.3 spec with 79 operations, updated September 2026",
          "Free-tier cloud cluster without a payment method, and no per-request charges"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "Server v30.2 from April 2026 is still the newest stable release",
          "The authentication docs show the API key as a URL query parameter",
          "No SLA found, and SOC 2 reports need a paid support plan",
          "The MCP data tools need a browser sign-in, so a headless agent gets cluster tools only",
          "Cloud billing is per cluster-hour on dedicated hardware, so an idle cluster still costs money"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Call `whoami` first on the MCP server to see which permissions the connection holds",
          "Put the embedding field in `query_by` alongside text fields for hybrid search",
          "Send the key in `X-TYPESENSE-API-KEY`, not in the URL, so it stays out of logs",
          "Use a scoped search key for retrieval-only agents; never pass the admin key",
          "Imports over 1,000 documents or 10 MB through MCP come back as a curl command to run locally"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 2,
        "avgRating": 3,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "BB",
            "methodology": "0.3",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 70.9
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 93,
          "maintenance": 72,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 83,
          "schema": 86,
          "security": 58,
          "transparency": 74
        },
        "provenanceScore": 86
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "curl -G \"https://$TYPESENSE_HOST/collections/books/documents/search\" \\\n  -H \"X-TYPESENSE-API-KEY: $TYPESENSE_API_KEY\" \\\n  --data-urlencode \"q=harry potter\" --data-urlencode \"query_by=title\"",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http typesense-cloud https://cloud.typesense.org/mcp/v1",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "typesense-cloud": {
              "url": "https://cloud.typesense.org/mcp/v1"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/db.vector",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/typesense"
      },
      "area": "developer",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "Cloud bandwidth out",
          "unit": "gb",
          "usd": 0.09,
          "note": "9 to 12 cents a GB depending on region (vendor's help centre)"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Typesense, Inc.",
        "domain": "typesense.org",
        "domainRegistered": "2017-04-14",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://cloud.typesense.org/legal/terms",
        "privacy": "https://cloud.typesense.org/legal/privacy",
        "statusPage": "https://cloud-status.typesense.org",
        "changelog": "https://github.com/typesense/typesense/releases",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-09-30",
        "notes": [
          "Cloud cluster hosts are on typesense.net, a separate domain from typesense.org."
        ],
        "score": 86
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/typesense.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "typesense",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://cloud.typesense.org/api/v1",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-10-05T00:15:31.655955204Z",
          "lastOk": true,
          "lastStatus": 404,
          "lastMs": 418,
          "authRequired": false,
          "uptime24h": 100,
          "uptime30d": 100,
          "p50ms24h": 169,
          "p95ms24h": 429,
          "samples24h": 272,
          "samples30d": 1105,
          "days": [
            {
              "date": "2026-09-30",
              "probes": 35,
              "ok": 35
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-01",
              "probes": 276,
              "ok": 276
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-02",
              "probes": 248,
              "ok": 248
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
              "probes": 271,
              "ok": 271
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-04",
              "probes": 272,
              "ok": 272
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-05",
              "probes": 3,
              "ok": 3
            }
          ]
        },
        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://cloud-status.typesense.org",
          "indicator": "unknown",
          "summary": "no machine-readable status found",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T21:40:32.141349639Z"
        },
        "versions": [
          {
            "registry": "github",
            "name": "typesense/typesense",
            "version": "v30.2",
            "released": "2026-04-19",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:42:39.404970921Z"
          },
          {
            "registry": "mcp-registry",
            "name": "org.typesense/typesense-cloud",
            "version": "1.0.1",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-04T23:42:40.113054682Z"
          },
          {
            "registry": "npm",
            "name": "typesense",
            "version": "3.1.0",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:42:39.015520988Z"
          },
          {
            "registry": "pypi",
            "name": "typesense",
            "version": "2.0.0",
            "released": "2026-02-16",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:42:39.29542063Z"
          }
        ],
        "githubStars": 26632,
        "npmWeekly": 1111923,
        "pypiWeekly": 276808,
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://typesense.org/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:38.82116415Z"
        },
        "llmsTxt": {
          "url": "https://typesense.org/docs/llms.txt",
          "ok": true,
          "status": 200,
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:18:18.95282165Z"
        },
        "domain": {
          "domain": "typesense.org",
          "registered": "2017-04-14",
          "source": "https://rdap.publicinterestregistry.org/rdap/domain/typesense.org",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:03:37.438842208Z"
        },
        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://cloud.typesense.org/pricing",
            "kind": "pricing",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:41:57.70136122Z",
            "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:18:18.678019551Z",
            "fingerprint": "675017580626"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://cloud.typesense.org/legal/privacy",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:41:53.392760707Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "b62a5db98492"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://cloud.typesense.org/legal/terms",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:41:57.166438439Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "6d32e9763424"
          }
        ],
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T00:15:31.655955204Z"
      }
    },
    "summary": "Pinecone API + MCP has a score of 76.4 (BB) against Typesense API + MCP's 70.9 (BB). Both do db vector. The largest gap is security \u0026 auth, 21 points."
  },
  "kind": "anchor.page",
  "links": {
    "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json",
    "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pinecone-vs-typesense",
    "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pinecone-vs-typesense.json",
    "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt",
    "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pinecone-vs-typesense.md",
    "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pinecone-vs-typesense.min.md"
  },
  "markdown": "Pinecone API + MCP has a score of 76.4 (BB) against Typesense API + MCP's 70.9 (BB). Both do db vector. The largest gap is security \u0026 auth, 21 points.\n\n- Pinecone API + MCP: grade BB, 76.4/100, rank #28 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pinecone.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pinecone.json\n- Typesense API + MCP: grade BB, 70.9/100, rank #93 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/typesense.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/typesense.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Pinecone API + MCP for schema \u0026 documentation (+8), security \u0026 auth (+21), payments \u0026 pricing (+10), maintenance \u0026 community (+15).\n\nPick Typesense API + MCP for reliability (+8), transparency \u0026 trust (+5).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Pinecone API + MCP | Typesense API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 75 | 83 | Typesense API + MCP +8 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 94 | 86 | Pinecone API + MCP +8 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 93 | 93 | even |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 79 | 58 | Pinecone API + MCP +21 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 40 | 30 | Pinecone API + MCP +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 87 | 72 | Pinecone API + MCP +15 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 75 | 80 | Typesense API + MCP +5 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -2 | -2 | |\n| **Total** | | **76.4 · BB** | **70.9 · BB** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Pinecone API + MCP | Typesense API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Pinecone | Typesense |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.pinecone.io` | `https://cloud.typesense.org/api/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP, stdio, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | proprietary (MCP server Apache-2.0) | GPL-3.0 |\n| Tools exposed | 9 | 9 |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `org.typesense/typesense-cloud` |\n| Last release | 2026-09-09 | 2026-09-25 |\n| Popularity | 71 stars, 928k npm/wk, 970k PyPI/wk | 27k stars, 1.1M npm/wk, 276k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (8) | 3/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Pinecone API + MCP.** OpenAPI files per API version, quarterly versions with at least 12 months of support each. Nine regional incidents between 9 July and 28 September 2026, four lasting more than an hour.\n\n**Typesense API + MCP.** Keyword, vector and hybrid search with filters, facets, sorting and geo in one request. Server v30.2 from April 2026 is still the newest stable release.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Pinecone API + MCP\n\n1. Send `X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2026-07` on every call. Without it you get the oldest supported version\n2. Queries go to the index host from `describe_index`, not to api.pinecone.io\n3. Wait a few seconds and retry when fresh upserts don't show up in search\n4. Back off exponentially on 429. There's no `Retry-After` header\n5. Starter blocks reads once egress or read units run out for the month, so a failing agent may just be out of quota\n\n### Typesense API + MCP\n\n1. Call `whoami` first on the MCP server to see which permissions the connection holds\n2. Put the embedding field in `query_by` alongside text fields for hybrid search\n3. Send the key in `X-TYPESENSE-API-KEY`, not in the URL, so it stays out of logs\n4. Use a scoped search key for retrieval-only agents; never pass the admin key\n5. Imports over 1,000 documents or 10 MB through MCP come back as a curl command to run locally\n\n## Other comparisons with Pinecone API + MCP or Typesense API + MCP\n\n- [Chroma API + MCP vs Pinecone API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/chroma-vs-pinecone.md)\n- [Chroma API + MCP vs Typesense API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/chroma-vs-typesense.md)\n- [Epsilla Vector Database vs Pinecone API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/epsilla-vs-pinecone.md)\n- [Epsilla Vector Database vs Typesense API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/epsilla-vs-typesense.md)\n- [LanceDB vs Pinecone API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lancedb-vs-pinecone.md)\n- [LanceDB vs Typesense API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lancedb-vs-typesense.md)\n- [Milvus and Zilliz Cloud API + MCP vs Pinecone API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/milvus-zilliz-vs-pinecone.md)\n- [Milvus and Zilliz Cloud API + MCP vs Typesense API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/milvus-zilliz-vs-typesense.md)\n- [Pinecone API + MCP vs Qdrant API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pinecone-vs-qdrant.md)\n- [Pinecone API + MCP vs Upstash Vector API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pinecone-vs-upstash-vector.md)\n- [Pinecone API + MCP vs Weaviate API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pinecone-vs-weaviate.md)\n- [Qdrant API + MCP vs Typesense API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qdrant-vs-typesense.md)\n- [Typesense API + MCP vs Upstash Vector API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/typesense-vs-upstash-vector.md)\n- [Typesense API + MCP vs Weaviate API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/typesense-vs-weaviate.md)\n",
  "meta": {
    "attribution": "Anchor Terminal (https://www.anchorterminal.com)",
    "docs": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/docs/",
    "generatedAt": "2026-10-05",
    "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "method": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/benchmark/",
    "methodology": "0.3",
    "openapi": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/openapi.json",
    "preview": false,
    "run": "2026-10-01",
    "runLabel": "October 2026 research run"
  },
  "page": {
    "breadcrumbs": [
      {
        "name": "Home",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Compare",
        "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Pinecone API + MCP vs Typesense API + MCP",
        "url": ""
      }
    ],
    "description": "Pinecone API + MCP has a score of 76.4 (BB) against Typesense API + MCP's 70.9 (BB). Both do db vector. The largest gap is security \u0026 auth, 21 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.",
    "facts": [
      "Pinecone API + MCP BB 76.4",
      "Typesense API + MCP BB 70.9",
      "scores"
    ],
    "h1": "Pinecone API + MCP vs Typesense API + MCP",
    "image": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/assets/og/compare-pinecone-vs-typesense.png",
    "path": "/compare/pinecone-vs-typesense",
    "published": "2026-10-01",
    "section": "tools",
    "title": "Pinecone API + MCP vs Typesense API + MCP for AI agents",
    "toc": null,
    "updated": "2026-10-05",
    "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pinecone-vs-typesense"
  },
  "tokens": {
    "markdown": 1600,
    "slim": 380
  },
  "version": 1
}