Both are commercial retrieval options with comparable terms, so the choice comes down to which model of the problem you prefer — compare the descriptions below rather than the licence.
Fully managed vector database. No index to operate.
Vector and full-text search on object storage — very cheap at rest.
| Pinecone | turbopuffer | |
|---|---|---|
| Licence | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Pricing | freemium | usage based |
| Self-hostable | No | No |
| Languages | Python, TypeScript | Python, TypeScript |
| Install | — | — |
| Keys required | PINECONE_API_KEY | TURBOPUFFER_API_KEY |
Both are commercial retrieval options with comparable terms, so the choice comes down to which model of the problem you prefer — compare the descriptions below rather than the licence. Pinecone: Fully managed vector database. No index to operate. turbopuffer: Vector and full-text search on object storage — very cheap at rest.
Pinecone is a hosted service only. turbopuffer is a hosted service only.
Pinecone is proprietary (freemium). turbopuffer is proprietary (usage based).
Every page here answers to Accept: text/markdown and returns the same content at roughly a tenth the tokens. No separate site, no toggle — same URL.
curl -s -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://newagent.build/compare/pinecone-vs-turbopuffer