Pinecone is the **leading vector database** designed to make AI knowledgeable. It allows you to search through billions of items for similar matches in milliseconds, making it the next generation of search. With Pinecone, you can build accurate and performant AI applications at scale, all with a simple API call.

What are the features of Pinecone?

* **Fast Search**: Find similar matches in milliseconds. * **Scalable**: Handle billions of items effortlessly. * **Easy Integration**: Works with your favorite tools and cloud providers. * **Secure**: Data is encrypted at rest and in transit, with access control features like SSO and RBAC. * **Compliant**: Meets SOC2 Type II, HIPAA, and GDPR standards.

What are the use cases of Pinecone?

* **Semantic Search**: Improve search accuracy with AI. * **Recommendations**: Personalize user experiences. * **Classification**: Categorize data efficiently. * **AI Assistants**: Build intelligent assistants quickly.

1. **Sign Up**: Create an account on Pinecone. 2. **Create an Index**: Use the API to set up a serverless index. 3. **Embed Data**: Use the Inference API to generate vector embeddings. 4. **Upsert Vectors**: Add your data to the index. 5. **Search**: Query the index for similar matches.