pgvector vs Pinecone: cost and performance

At Supabase, we believe that a combination of Postgres and pgvector serves as a better alternative to single-purpose databases like Pinecone for AI tasks. This isn't the first time a Postgres-based solution has successfully rivaled specialized databases designed for specific data types. Timescale for time-series data and Greenplum for analytics are just a few examples.

We decided to put Postgres vector performance to the test and run a direct comparison between pgvector and Pinecone.

What is Pinecone?

Pinecone is a …

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