# Pinecone Quickstart

> First-time Database vs Assistant tour. Not production schema

**Subcategory:** Pinecone  
**License:** MIT  
**Source:** https://github.com/pinecone-io/skills/blob/main/skills/pinecone-quickstart/SKILL.md

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## When it is useful

First-time Pinecone tour: Database (integrated index, upsert, query via MCP + Python) or Assistant. Needs PINECONE_API_KEY and MCP. Not production schema design. Not upstash-vector-js.

## The Catch

First-time Database vs Assistant tour. PINECONE_API_KEY + MCP. Not production schema. Distinct from upstash-vector-js. Starter Free: 2 GB, 2M WU/mo, 1M RU/mo, AWS us-east-1 only. Builder 20 USD/mo. Standard 50 USD/mo min.