Full Text Search in Pinecone, Now in Public Preview

Pinecone has released full text search capabilities in public preview, expanding its vector database platform beyond semantic search to include traditional keyword-based search functionality. This feature allows users to combine full text search with vector similarity search, enabling hybrid search approaches for more comprehensive information retrieval. The addition aims to address use cases where exact keyword matching and semantic understanding are both valuable for search accuracy and relevance.

Source: Pinecone | 2026-05-07