# Pinecone 2023 changelog All Pinecone products share this changelog. Use the filters to narrow the list. :::updates{#2023-12 title="2023-12" tags="Database"} ### Starter plan supports up to 100 namespaces The free Starter plan now supports up to 100 namespaces. [Namespaces](/guides/index-data-indexing-overview#namespaces) let you partition vectors within an index to speed up queries or comply with [multitenancy](/guides/index-data-implement-multitenancy) requirements. ::: :::updates{#2023-11 title="2023-11" tags="Database"} ### Pinecone AWS Reference Architecture The new [Pinecone AWS Reference Architecture](https://github.com/pinecone-io/aws-reference-architecture-pulumi/tree/main) is an open-source, distributed system that performs vector-database-enabled semantic search over Postgres records. You can use it as a learning resource or as a starting point for high-scale use cases. ::: :::updates{#2023-11 title="2023-11" tags="SDK"} ### Canopy RAG framework [Canopy](https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/blob/main/README.md) is a new open-source Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) framework and context engine built on top of Pinecone. It enables you to start chatting with your documents or text data with a few simple commands. The latest version of the Canopy SDK (v0.2.0) adds support for OpenAI SDK v1.2.3. See the [release notes](https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/releases/tag/V0.2.0) in GitHub for more details. ::: :::updates{#2023-11 title="2023-11" tags="Billing"} ### VAT and GST collection Pinecone is now registered to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) or Goods and Services Tax (GST) for accounts based in various global regions. If applicable, add your VAT or GST number to your account under **Settings > Billing**. ::: :::updates{#2023-10 title="2023-10" tags="Database"} ### Collections are generally available [Collections](/guides/manage-data-back-up-an-index) are now generally available. ::: :::updates{#2023-10 title="2023-10" tags="SDK"} ### Released Node.js SDK v1.1.2 The latest version of our Node.js SDK is v1.1.2. See the [release notes](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-ts-client/releases/tag/v1.1.2) in GitHub for more details. ::: :::updates{#2023-10 title="2023-10" tags="General"} ### Console improvements - The Index Browser is now available in the console. This allows you to preview, query, and filter by metadata directly from the console. The Index Browser can be found within the index detail page. - We've improved the design of our metrics page to include new charts for record and error count plus additional latencies (p90, p99) to help triage and understand issues. ::: :::updates{#2023-10 title="2023-10" tags="Database"} ### New integrations - Knowledge Base for Amazon Bedrock is now available in private preview. Integrate your enterprise data via retrieval augmented generation (RAG) when building search and GenAI applications. [Learn more](https://www.pinecone.io/blog/amazon-bedrock-integration/). - Pinecone Sink Connector for Confluent is now available in public preview. Gain access to data streams from across your business to build a real-time knowledge base for your AI applications. [Learn more](https://www.pinecone.io/confluent-integration). ::: :::updates{#2023-10 title="2023-10" tags="Billing"} ### Pinecone is now available in Microsoft Marketplace You can now [sign up for Pinecone billing through Microsoft Marketplace](/guides/admin-assistant-upgrade-billing-plan). ::: :::updates{#2023-10 title="2023-10" tags="Compliance"} ### HIPAA compliance Pinecone is now HIPAA compliant across all of our cloud providers (AWS, Azure, and GCP). ::: :::updates{#2023-09-11 title="2023-09-11" date="2023-09-11" tags="Database"} ### Azure support is generally available Pinecone Azure support via the [`eastus-azure` region](/guides/admin-projects-understanding-projects#project-environments) is now generally available. ::: :::updates{#2023-08-14 title="2023-08-14" date="2023-08-14" tags="Database"} ### Azure support is in public preview Pinecone now supports deploying projects to Azure using the new [`eastus-azure` region](/guides/admin-projects-understanding-projects#project-environments). This is a public preview environment, so test thoroughly before deploying to production. ::: :::updates{#2023-06-21 title="2023-06-21" date="2023-06-21" tags="Database"} ### `gcp-starter` region is in public preview The new `gcp-starter` region is now in public preview. This region has distinct limitations from other Starter plan regions. `gcp-starter` is the default region for some new users. ::: :::updates{#2023-04-26 title="2023-04-26" date="2023-04-26" tags="Database"} ### Increased Starter plan capacity [Indexes in the Starter plan](/guides/index-data-indexing-overview#starter-plan) now support approximately 100,000 1536-dimensional embeddings with metadata. Capacity is proportional for other dimensionalities. ::: :::updates{#2023-04-03 title="2023-04-03" date="2023-04-03" tags="Database"} ### New US and EU cloud regions Pinecone now supports [new US and EU cloud regions](/guides/admin-projects-understanding-projects#project-environments). ::: :::updates{#2023-03-21 title="2023-03-21" date="2023-03-21" tags="General"} ### SSO support on Enterprise plans Pinecone now supports SSO on some Enterprise plans. [Contact Support](https://app.pinecone.io/organizations/-/settings/support) to set up your integration. ::: :::updates{#2023-03-01 title="2023-03-01" date="2023-03-01" tags="Database"} ### Increased metadata size limit Pinecone now supports [40 KB of metadata per vector](/guides/index-data-indexing-overview#metadata-size). ::: :::updates{#2023-02-22 title="2023-02-22" date="2023-02-22" tags="Database, Search"} ### Sparse-dense embeddings are in public preview Pinecone now supports [vectors with sparse and dense values](/guides/index-data-search-hybrid-search-single-index). To use sparse-dense embeddings in Python, upgrade to Python SDK version 2.2.0. ::: :::updates{#2023-02-22 title="2023-02-22" date="2023-02-22" tags="SDK"} ### Released Python SDK v2.2.0 Python SDK version 2.2.0 with support for sparse-dense embeddings is now available on [GitHub](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-python-client) and [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/pinecone-client/2.2.0/). ::: :::updates{#2023-02-15 title="2023-02-15" date="2023-02-15" tags="SDK"} ### New Node.js SDK is in public preview You can now try out our new [Node.js SDK for Pinecone](https://sdk.pinecone.io/typescript/). ::: :::updates{#2023-02-14 title="2023-02-14" date="2023-02-14" tags="General"} ### New usage reports in the Pinecone console You can now monitor your current and projected Pinecone usage with the [**Usage** dashboard](/guides/manage-cost-monitor-usage-and-costs). ::: :::updates{#2023-01-31 title="2023-01-31" date="2023-01-31" tags="Billing"} ### Pinecone is now available in AWS Marketplace You can now [sign up for Pinecone billing through Amazon Web Services Marketplace](/guides/admin-assistant-upgrade-billing-plan). ::: :::updates{#2023-01-03 title="2023-01-03" date="2023-01-03" tags="SDK"} ### Released Python SDK v2.1.0 The [latest release of the Python SDK](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-python-client/releases/tag/2.1.0) makes the following changes: - Fixes "Connection Reset by peer" error after long idle periods - Adds typing and explicit names for arguments in all client operations - Adds docstrings to all client operations - Adds support for batch upserts by passing `batch_size` to the upsert method - Improves gRPC query results parsing performance ::: ## Related pages - [Account management](./account-management-index.md) - [Admin](./admin-2-index.md) - [Admin](./admin-index.md) - [APIs](./apis-index.md) - [Architecture](./architecture-index.md) - [Assistants](./assistants-index.md) - [Bring Your Own Cloud](./bring-your-own-cloud-index.md) - [Build an assistant](./build-an-assistant-index.md) - [Build an integration](./build-an-integration-index.md) - [Changelog](./changelog-index.md) # Agent Instructions Cite this page’s canonical URL and keep its documentation version. 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