Simplify, enhance, and evaluate RAG development with Pinecone Assistant, now in public preview

Pinecone Assistant, now in public preview, is an API service designed to generate accurate insights from proprietary data while simplifying the creation of AI assistants using Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG). It provides expanded LLM support, an Evaluation API for benchmarking, metadata filtering, and a new console UI, aiming to overcome challenges developers face in building precise assistants that handle private data. By leveraging a vector database like Pinecone Serverless, the Assistant retrieves relevant documents to enhance the accuracy of large language models, outperforming other assistant APIs in initial benchmarks. It also offers features like file encryption, easy data removal, and a built-in evaluation framework to measure the alignment of AI-generated answers with ground-truth answers, available to all Standard and Enterprise users. The public preview also introduces flexible pricing plans and promises future enhancements, such as additional LLMs and improved citation controls, to further develop AI applications.