# \#semantic-search **URL:** https://community.pinecone.io/tag/semantic-search/2.md [Latest](https://community.pinecone.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.pinecone.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.pinecone.io/tags.md) --- ## [Join Pinecone Office Hours, this Friday on Zoom](https://community.pinecone.io/t/join-pinecone-office-hours-this-friday-on-zoom/8431)
**Author:** [@jocelyn](https://community.pinecone.io/u/jocelyn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/join-pinecone-office-hours-this-friday-on-zoom/8431 "2025-10-21T19:23:02Z")
What are you up to this Friday? Don’t miss Pinecone Office Hours on Zoom! Deets below :backhand\_index\_pointing\_down: → Register: Webinar Registration - Zoom Have questions or need help launching your projects? Drop … --- ## [Using Pinecone for NLP-to-SQL RAG – Is it a good fit?](https://community.pinecone.io/t/using-pinecone-for-nlp-to-sql-rag-is-it-a-good-fit/8367)
**Author:** [@harinathharinath79](https://community.pinecone.io/u/harinathharinath79)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 5:16am UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/using-pinecone-for-nlp-to-sql-rag-is-it-a-good-fit/8367 "2025-08-22T05:16:02Z")
Hi everyone, I’m working on an NLP-to-SQL RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) project and I’m wondering if Pinecone is a good fit for this use case. Could someone explain the pros and cons of using Pinecone for these t… --- ## [Search similarity use case which integrated embedding model offered by Pinecone is best for the scenario?](https://community.pinecone.io/t/search-similarity-use-case-which-integrated-embedding-model-offered-by-pinecone-is-best-for-the-scenario/8299)
**Author:** [@s.thirugna](https://community.pinecone.io/u/s.thirugna)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/search-similarity-use-case-which-integrated-embedding-model-offered-by-pinecone-is-best-for-the-scenario/8299 "2025-08-01T21:27:22Z")
I’m building an application that relies on high-quality semantic search to retrieve relevant messages and conversations. My goal is to deliver fast, accurate, and contextually aware search results for user queries typed … --- ## [Issue: Incorrect context being fetched in Docker environment despite correct namespace](https://community.pinecone.io/t/issue-incorrect-context-being-fetched-in-docker-environment-despite-correct-namespace/8284)
**Author:** [@tushar.ekad](https://community.pinecone.io/u/tushar.ekad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/issue-incorrect-context-being-fetched-in-docker-environment-despite-correct-namespace/8284 "2025-07-29T17:17:51Z")
Hi everyone, I’m facing a strange issue with my Pinecone integration. The app works perfectly when run locally — it fetches the correct context from the specified namespace. However, when I run the exact same setup insi… --- ## [Sparse search vs metadata filtering](https://community.pinecone.io/t/sparse-search-vs-metadata-filtering/8265)
**Author:** [@neelashab](https://community.pinecone.io/u/neelashab)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/sparse-search-vs-metadata-filtering/8265 "2025-07-25T15:06:48Z")
Hi all! I am a fresh graduate working on an AI project in hopes it will help me find a job. I am working on an LLM powered chatbot that uses RAG to help the user buy group insurance. My intention is to first filter plan… --- ## [Assistants Hourly Count cost](https://community.pinecone.io/t/assistants-hourly-count-cost/6720)
**Author:** [@seodevse](https://community.pinecone.io/u/seodevse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 4:32am UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/assistants-hourly-count-cost/6720 "2025-07-18T04:32:02Z")
Got a bill of $21 for 2526 qty of Assistants Hourly Count. I used two assistants for 2 hours in the Playground then left them there for a month. Is the “Assistants Hourly Count” also including inactive hours? Seems very… --- ## [Sudden Increase in Read Unit (PricingQuantity) Usage Since 25/06/2025 — Need Help Tracing the Cause](https://community.pinecone.io/t/sudden-increase-in-read-unit-pricingquantity-usage-since-25-06-2025-need-help-tracing-the-cause/8203)
**Author:** [@jenipatel.ob](https://community.pinecone.io/u/jenipatel.ob)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/sudden-increase-in-read-unit-pricingquantity-usage-since-25-06-2025-need-help-tracing-the-cause/8203 "2025-07-03T19:53:21Z")
Hi Pinecone Community, I’ve noticed a sudden and consistent doubling in Read Unit (PricingQuantity) usage for one of our projects starting from June 25, 2025. There have been no changes on our end in terms of query volu… --- ## [API Key Read Only Access for Search](https://community.pinecone.io/t/api-key-read-only-access-for-search/8198)
**Author:** [@chalermdej](https://community.pinecone.io/u/chalermdej)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 3:57am UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/api-key-read-only-access-for-search/8198 "2025-07-03T03:57:03Z")
Hi I have created a index and insert data into the database. Now i want to generaet API key for my application to use but I don’t want to give it all read write access. I only want read access but when I genreates a k… --- ## [PineconeApiException: (422) Reason: Unprocessable Entity](https://community.pinecone.io/t/pineconeapiexception-422-reason-unprocessable-entity/8196)
**Author:** [@szymskul](https://community.pinecone.io/u/szymskul)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/pineconeapiexception-422-reason-unprocessable-entity/8196 "2025-07-02T21:32:57Z")
Hi, I am trying to create sparse index on local Pinecone Local development with Pinecone Local - Pinecone Docs, but when I compile this lines sparse\_index\_name = "sparse-index" if not pc.has\_index(sparse\_index\_name): … --- ## [Execution time for inserting PDF documents into Pinecone in an n8n workflow](https://community.pinecone.io/t/execution-time-for-inserting-pdf-documents-into-pinecone-in-an-n8n-workflow/8185)
**Author:** [@visions2060](https://community.pinecone.io/u/visions2060)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/execution-time-for-inserting-pdf-documents-into-pinecone-in-an-n8n-workflow/8185 "2025-07-01T16:37:06Z")
I created an n8n workflow where I perform RAG. Documents located in a OneDrive folder are injected into Pinecone for vectorization. It turns out that, regardless of the document size or number of files, the Pinecone node… --- ## [Getting filtered results based on a score threshold given to the index.query() call](https://community.pinecone.io/t/getting-filtered-results-based-on-a-score-threshold-given-to-the-index-query-call/8130)
**Author:** [@ritevik](https://community.pinecone.io/u/ritevik)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/getting-filtered-results-based-on-a-score-threshold-given-to-the-index-query-call/8130 "2025-06-19T08:33:44Z")
Is it possible to get filtered results from the index.query() call by giving it a score threshold so that all the results we get have a score greater then or equal to the given score threshold. --- ## [MongoDB $regex operator for metadata filter](https://community.pinecone.io/t/mongodb-regex-operator-for-metadata-filter/8088)
**Author:** [@arell.code](https://community.pinecone.io/u/arell.code)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/mongodb-regex-operator-for-metadata-filter/8088 "2025-06-06T11:49:15Z")
Hi Pinecone Team, I’d like to request support for the $regex operator in Pinecone’s metadata filtering. In my current use case, I store a "city" field for each record, but the values are inconsistent. Some entries cont… --- ## [Increased Latency on RUs](https://community.pinecone.io/t/increased-latency-on-rus/7972)
**Author:** [@praveen](https://community.pinecone.io/u/praveen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/increased-latency-on-rus/7972 "2025-05-12T20:44:32Z")
I am observing high latency in Query / Fetch operations. Please help me with some working around and tips to normalise it. I want keep it below 3s. --- ## [How to Get Newest Relevant Results First](https://community.pinecone.io/t/how-to-get-newest-relevant-results-first/7888)
**Author:** [@parthm.optimumbrew](https://community.pinecone.io/u/parthm.optimumbrew)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/how-to-get-newest-relevant-results-first/7888 "2025-04-28T17:38:11Z")
Hi Pinecone Team, I’m building a template search system where we store templates in Pinecone using a single vector created from a list of tags. Here’s an example of such a tag list: diwali,festival,lights,festivals,de… --- ## [No Result when it comes to numeric data](https://community.pinecone.io/t/no-result-when-it-comes-to-numeric-data/7858)
**Author:** [@manjot14122002](https://community.pinecone.io/u/manjot14122002)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/no-result-when-it-comes-to-numeric-data/7858 "2025-04-17T18:42:29Z")
User Query : tell me about order number 10779 I have used index.query , index.query\_namespaces with all the metric (“cosine”, “euclidean”, “dotproduct”) but did not get any chunks related to order number 10779 . chunks… --- ## [Neighboring Chunks](https://community.pinecone.io/t/neighboring-chunks/7590)
**Author:** [@kyle](https://community.pinecone.io/u/kyle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/neighboring-chunks/7590 "2025-02-23T02:18:06Z")
Ya’ll gonna have support for fetching neighboring chunks? --- ## [Inconsistent metadata filtering with pod index](https://community.pinecone.io/t/inconsistent-metadata-filtering-with-pod-index/7547)
**Author:** [@rvivas](https://community.pinecone.io/u/rvivas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/inconsistent-metadata-filtering-with-pod-index/7547 "2025-02-17T19:37:34Z")
We currently have a pod-based index with the following index stats: {'dimension': 1536, 'index\_fullness': 0.0, 'namespaces': {'': {'vector\_count': 2109}}, 'total\_vector\_count': 2109} When running this query: result… --- ## [My PDF RAG app isn't able to return correct documents for a query , what may be the reason?](https://community.pinecone.io/t/my-pdf-rag-app-isnt-able-to-return-correct-documents-for-a-query-what-may-be-the-reason/7505)
**Author:** [@gauravmindzk](https://community.pinecone.io/u/gauravmindzk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2025, 7:02am UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/my-pdf-rag-app-isnt-able-to-return-correct-documents-for-a-query-what-may-be-the-reason/7505 "2025-02-11T07:02:10Z")
Hello everyone, I’m currently developing a PDF RAG app and running into a problem . Let’s understand my app workflow. A user uploads a PDF , clicks to ‘Process’ it. I’ve used pymupdf4llm as the pdf parser. It effecti… --- ## [Euclidean distance vs. search space size](https://community.pinecone.io/t/euclidean-distance-vs-search-space-size/7267)
**Author:** [@calexander0614](https://community.pinecone.io/u/calexander0614)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/euclidean-distance-vs-search-space-size/7267 "2025-01-15T23:10:20Z")
Calculating the euclidean distance between 2 vectors yields different results when querying different indices. I have 2 separate indices, one with 200,000+ embeddings and another with 5 embeddings. When I query both indi… --- ## [Looking for best practices for multimodal embeddings for semantic search](https://community.pinecone.io/t/looking-for-best-practices-for-multimodal-embeddings-for-semantic-search/7251)
**Author:** [@mdear](https://community.pinecone.io/u/mdear)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/looking-for-best-practices-for-multimodal-embeddings-for-semantic-search/7251 "2025-01-02T21:20:08Z")
Hi, great to meet you, I’m Myles and I’m marching and moving! The journey started over 18 months ago: I now have completed inference summaries for a series of vocational training videos and I want to create a chatbot … --- ## [Internal server error when fetching - what am I doing wrong](https://community.pinecone.io/t/internal-server-error-when-fetching-what-am-i-doing-wrong/7186)
**Author:** [@jeeva](https://community.pinecone.io/u/jeeva)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/internal-server-error-when-fetching-what-am-i-doing-wrong/7186 "2024-12-17T19:06:30Z")
When I send a request to api/chat … { “messages” : \[ { “role”: “assistant”, “content”: “Hello! I’m here to help you with any questions you have about laws, regulations, and guidance impacting fintechs. How can I as… --- ## [Looking for a hybrid search example in TypeScript or JavaScript](https://community.pinecone.io/t/looking-for-a-hybrid-search-example-in-typescript-or-javascript/6844)
**Author:** [@gab](https://community.pinecone.io/u/gab)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/looking-for-a-hybrid-search-example-in-typescript-or-javascript/6844 "2024-12-09T13:02:35Z")
Hello guys, I’m simply looking for a hybrid search example in TypeScript or JavaScript. What I think I’m simply missing is a way to generate the sparseValues to insert in the record. Do I simply need a library? If so, … --- ## [The getting started sample](https://community.pinecone.io/t/the-getting-started-sample/6966)
**Author:** [@shlomo1](https://community.pinecone.io/u/shlomo1)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/the-getting-started-sample/6966 "2024-12-06T14:07:19Z")
I run the getting started sample. Both in node-js and in Python. When I get to the point where I try to load the vectors (the sentences) const embeddings = await pc.inference.embed( model, data.map(d =\> d.text), … --- ## [What is the best way to handle thousands of clients requiring up to 3 indexes (vector stores) per client?](https://community.pinecone.io/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-handle-thousands-of-clients-requiring-up-to-3-indexes-vector-stores-per-client/7095)
**Author:** [@team2](https://community.pinecone.io/u/team2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-handle-thousands-of-clients-requiring-up-to-3-indexes-vector-stores-per-client/7095 "2024-12-06T14:25:08Z")
Hello, Now as I’m hitting the limit of 100 serverless indexes per project I need to find a solution to onboard 10000 clients (each requiring up to 3 vector stores). What is the best approach to this? considering limita… --- ## [Retrieval inaccuracy](https://community.pinecone.io/t/retrieval-inaccuracy/7043)
**Author:** [@nag](https://community.pinecone.io/u/nag)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/retrieval-inaccuracy/7043 "2024-12-02T21:35:28Z")
I specifically have a vector with ID: aaa24e8f-142c-49af-9789-59888c408ce0 with the below metadata but when I query by bot for “give me an AI tool for Mental wellness” it returns a response as below. Currently, it s… --- ## [Problems filtering by metadata](https://community.pinecone.io/t/problems-filtering-by-metadata/6705)
**Author:** [@info10](https://community.pinecone.io/u/info10)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/problems-filtering-by-metadata/6705 "2024-10-03T17:27:52Z")
Hello guys, I have created a namespace “Test Vector”. In this namespace there are some vectors with various metadata. Now when I search for metadata, I have the following problem: My search string looks like this: {“… --- ## [Paginate search results](https://community.pinecone.io/t/paginate-search-results/540)
**Author:** [@moa](https://community.pinecone.io/u/moa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/paginate-search-results/540 "2024-09-12T13:10:09Z")
I need to display the results in pages of N documents and show the user how many total results are available Is there a way to get use skip like other databases like mongo? Is there a way to get histogram of scores? eg … --- ## [Results score cut-off / distance change as search space grows?](https://community.pinecone.io/t/results-score-cut-off-distance-change-as-search-space-grows/587)
**Author:** [@shore](https://community.pinecone.io/u/shore)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 5:02am UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/results-score-cut-off-distance-change-as-search-space-grows/587 "2024-09-06T05:02:08Z")
I am building an application where I want to limit the results not by an absolute number but instead by their similarity to the query. From the documentation it seems that the only option is top\_k (a fixed number of res… --- ## [Getting PineconeApiException: (400) Reason: Bad Request HTTP response headers: HTTPHeaderDict?](https://community.pinecone.io/t/getting-pineconeapiexception-400-reason-bad-request-http-response-headers-httpheaderdict/6420)
**Author:** [@mishraatharva](https://community.pinecone.io/u/mishraatharva)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/getting-pineconeapiexception-400-reason-bad-request-http-response-headers-httpheaderdict/6420 "2024-08-26T14:46:08Z")
I am using this link to learn langhain and pinecone. Just copy pasted the code as bellow: MY CODE: import getpass import os import time from pinecone import Pinecone os.environ\['HF\_TOKEN'\] = os.getenv('HF\_TOKEN') … --- ## [Not getting accurate results - ImageBind Image Segmentation Search](https://community.pinecone.io/t/not-getting-accurate-results-imagebind-image-segmentation-search/6303)
**Author:** [@rosman21](https://community.pinecone.io/u/rosman21)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/not-getting-accurate-results-imagebind-image-segmentation-search/6303 "2024-08-20T23:42:11Z")
Hello, new user here and really enjoying working with pinecone. I am building an app using nextjs + vercel ai sdk and i am getting very inaccurate results with using cosine search after embedding images. Well let me rep… [Next page](https://community.pinecone.io/tag/semantic-search/2.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=semantic-search)