diff --git a/letta/constants.py b/letta/constants.py
index 05711ab3..210319ab 100644
--- a/letta/constants.py
+++ b/letta/constants.py
@@ -378,3 +378,4 @@ PINECONE_MAX_RETRY_ATTEMPTS = 3
 PINECONE_RETRY_BASE_DELAY = 1.0  # seconds
 PINECONE_RETRY_MAX_DELAY = 60.0  # seconds
 PINECONE_RETRY_BACKOFF_FACTOR = 2.0
+PINECONE_THROTTLE_DELAY = 0.75  # seconds base delay between batches
diff --git a/letta/helpers/pinecone_utils.py b/letta/helpers/pinecone_utils.py
index 7caa5280..e014061b 100644
--- a/letta/helpers/pinecone_utils.py
+++ b/letta/helpers/pinecone_utils.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from letta.constants import (
     PINECONE_RETRY_BASE_DELAY,
     PINECONE_RETRY_MAX_DELAY,
     PINECONE_TEXT_FIELD_NAME,
+    PINECONE_THROTTLE_DELAY,
 )
 from letta.log import get_logger
 from letta.schemas.user import User
@@ -256,6 +257,13 @@ async def upsert_records_to_pinecone_index(records: List[dict], actor: User):
                 logger.debug(f"[Pinecone] Upserting batch {batch_num}/{total_batches} with {len(batch)} records")
                 await dense_index.upsert_records(actor.organization_id, batch)
 
+                # throttle between batches (except the last one)
+                if batch_num < total_batches:
+                    jitter = random.uniform(0, PINECONE_THROTTLE_DELAY * 0.2)  # ±20% jitter
+                    throttle_delay = PINECONE_THROTTLE_DELAY + jitter
+                    logger.debug(f"[Pinecone] Throttling for {throttle_delay:.3f}s before next batch")
+                    await asyncio.sleep(throttle_delay)
+
             logger.info(f"[Pinecone] Successfully upserted all {len(records)} records in {total_batches} batches")