2 categories · RankedAlgolia
Algolia is an API-first search engine for ecommerce search and merchandising, with merchandising rules built in · algolia.com ↗
Gane, the publisher, sells software in AI visibility, where this product is measured. It is measured there by the same method as every other product. How the conflict is handled.
Strongest at mid-market, contested with Luigi's Box. Ranked 4 of 88 for enterprise buyers.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Doofinder is first at 40%.
Ranked first, contested: Luigi's Box has 20%. 2 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Constructor is first at 30%.
Why models recommend it
“Algolia is recognized as the best overall ecommerce search engine for fast, AI-driven search with deep developer flexibility and strong analytics.”Claude Haiku 4.5 · Comparative question · first choice
“Request demos from 3-4 vendors that match your profile (likely Algolia, Constructor, Luigi's Box, and one other)”Kimi K2 · Scale-constrained question · first choice
“Choose Algolia if you have strong dev resources and want maximum flexibility with fast implementation”Kimi K2 · Comparative question · first choice
“it remains the go-to choice when speed and developer customization are the highest priorities”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Comparative question · first choice
What gives them pause
“Algolia has a relatively high negative sentiment share (19% of labels negative) and is criticized for its consumption-based pricing model”Mistral Small · Negative question · warning
“Algolia — High risk on pricing, support ... If you're a small-to-mid-size retailer with variable traffic, this is a genuine risk.”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Negative question · warning
“Charging is per keystroke/request, which can balloon costs as traffic grows. It's developer-heavy — not for non-technical teams.”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Budget-constrained question · warning
“costs scale rapidly as search traffic grows. It requires strict usage monitoring to remain budget-friendly.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Budget-constrained question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Algolia, over the 189 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | 15 | Compare → | |
| 117 | 32 | Compare → | |
| 103 | 13 | View → | |
| 84 | 31 | Compare → | |
| 61 | 3 | Compare → | |
| 52 | 9 | Compare → | |
| 47 | 3 | View → | |
| 36 | 0 | View → | |
| 34 | 4 | View → | |
| 30 | 1 | View → |
What the models named instead of Algolia →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Algolia's own site, not checked by Gane.
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Founded
- 2012
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 166 of the 189 answers that named Algolia and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
517 of the 593 domain citations in answers naming Algolia came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Kimi K2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog | 1,063 | 0 | 2025-08-06 | SEO, Mobile apps | |
| Report or ebook | 734 | undated | |||
| News or press | 237 | undated | Ecommerce | ||
| Template or tool | 156 | undated | |||
| Case study | 83 | undated | |||
| Glossary or explainer | 70 | 2 | 2026-08-06 | ||
| Webinar or virtual event | 49 | 0 | 2022-03-18 | ||
| Comparison | 29 | 0 | 2026-02-04 | ||
| Conference or event | 28 | undated | |||
| Podcast or video | 3 | 0 | 2024-07-25 |
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How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page algolia.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read September 29, 2026.