# Firebolt: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/firebolt

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Data warehouse and reverse ETL for marketing](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/data-warehouse-reverse-etl/index.md) | 0% | 40 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Firebolt and MotherDuck both offer free tiers at $0/mo" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Warehouse & ETL)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Firebolt, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- aboutmartech.com: 2
- darwinapps.com: 2
- guideflow.com: 2
- improvado.io: 2
- olake.io: 2
- skyvia.com: 2
- toolradar.com: 2
- ask-luca.com: 1
- astera.com: 1
- clickhouse.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://darwinapps.com/blog/9-best-reverse-etl-tools-for-crm-and-ad-platform-sync-in-2026: 2
- https://guideflow.com/blog/reverse-etl-tools: 2
- https://improvado.io/blog/best-reverse-etl-tools: 2
- https://olake.io/compare/best-reverse-etl-tools: 2
- https://skyvia.com/blog/best-reverse-etl-tools: 2
- https://toolradar.com/guides/best-reverse-etl-tools: 2
- https://aboutmartech.com/blog/reverse-etl-pricing: 1
- https://aboutmartech.com/blog/reverse-etl-tools: 1

## In its own words

What Firebolt's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The open-source analytical database for engineers — built for AI agents, real-time analytics, and efficient ELT, with the best price-performance in the market. (https://firebolt.io/)
- For: engineers (https://firebolt.io/)
- Price stated: $0.0264 / gb · month on object storage (pass-through at cost) (https://firebolt.io/)
- Starting price: $1.84 (https://firebolt.io/)
- Free plan or trial: $200 free credits (https://firebolt.io/)
- Certifications: ISO 27018, ISO 27001, HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II
- Hosting: US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), Europe (Frankfurt), Europe (Ireland), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
- Customers named: Similarweb, Primer, IQVIA, Sweet Security, Bigabid

## What it publishes

Every page firebolt.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 850 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 78 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-01
- case study: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 79 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-01-01
- comparison: 30 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-02
- glossary or explainer: 31 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-08-04
- Recent: 2026-09-02 comparison: Clickhouse alternatives https://www.firebolt.io/blog/clickhouse-alternatives
- Recent: 2025-12-01 blog: 60 billion predictions daily inside credit karmas agentic data layer https://www.firebolt.io/blog/60-billion-predictions-daily-inside-credit-karmas-agentic-data-layer
- Recent: 2025-10-20 blog: Block bad data before the write with nikes ashok singamaneni https://www.firebolt.io/blog/block-bad-data-before-the-write-with-nikes-ashok-singamaneni
- Recent: 2025-09-25 comparison: Postgres vs elasticsearch the unexpected winner in high stakes search for instacart https://www.firebolt.io/blog/postgres-vs-elasticsearch-the-unexpected-winner-in-high-stakes-search-for-instacart
- Recent: 2025-09-19 blog: Firebolt arm rollout https://www.firebolt.io/blog/firebolt-arm-rollout
- Recent: 2025-08-14 blog: Automatic cache warmup https://www.firebolt.io/blog/automatic-cache-warmup

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.