# Obsidian: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/obsidian

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Knowledge base and self-service](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/knowledge-base-and-self-service/index.md) | 0% | 37 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Better alternatives: Local-first, open-format tools like Obsidian or Logseq" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Knowledge base)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Obsidian, from 2 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- ai.gov.uk: 1
- blog.7linternational.com: 1
- canada.ca: 1
- gainhq.com: 1
- groenewold-it.solutions: 1
- konghq.com: 1
- ncsc.gov.uk: 1
- outsystems.com: 1
- progress.com: 1
- refine.dev: 1

### Pages cited

- https://ai.gov.uk/knowledge-hub/how-to/security: 1
- https://blog.7linternational.com/8-essential-strategies-to-avoid-or-escape-vendor-lock-in-55e446b98e43: 1
- https://canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/online-security-privacy/identity-credential-access-management/password-guidance.html: 1
- https://gainhq.com/blog/vendor-lock-in: 1
- https://groenewold-it.solutions/en/blog/ki-wissen/the-top-7-mistakes-in-introducing-a: 1
- https://konghq.com/blog/learning-center/vendor-lock-in: 1
- https://ncsc.gov.uk/files/Guidelines-for-secure-AI-system-development.pdf: 1
- https://outsystems.com/application-development/vendor-lock-in-challenges-and-concerns: 1

## In its own words

What Obsidian's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The free and flexible app for your private thoughts. (https://obsidian.md/)
- For: your private thoughts (https://obsidian.md/)
- Price stated: Free without limits. (https://obsidian.md/)
- Free plan or trial: Free without limits. (https://obsidian.md/)
- Hosting: Automatic, Asia: Singapore, Europe: Frankfurt, Germany, North America: San Francisco, USA, Oceania: Sydney, Australia

## What it publishes

Every page obsidian.md exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10038 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 40 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-10-16
- conference or event: 8490 pages, 43 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- report or ebook: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-28 conference or event: 118798 https://forum.obsidian.md/t/nested-callout-cannot-render-sub-checkbox/118798
- Recent: 2026-09-27 conference or event: 118783 https://forum.obsidian.md/t/no-backup-in-time-machine/118783
- Recent: 2026-09-27 conference or event: 118777 https://forum.obsidian.md/t/nbi-otp-not-received-how-should-i-track-this-in-obsidian/118777
- Recent: 2026-09-27 conference or event: 107097 https://forum.obsidian.md/t/bases-group-by-sorting-improvement-make-a-note-fall-into-multiple-groups/107097?page=3
- Recent: 2026-09-27 conference or event: 118792 https://forum.obsidian.md/t/is-handled-as-self-referencing-link-is-not/118792
- Recent: 2026-09-27 conference or event: 118772 https://forum.obsidian.md/t/force-links-to-subheadings-to-include-all-superheadings/118772

## 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.