# OpenSearch: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Ecommerce search and merchandising](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/ecommerce-search-and-merchandising/index.md) | 0% | 43 | 50% | 2 |

## And against it

- "Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Apache Solr | Teams Without Search Engineers: ... maintenance costs explode" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Ecommerce search)

## 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 OpenSearch, from 5 of the 8 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- bcloud.ai: 2
- gartner.com: 2
- guideflow.com: 2
- marketmaze.me: 2
- nobi.ai: 2
- nosto.com: 2
- accenture.com: 1
- aiproductivity.ai: 1
- algolia.com: 1
- clerk.io: 1

### Pages cited

- https://guideflow.com/blog/best-ecommerce-search-software: 2
- https://marketmaze.me/p/tools-ecommerce-site-search: 2
- https://nobi.ai/blog/the-top-ecommerce-platforms-for-native-ai-search-and-product-discovery: 2
- https://nosto.com/blog/constructor-alternatives: 2
- https://accenture.com/content/dam/accenture/final/a-com-migration/manual/r3/pdf/pdf-141/Accenture-Cloud-Search-Platforms.pdf: 1
- https://aiproductivity.ai/blog/best-ecommerce-search-tools: 1
- https://algolia.com/blog/product/algolia-vs-klevu-a-side-by-side-comparison: 1
- https://bcloud.ai/best-hybrid-search-platform-ecommerce: 1

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: The open engine for AI-powered search and observability (https://opensearch.org/)
- For: enterprise-grade applications across search, observability, security analytics, and more (https://opensearch.org/platform)
- Price stated: no licensing fees (https://opensearch.org/platform)
- Customers named: Pinterest, OpenInfra Foundation, Zoom, Dow Jones, Goldman Sachs, Quantiphi, Wipro, Coralogix

## What it publishes

Every page opensearch.org exposes, read 2026-09-29: 3454 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 530 pages, 26 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- case study: 11 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22
- webinar or virtual event: 9 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-22
- conference or event: 509 pages, 24 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- report or ebook: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-24
- comparison: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-12
- template or tool: 33 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2021-08-27
- podcast or video: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-21
- news or press: 19 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Opensearch kubernetes operator 3 0 is now generally available https://opensearch.org/blog/opensearch-kubernetes-operator-3-0-is-now-generally-available
- Recent: 2026-09-23 conference or event: Washington dc user group october 22 2026 https://opensearch.org/event/washington-dc-user-group-october-22-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-22 news or press: Opensearch software foundation expands enterprise ecosystem with new members https://opensearch.org/announcements/opensearch-software-foundation-expands-enterprise-ecosystem-with-new-members
- Recent: 2026-09-22 news or press: Opensearch software foundation and linux foundation research report finds organizations seek neutral data infrastructure https://opensearch.org/announcements/opensearch-software-foundation-and-linux-foundation-research-report-finds-organizations-seek-neutral-data-infrastructure-as-global-ai-implementation-peaks
- Recent: 2026-09-22 case study: Your store wizards scales opensearch to millions of weekly queries saving over 2000 hours a year https://opensearch.org/case-studies/your-store-wizards-scales-opensearch-to-millions-of-weekly-queries-saving-over-2000-hours-a-year
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Expanding the opensearch community welcoming our new opensearch ambassadors https://opensearch.org/blog/expanding-the-opensearch-community-welcoming-our-new-opensearch-ambassadors

## 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.