# Azure AI Search: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/azure-ai-search

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Vector databases](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/vector-databases/index.md) | 0% | 11 | 0% | 5 |

## What the models said for it

- "Microsoft/Azure-heavy environment | Azure AI Search" (Perplexity Sonar, Vector databases)
- "Azure AI Search, AWS OpenSearch (with k-NN plugin)" (MiniMax M2.5, Vector databases)

## 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 Azure AI Search, from 22 of the 26 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 11
- github.com: 10
- atlan.com: 9
- dev.to: 9
- sganalytics.com: 9
- learn.microsoft.com: 5
- parse.gl: 5
- orczhou.com: 4
- actian.com: 3
- blog.milvus.io: 3

### Pages cited

- https://g2.com/articles/best-vector-databases: 11
- https://atlan.com/know/top-vector-databases-enterprise-ai: 9
- https://sganalytics.com/blog/top-vector-databases-enterprise-ai: 9
- https://github.com/exploreborders/RAG_Architecture/blob/main/docs/3-technical/vector-databases.md: 5
- https://parse.gl/markets/vector-database-platforms: 5
- https://dev.to/devrudals/enterprise-vector-database-2026-qdrant-vs-milvus-vs-pgvector-vs-pinecone-16a0: 4
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/technology-choices/vector-search: 4
- https://orczhou.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Forrester-Wave%E2%84%A2_-Vector-Databases-Q3-2024-_-0013n00001ylAuOAAU-_-6e412d8a.pdf: 4

## Record

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