# Graphite: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 1 category by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/graphite

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Time series databases](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/time-series-databases/index.md) | 0% | 73 | 50% | 8 |

## And against it

- "Avoid for new greenfield projects unless you love legacy." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Time series DBs)
- "Graphite/Whisper for new, high-cardinality systems... Treat it mainly as a legacy-compatible choice" (Perplexity Sonar, Time series DBs)
- "Typical pain points are fixed-size retention, Whisper file rotation limits, and loss of drill-down" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Time series DBs)
- "Designed for 5-10 years ago's requirements, not modern high-volume scenarios" (MiniMax M2.5, Time series DBs)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Graphite, from 13 of the 16 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- github.com: 9
- influxdata.com: 8
- tigerdata.com: 8
- prometheus.io: 5
- cratedb.com: 4
- docs.influxdata.com: 4
- questdb.com: 4
- victoriametrics.com: 4
- g2.com: 3
- gane.ai/index: 3

### Pages cited

- https://github.com/ismanf/just-system-design/blob/main/04-databases/time-series-databases.md: 5
- https://questdb.com/blog/best-time-series-databases: 4
- https://victoriametrics.com/blog/the-rise-of-open-source-time-series-databases: 4
- https://github.com/Guo-astro/engineering-handbook/blob/main/content/hld/part-4-data-systems/06-time-series-databases.md: 3
- https://github.com/quanpan302/KB-engineering-handbook/blob/main/content/hld/part-4-data-systems/06-time-series-databases.md: 3
- https://influxdata.com/blog/dont-let-time-series-data-break-your-relational-database: 3
- https://influxdata.com/blog/why-time-series-database-influxdb: 3
- https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/527832/7/N527832CR.pdf: 3

## 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.