# HNSWlib: 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/it/vendors/hnswlib

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Vector databases](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/vector-databases/index.md) | 0% | 41 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "These are algorithmic libraries, not full-featured databases." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 HNSWlib, from 2 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- 1bench.dev: 1
- altexsoft.com: 1
- awlabs.com.au: 1
- blog.prashantkoirala.info.np: 1
- braintrust.dev: 1
- c-sharpcorner.com: 1
- docs.trychroma.com: 1
- firecrawl.dev: 1
- g2.com: 1
- gane.ai/index: 1

### Pages cited

- https://1bench.dev/guides/chroma: 1
- https://altexsoft.com/blog/chroma-pros-and-cons: 1
- https://awlabs.com.au/guides/what-is-a-vector-database: 1
- https://blog.prashantkoirala.info.np/vector-databases-are-not-always-the-answer.md: 1
- https://braintrust.dev/articles/best-vector-databases-for-rag-2026: 1
- https://c-sharpcorner.com/article/sql-vs-nosql-for-ai-native-applications-choosing-the-right-vector-database: 1
- https://docs.trychroma.com/reference/architecture/overview: 1
- https://firecrawl.dev/blog/best-vector-databases: 1

## 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.