# KairosDB: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## 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% | 78 | 100% | 5 |

## And against it

- "Why avoid: An older Cassandra-backed time-series database that has largely been surpassed" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Time series DBs)
- "Caution level: AVOID." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Time series DBs)
- "It is now significantly less popular than OpenTSDB and is frequently cited only as a historical architecture example." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Time series DBs)
- "Built on Cassandra; largely superseded by more modern alternatives" (Kimi K2, Time series DBs)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 | 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 KairosDB, from 11 of the 12 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- github.com: 10
- tigerdata.com: 9
- influxdata.com: 8
- cratedb.com: 4
- docs.influxdata.com: 4
- grafana.com: 4
- db-engines.com: 3
- dbdb.io: 3
- gane.ai/index: 3
- opentsdb.net: 3

### Pages cited

- https://github.com/ismanf/just-system-design/blob/main/04-databases/time-series-databases.md: 5
- https://influxdata.com/blog/dont-let-time-series-data-break-your-relational-database: 3
- https://opentsdb.net/faq.html: 3
- https://tigerdata.com/learn/the-best-time-series-databases-compared: 3
- https://coderlegion.com/feed/tag/prometheus.rss: 2
- https://cratedb.com/academy/time-series/getting-started/real-life-challenges-with-time-series: 2
- https://cratedb.com/blog/why-industrial-teams-are-moving-from-flux-and-influxql-to-standard-sql: 2
- https://db-engines.com/en/ranking/time+series+dbms: 2

## 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.