# Neo4j: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 32 judge labels across 1 category by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/neo4j

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [NoSQL databases](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/nosql-databases/index.md) | 0% | 11 | 9% | 32 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose Neo4j when relationships—not individual records—are the central part of the workload." (Perplexity Sonar, NoSQL)
- "Complex relationship queries: Neo4j (but only if your problem is actually a graph problem)." (Kimi K2, NoSQL)
- "The leading native graph database designed to query complex, interconnected data easily." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, NoSQL)
- "Use a graph database only when relationships...are the primary query pattern." (Perplexity Sonar, NoSQL)

## And against it

- "Avoid for most mid-market: Oracle NoSQL or niche options like Neo4j" (Grok 4.20, NoSQL)
- "Performance tanks if your data isn't naturally graph-like, and scaling (especially writes) can be expensive." (Grok 4.20, NoSQL)
- "treat MongoDB/Cassandra/Redis/Neo4j as high-op-cost choices that require explicit security hardening" (Muse Glimmer 30B, NoSQL)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Neo4j, from 48 of the 75 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- aerospike.com: 21
- github.com: 20
- couchbase.com: 17
- aws.amazon.com: 13
- linkedin.com: 12
- mongodb.com: 11
- em360tech.com: 10
- gane.ai/index: 10
- instaclustr.com: 10
- thectoclub.com: 10

### Pages cited

- https://github.com/quanpan302/KB-engineering-handbook/blob/main/content/hld/part-2-building-blocks/05-nosql-databases.md: 14
- https://aerospike.com/blog/ten-best-nosql-cloud-databases: 12
- https://em360tech.com/top-10/best-nosql-databases: 10
- https://instaclustr.com/education/nosql-database/nosql-databases-types-use-cases-and-8-databases-to-try: 10
- https://thectoclub.com/tools/best-nosql-database: 10
- https://aerospike.com/blog/the-best-distributed-nosql-database: 9
- https://softwareadvice.com/nosqul-databases: 9
- https://peerspot.com/categories/nosql-databases: 8

## In its own words

What Neo4j's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The knowledge layer that delivers accurate, explainable, and trusted AI. (https://neo4j.com/)
- For: security review (https://trust.neo4j.com)
- Price stated: AuraDB Free $0; AuraDB Professional From $65; AuraDB Business Critical From $146; AuraDB Virtual Dedicated Cloud Talk To Sales; Aura Graph Analytics $0.40/GB/hour (https://neo4j.com/pricing/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://neo4j.com/pricing/)
- Free plan or trial: Get started free (https://neo4j.com/)
- Certifications: GDPR, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, ISO 27001, SOC 3, CSA STAR, CCPA
- Hosting: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, over 60 global cloud regions, Region of Choice of Customer for the use of the Neo4j Cloud Service + USA, Belgium, East US, USA
- Customers named: Intuit, Transport for London, BNP Paribas Personal Finance, Boston Scientific, Merck Group, Uber, JupiterOne, Infinitus

## What it publishes

Every page neo4j.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 17099 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1685 pages, 40 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 122 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-03
- webinar or virtual event: 50 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-04-09
- conference or event: 278 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-05-03
- report or ebook: 157 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- comparison: 106 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- template or tool: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-16
- glossary or explainer: 89 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- podcast or video: 2723 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-20
- news or press: 412 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Enterprise knowledge layer kr https://neo4j.com/blog/kr/enterprise-knowledge-layer-kr/
- Recent: 2026-09-25 report or ebook: Production ready rag https://neo4j.com/datasheets/production-ready-rag/
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Who controls your intelligence analysis platform https://neo4j.com/blog/government/who-controls-your-intelligence-analysis-platform/
- Recent: 2026-09-23 comparison: Vector rag vs graphrag https://neo4j.com/blog/agentic-ai/vector-rag-vs-graphrag/
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Graph grounded copilot recommendations microsoft fabric https://neo4j.com/blog/knowledge-graph/graph-grounded-copilot-recommendations-microsoft-fabric/
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Rescored binary vector search in neo4j search more with less memory https://neo4j.com/blog/genai/rescored-binary-vector-search-in-neo4j-search-more-with-less-memory/

## 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.