# Redis: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 57 judge labels across 2 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/redis

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [NoSQL databases](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/nosql-databases/index.md) | 2% | 4 | 21% | 56 |
| [Time series databases](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/time-series-databases/index.md) | 0% | 55 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Redis for a key-value database" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, NoSQL)
- "For caching, real-time, or session store: Redis (via ElastiCache or Redis Cloud) is almost always the right answer." (MiniMax M2.5, NoSQL)
- "In-Memory / Fast Key-Value | Redis Enterprise, Dragonfly | Caching, session stores, real-time leaderboards." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, NoSQL)
- "you primarily need caching, sessions, queues, or real-time ephemeral state—not the main system of record" (Perplexity Sonar, NoSQL)

## And against it

- "Avoid Redis as a sole data store for critical financial data." (MiniMax M2.5, NoSQL)
- "Redis as the only copy of important data — Don't assume data is durable just because it's in a database." (GPT-6 Luna, NoSQL)
- "Redis is rarely used as a *primary* database for storage due to cost constraints and lack of durability" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, NoSQL)
- "- Not ideal as primary DB (persistence optional, weaker querying).<br>- Memory-heavy/costly at scale." (Grok 4.20, NoSQL)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Redis, from 107 of the 152 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- aerospike.com: 38
- aws.amazon.com: 34
- github.com: 34
- couchbase.com: 30
- gane.ai/index: 27
- g2.com: 26
- mongodb.com: 26
- docs.aws.amazon.com: 23
- thectoclub.com: 19
- capterra.com: 17

### Pages cited

- https://aerospike.com/blog/ten-best-nosql-cloud-databases: 22
- https://github.com/quanpan302/KB-engineering-handbook/blob/main/content/hld/part-2-building-blocks/05-nosql-databases.md: 22
- https://thectoclub.com/tools/best-nosql-database: 19
- https://aerospike.com/blog/the-best-distributed-nosql-database: 17
- https://aws.amazon.com/nosql: 17
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/nosql-databases/smb: 17
- https://em360tech.com/top-10/best-nosql-databases: 15
- https://ones.com/blog/top-10-free-nosql-database-software-worth-trying-now: 15

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Real-time data for agents & apps (https://redis.io/)
- For: Developers (https://redis.io/)
- Price stated: Let’s talk numbers (https://redis.io/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://redis.io/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Try Redis (https://redis.io/)
- Certifications: CCPA, CSA STAR, GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 22301, ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 27017
- Hosting: AWS, Azure, GCP
- Customers named: Ulta Beauty, Superlinked, Sonyliv, Plivo, Niantic, JetBlue, British Airways, Mercedes-Benz

## What it publishes

Every page redis.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 8468 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1114 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 58 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 156 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 68 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 80 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-20
- glossary or explainer: 82 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 135 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- news or press: 148 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-25 podcast or video: Agent memory explained https://redis.io/resources/videos/agent-memory-explained/
- Recent: 2026-07-20 template or tool: V.3.8.0 https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/tools/insight/release-notes/v.3.8.0
- Recent: 2026-06-09 template or tool: V.3.6.0 https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/tools/insight/release-notes/v.3.6.0
- Recent: 2026-04-22 template or tool: V.3.4.2 https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/tools/insight/release-notes/v.3.4.2
- Recent: 2026-04-17 template or tool: V.3.4.1 https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/tools/insight/release-notes/v.3.4.1
- Recent: 2026-02-26 template or tool: V.3.2.0 https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/tools/insight/release-notes/v.3.2.0

## 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.