# Vespa: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/vespa

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Vector databases](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/vector-databases/index.md) | 0% | 14 | 0% | 5 |

## What the models said for it

- "Pick Vespa if your app needs vector + keyword + structured retrieval plus custom ranking in one engine." (GPT-5.4 mini, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Vespa, from 7 of the 9 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- db-engines.com: 3
- g2.com: 3
- github.com: 3
- sganalytics.com: 3
- dev.to: 2
- groovyweb.co: 2
- kdnuggets.com: 2
- linkedin.com: 2
- mariadb.com: 2
- parse.gl: 2

### Pages cited

- https://db-engines.com/en/ranking/vector+dbms: 3
- https://g2.com/articles/best-vector-databases: 3
- https://sganalytics.com/blog/top-vector-databases-enterprise-ai: 3
- https://dev.to/devrudals/enterprise-vector-database-2026-qdrant-vs-milvus-vs-pgvector-vs-pinecone-16a0: 2
- https://github.com/abedhraiz/how_to/blob/main/docs/ml-infrastructure/vector-databases-guide.md: 2
- https://groovyweb.co/blog/top-10-ai-vector-databases-2026: 2
- https://kdnuggets.com/the-5-best-vector-databases-you-must-try-in-2024: 2
- https://linkedin.com/pulse/top-8-vector-database-lixiong-wei-jbcie: 2

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: See Vespa pricing plans for Vespa Cloud — pay only for what you use, with tiers for dev, production, and enterprise support, plus $300 in free credits. (https://vespa.ai/pricing)
- For: dev, production, and enterprise support (https://vespa.ai/pricing)
- Price stated: pay only for what you use, with tiers for dev, production, and enterprise support, plus $300 in free credits (https://vespa.ai/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: $300 in free credits (https://vespa.ai/pricing)
- Customers named: Perplexity, Spotify, Yahoo, Onyx, Kleinanzeigen, Metal AI, Clarm, DeviantArt

## What it publishes

Every page vespa.ai exposes, read 2026-09-29: 957 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 347 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-13
- case study: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-29
- glossary or explainer: 32 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-07
- news or press: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-13 blog: Public mcp interns https://blog.vespa.ai/public-mcp-interns
- Recent: 2026-09-08 blog: Vespa newsletter sept 2026 https://blog.vespa.ai/vespa-newsletter-sept-2026
- Recent: 2026-08-10 blog: The human context advantage https://blog.vespa.ai/the-human-context-advantage
- Recent: 2026-07-07 blog: Your agent wants to search like a 2010 quant https://blog.vespa.ai/your-agent-wants-to-search-like-a-2010-quant
- Recent: 2026-07-07 glossary or explainer: What is retrieval engineering https://content.vespa.ai/what-is-retrieval-engineering
- Recent: 2026-05-29 blog: Re autoresearching msmarco bm25 on vespa https://blog.vespa.ai/re-autoresearching-msmarco-bm25-on-vespa

## 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.