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How popular isWeaviate?

In September 2026, people searched for Weaviate by name about 8,820 times worldwide, a 63.4% decrease from the previous year. These searches made up 6.8% of all global embedding platform searches, placing Weaviate fourth out of seven platforms. When we asked both ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about embedding platforms, Weaviate appeared in two of the five answers and was the fifth most recommended of the seven.

Search and AI answers in September 2026

Weaviate is the fourth most searched of 7 competitors and the fifth most recommended in AI answers.

  1. QdrantShare of searches 42.5%Mentioned in 3 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 4th
  2. PineconeShare of searches 26.1%Mentioned in 3 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 3rd
  3. Voyage AIShare of searches 12.9%Mentioned in 3 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 2nd
  4. WeaviateShare of searches 6.8%Mentioned in 2 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 5th
  5. NomicShare of searches 6.3%Mentioned in 1 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations –

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Top embedding platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Weaviate was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Weaviate is the fifth most recommended of the seven.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Cohere1st
  2. Voyage AI2nd
  3. Pinecone3rd
  4. Qdrant4th
  5. Weaviate5th
  6. Nomic–
  7. Jina AI–

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Cohere4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Qdrant3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Pinecone3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Voyage AI3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Weaviate2 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Nomic1 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Jina AI0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

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5 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in the United States on October 20, 2026.

Which embedding platforms compete with Weaviate?

Weaviate against embedding platforms worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for Qdrant, Pinecone, Voyage AI, Weaviate, Nomic, Jina AI. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthQdrantPineconeVoyage AIWeaviateNomicJina AICohere
Oct 202552.2%7.5%7.5%19.1%5.2%8.3%0.21%
Nov 202554%7.5%6.5%19.5%5.4%7%0.21%
Dec 202555.2%9.1%7.6%16.2%4.5%7.2%0.18%
Jan 202650.8%12.1%8.9%14.9%5.1%8.1%0.16%
Feb 202647.6%16.4%9.7%14%4.7%7.4%0.15%
Mar 202647.1%19.9%10.1%11.5%3.9%7.5%0.12%
Apr 202645%18.6%14.1%10.8%4.4%7%0.11%
May 202643.4%21.9%14%10.4%3.5%6.7%0.11%
Jun 202647.3%23.7%12.1%7.7%3.1%6%0.1%
Jul 202645.4%22.7%13.9%7.6%4.5%5.8%0.12%
Aug 202641.7%25.5%13.1%8.3%5%6.4%0.11%
Sep 202642.5%26.1%12.9%6.8%6.3%5.4%0.09%

  1. 1.Qdrant

    42.5%

    Held 1st. 54.9K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share +0.8 points.

  2. 2.Pinecone

    26.1%

    Held 2nd. 33.7K estimated branded searches, +0.33% vs prior month. Share +0.6 points.

  3. 3.Voyage AI

    12.9%

    Held 3rd. 16.7K estimated branded searches, -2.9% vs prior month. Share -0.1 points.

  4. 4.Weaviate

    6.8%

    Held 4th. 8.8K estimated branded searches, -19.1% vs prior month. Share -1.4 points.

  5. 5.Nomic

    6.3%

    Moved from 6th to 5th. 8.1K estimated branded searches, +22.7% vs prior month. Share +1.3 points.

  6. 6.Jina AI

    5.4%

    Moved from 5th to 6th. 6.9K estimated branded searches, -17.8% vs prior month. Share -1 points.

  7. 7.Cohere

    0.09%

    Held 7th. 110 estimated branded searches, -21.4% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

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How has branded search demand for Weaviate changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

4 findings
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Weaviate worldwide fell from 24.1K to 8.8K.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Weaviate’s share of searches among embedding platforms worldwide decreased from 19.1% to 6.8%.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Weaviate’s share of searches among embedding platforms worldwide peaked at 19.5% in November 2025 and was lowest at 6.8% in September 2026.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Weaviate fell from 2nd to 4th among embedding platforms worldwide.

How did search popularity change for embedding platforms worldwide in September 2026?

6 changes

  1. In September 2026, Nomic overtook Jina AI to rank 5th among embedding platforms worldwide, with 6.3% of the searches.

  2. In September 2026, Qdrant gained share of searches among embedding platforms worldwide, from 41.7% to 42.5%.

  3. In September 2026, Pinecone gained share of searches among embedding platforms worldwide, from 25.5% to 26.1%.

  4. In September 2026, Weaviate lost share of searches among embedding platforms worldwide, from 8.3% to 6.8%.

  5. In September 2026, Jina AI lost share of searches among embedding platforms worldwide, from 6.4% to 5.4%.

  6. Estimated monthly branded searches for Voyage AI worldwide rose 77.7% over 12 measured months, from 9.4K to 16.7K in September 2026.

How are Weaviate’s branded searches counted?

2 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Weaviate’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

  • weaviate
  • weaviate vector database

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How the Brand Demand Index is measured

Where does Weaviate compete?

Weaviate is ranked in three competitor sets. Each share is worked out among that set's brands, so it differs from set to set.
Competitor setRankShare of searchesRanking
Vector search platforms5th of 85.5%Show ranking
Vector databases5th of 65.6%Show ranking
Embedding platforms4th of 76.8%Shown above
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