--- title: "Amazon SageMaker vs Google Cloud Vertex AI: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Amazon SageMaker or Google Cloud Vertex AI more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Model fine tuning platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/model-fine-tuning-platforms/compare/amazon-sagemaker-vs-vertex-ai" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Amazon SageMaker vs Google Cloud Vertex AI: Which is searched more? Is Amazon SageMaker or Google Cloud Vertex AI more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Model fine tuning platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Amazon SageMaker and Google Cloud Vertex AI - **Competitive set**: Model fine tuning platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Amazon SageMaker Share of Search**: 7.3% - **Google Cloud Vertex AI Share of Search**: 15.6% ## Is Amazon SageMaker or Google Cloud Vertex AI more popular in search? - In September 2026, Google Cloud Vertex AI had more branded searches than Amazon SageMaker among model fine tuning platforms worldwide. Google Cloud Vertex AI had about 90,500 branded searches, while Amazon SageMaker had 42,400. Google Cloud Vertex AI made up 15.6% of all model fine tuning platform searches we track, and Amazon SageMaker accounted for 7.3%. - Google Cloud Vertex AI was ahead of Amazon SageMaker in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Amazon SageMaker’s share of searches among model fine tuning platforms worldwide moved from 12.2% to 7.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 66K to 42.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Cloud Vertex AI’s share of searches among model fine tuning platforms worldwide moved from 25% to 15.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 90.5K. ## Top model fine tuning platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Amazon SageMaker was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Google Cloud Vertex AI was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Amazon SageMaker was listed before Google Cloud Vertex AI in two out of three answers that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Together AI | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Hugging Face | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Fireworks AI | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Amazon SageMaker | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Unsloth | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Google Cloud Vertex AI | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Anyscale | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Lamini | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Predibase | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about model fine tuning platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which model fine tuning platform should I use?": 1. Together AI, 2. Hugging Face, 3. Fireworks AI - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best model fine tuning platforms?": 1. Together AI, 2. Hugging Face, 3. Fireworks AI, 4. Amazon SageMaker, 5. Unsloth, 6. Google Cloud Vertex AI - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best model fine tuning platform for a machine learning team?": 1. Together AI, 2. Hugging Face, 3. Amazon SageMaker, 4. Fireworks AI, 5. Unsloth - Searched Google, AI Overview "llm fine tuning platform": 1. Together AI, 2. Google Cloud Vertex AI, 3. Unsloth, 4. Hugging Face - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai model fine tuning": 1. Hugging Face, 2. Together AI Not named in any answer: Anyscale, Lamini and Predibase. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for model fine tuning platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Google Cloud Vertex AI overtook Unsloth to rank 2nd among model fine tuning platforms worldwide, with 15.6% of the searches. - In September 2026, Amazon SageMaker gained share of searches among model fine tuning platforms worldwide, from 5.1% to 7.3%. ## Month by month | Month | Amazon SageMaker estimated searches | Amazon SageMaker Share of Search | Amazon SageMaker rank | Google Cloud Vertex AI estimated searches | Google Cloud Vertex AI Share of Search | Google Cloud Vertex AI rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 66K | 12.2% | 3 | 135K | 25% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 57.3K | 10.4% | 3 | 165K | 30% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 46.9K | 8.6% | 3 | 165K | 30.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 51.8K | 8.5% | 3 | 165K | 27.1% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 46.9K | 8.6% | 3 | 165K | 30.1% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 51.8K | 7.5% | 5 | 201K | 28.9% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 46.9K | 6% | 5 | 201K | 25.8% | 2 | | May 2026 | 42.4K | 6.7% | 5 | 165K | 26.1% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 42.4K | 6.9% | 5 | 135K | 22% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 34.6K | 5.9% | 5 | 110K | 18.8% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 34.6K | 5.1% | 5 | 90.5K | 13.4% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 42.4K | 7.3% | 5 | 90.5K | 15.6% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Amazon SageMaker’s and Google Cloud Vertex AI’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Amazon SageMaker**: Measured on the search terms “amazon sagemaker”, “aws sagemaker” and “sagemaker”, summed into one figure. - **Google Cloud Vertex AI**: Measured on the search term “vertex ai”. - [Amazon SageMaker profile](/demand/global-en/brands/amazon-sagemaker) - [Google Cloud Vertex AI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/vertex-ai) - [All model fine tuning platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/model-fine-tuning-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Amazon SageMaker or Google Cloud Vertex AI more popular in search? In September 2026, Google Cloud Vertex AI had more branded searches than Amazon SageMaker among model fine tuning platforms worldwide. Google Cloud Vertex AI had about 90,500 branded searches, while Amazon SageMaker had 42,400. Google Cloud Vertex AI made up 15.6% of all model fine tuning platform searches we track, and Amazon SageMaker accounted for 7.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Amazon SageMaker vs Google Cloud Vertex AI: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/model-fine-tuning-platforms/compare/amazon-sagemaker-vs-vertex-ai This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/model-fine-tuning-platforms/compare/amazon-sagemaker-vs-vertex-ai. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.