--- title: "Nomic vs Qdrant: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Nomic or Qdrant more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Embedding 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/compare/nomic-vs-qdrant" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Nomic vs Qdrant: Which is searched more? Is Nomic or Qdrant more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Embedding 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**: Nomic and Qdrant - **Competitive set**: Embedding platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Nomic Share of Search**: 6.3% - **Qdrant Share of Search**: 42.5% ## Is Nomic or Qdrant more popular in search? - In September 2026, Qdrant had more branded searches than Nomic among embedding platforms worldwide. Qdrant had about 54,900 branded searches, while Nomic had 8,100. Qdrant made up 42.5% of all embedding platform searches we track, and Nomic accounted for 6.3%. - Qdrant was ahead of Nomic in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Nomic’s share of searches among embedding platforms worldwide moved from 5.2% to 6.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 8.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Qdrant’s share of searches among embedding platforms worldwide moved from 52.2% to 42.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 65.9K to 54.9K. ## Top embedding platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Qdrant was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Nomic was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Qdrant was listed before Nomic in every answer 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cohere | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Voyage AI | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Pinecone | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Qdrant | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Weaviate | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Nomic | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Jina AI | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about embedding platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which embedding platform should I use?": 1. Voyage AI, 2. Cohere - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best embedding platforms?": 1. Voyage AI, 2. Cohere, 3. Pinecone, 4. Qdrant, 5. Weaviate - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best embedding platform for text search app?": 1. Voyage AI, 2. Cohere, 3. Pinecone, 4. Qdrant, 5. Weaviate - Searched Google, AI Overview "best embedding model": 1. Nomic - Searched Google, AI Overview "semantic search api": 1. Cohere, 2. Pinecone, 3. Qdrant Not named in any answer: Jina AI. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for embedding platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Nomic overtook Jina AI to rank 5th among embedding platforms worldwide, with 6.3% of the searches. - In September 2026, Qdrant gained share of searches among embedding platforms worldwide, from 41.7% to 42.5%. ## Month by month | Month | Nomic estimated searches | Nomic Share of Search | Nomic rank | Qdrant estimated searches | Qdrant Share of Search | Qdrant rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 5.2% | 6 | 65.9K | 52.2% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 5.4% | 6 | 65.9K | 54% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 5.4K | 4.5% | 6 | 65.9K | 55.2% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 5.1% | 6 | 65.9K | 50.8% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 6.6K | 4.7% | 6 | 67.1K | 47.6% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 6.6K | 3.9% | 6 | 80.6K | 47.1% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 6.6K | 4.4% | 6 | 67.1K | 45% | 1 | | May 2026 | 5.4K | 3.5% | 6 | 67.1K | 43.4% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 5.4K | 3.1% | 6 | 82.1K | 47.3% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 4.5% | 6 | 67.1K | 45.4% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 6.6K | 5% | 6 | 54.9K | 41.7% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 8.1K | 6.3% | 5 | 54.9K | 42.5% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Nomic’s and Qdrant’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. - **Nomic**: Measured on the search term “nomic”. - **Qdrant**: Measured on the search terms “qdrant” and “qdrant vector database”, summed into one figure. - [Nomic profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nomic) - [Qdrant profile](/demand/global-en/brands/qdrant) - [All embedding platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/embedding-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Nomic or Qdrant more popular in search? In September 2026, Qdrant had more branded searches than Nomic among embedding platforms worldwide. Qdrant had about 54,900 branded searches, while Nomic had 8,100. Qdrant made up 42.5% of all embedding platform searches we track, and Nomic accounted for 6.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Nomic vs Qdrant: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/nomic-vs-qdrant This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/nomic-vs-qdrant. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.