--- title: "Voyage AI vs Weaviate: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Voyage AI or Weaviate 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/voyage-ai-vs-weaviate" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Voyage AI vs Weaviate: Which is searched more? Is Voyage AI or Weaviate 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**: Voyage AI and Weaviate - **Competitive set**: Embedding platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Voyage AI Share of Search**: 12.9% - **Weaviate Share of Search**: 6.8% ## Is Voyage AI or Weaviate more popular in search? - In September 2026, Voyage AI had more branded searches than Weaviate among embedding platforms worldwide. Voyage AI had about 16,700 branded searches, while Weaviate had 8,820. Voyage AI made up 12.9% of all embedding platform searches we track, and Weaviate accounted for 6.8%. - The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: Voyage AI took it in April 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Voyage AI’s share of searches among embedding platforms worldwide moved from 7.5% to 12.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.4K to 16.7K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Weaviate’s share of searches among embedding platforms worldwide moved from 19.1% to 6.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 24.1K to 8.8K. ## Top embedding platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Voyage AI was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the 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. Voyage AI was listed before Weaviate 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, Weaviate lost share of searches among embedding platforms worldwide, from 8.3% to 6.8%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Voyage AI worldwide rose 77.7% over 12 measured months, from 9.4K to 16.7K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Voyage AI estimated searches | Voyage AI Share of Search | Voyage AI rank | Weaviate estimated searches | Weaviate Share of Search | Weaviate rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 9.4K | 7.5% | 5 | 24.1K | 19.1% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 7.9K | 6.5% | 5 | 23.8K | 19.5% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 9.1K | 7.6% | 4 | 19.4K | 16.2% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 11.5K | 8.9% | 4 | 19.4K | 14.9% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 13.7K | 9.7% | 4 | 19.7K | 14% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 17.2K | 10.1% | 4 | 19.7K | 11.5% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 21K | 14.1% | 3 | 16.1K | 10.8% | 4 | | May 2026 | 21.7K | 14% | 3 | 16.1K | 10.4% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 21K | 12.1% | 3 | 13.4K | 7.7% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 20.5K | 13.9% | 3 | 11.2K | 7.6% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 17.2K | 13.1% | 3 | 10.9K | 8.3% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 16.7K | 12.9% | 3 | 8.8K | 6.8% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Voyage AI’s and Weaviate’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. - **Voyage AI**: Measured on the search terms “voyage ai” and “voyageai”, summed into one figure. - **Weaviate**: Measured on the search terms “weaviate” and “weaviate vector database”, summed into one figure. - [Voyage AI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/voyage-ai) - [Weaviate profile](/demand/global-en/brands/weaviate) - [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 Voyage AI or Weaviate more popular in search? In September 2026, Voyage AI had more branded searches than Weaviate among embedding platforms worldwide. Voyage AI had about 16,700 branded searches, while Weaviate had 8,820. Voyage AI made up 12.9% of all embedding platform searches we track, and Weaviate accounted for 6.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Voyage AI vs Weaviate: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/voyage-ai-vs-weaviate This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/voyage-ai-vs-weaviate. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.