# DuckDB: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 2 categories by 2 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/duckdb/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data warehouses | 0% | 19 | 0% | 1 |
| ETL and ELT | 0% | 39 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "A free, open-source option that's excellent for smaller scale analytics and can run on your own infrastructure, eliminating cloud costs." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Data warehouses)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.