# Grafana + Prometheus: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 3 categories by 5 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/grafana-prometheus/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure monitoring | 0% | 21 | 0% | 3 |
| Application performance monitoring | 0% | 64 | 50% | 2 |
| Observability platforms | 0% | 22 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Open source, no vendor lock-in" (Kimi K2, Observability)
- "Want open-source control, great dashboards, and no lock-in? → Grafana" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Observability)
- "if you have a strong DevOps team and prefer open-source flexibility" (Perplexity Sonar, Infra monitoring)
- "Another free, open-source solution that can be self-hosted" (Mistral Small, APM)

## And against it

- "these can dramatically reduce software cost, but they require more engineering effort to run and maintain" (Perplexity Sonar, APM)

## 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.