# Graphite: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 2 categories by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/graphite/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time series databases | 0% | 63 | 100% | 4 |
| Observability platforms | 0% | 49 | 0% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Graphite has an aging architecture with limited scalability, no SQL support... is being replaced by Prometheus and VictoriaMetrics" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Time series DBs)
- "Why avoid: Like RRDTool, Whisper databases store data in fixed chunks" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Time series DBs)
- "uses a fixed-size, flat-file architecture that is highly inefficient" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Time series DBs)
- "Many (InfluxDB, Prometheus, Graphite) downsample or fail at millions of unique series" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Time series DBs)

## 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, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.