# Qdrant: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 63 judge labels across 1 categories by 12 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/qdrant/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vector databases | 37% | 1 | 5% | 63 |

## What the models said for it

- "For a budget-conscious company, Qdrant or Weaviate are generally recommended. Qdrant offers the best performance-to-cost ratio" (MiniMax M2.5, Vector databases)
- "the best default choice is usually Qdrant if you want a production-ready open-source vector database with low operational cost" (GPT-5.4 mini, Vector databases)
- "Best overall budget pick: Qdrant — it is repeatedly described as the strongest price-performance option" (Perplexity Sonar, Vector databases)
- "If I had to pick one best general-purpose option for a mid-market B2B company, I'd say: Qdrant" (GPT-5.4 mini, Vector databases)

## And against it

- "Weaviate, Milvus, Pinecone, and Qdrant are all losing adoption share to custom stacks and provider-native retrieval options." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Vector databases)
- "Vector-only DBs such as Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, Milvus | When you also need SQL/JSON/transactions in the same system" (Perplexity Sonar, Vector databases)
- "it may not be the best choice for those that want zero ops overhead" (Llama 4 Maverick, Vector databases)

## 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.