# Tempo: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 3 categories by 4 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/tempo/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observability platforms | 0% | 18 | 0% | 4 |
| Application performance monitoring | 0% | 48 | 0% | 1 |
| Infrastructure monitoring | 0% | 44 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Open source, no vendor lock-in" (Kimi K2, Observability)
- "Truly free, but high effort ... Best if you have a platform engineer or DevOps expertise in-house." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Observability)
- "open-source stack (Prometheus + Grafana + Loki + Tempo)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, APM)
- "Grafana + Prometheus + Loki + Tempo (or Mimir)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Infra monitoring)

## 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.