# Databricks Clean Rooms: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 26 judge labels across 1 category by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/databricks-clean-rooms

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Data clean rooms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/data-clean-rooms/index.md) | 3% | 6 | 12% | 26 |

## What the models said for it

- "Databricks Clean Rooms is generally the most flexible for mid-size companies needing cross-cloud, privacy-policy governed collaboration with full audit logs." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Data clean rooms)
- "Prefer neutral, interoperable platforms (like Snowflake, Databricks, AWS Clean Rooms, InfoSum, or independent providers)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Data clean rooms)
- "start with your primary Cloud Data Warehouse's native DCR (typically Snowflake DCR or Databricks Clean Rooms)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Data clean rooms)
- "can also be economical if Databricks is already part of the data stack, particularly because a free edition is available" (Perplexity Sonar, Data clean rooms)

## And against it

- "Databricks requires data to live in Databricks storage or an accessible cloud bucket, which can add setup complexity" (GPT-5.4 mini, Data clean rooms)
- "Strong for advanced analytics if you're in that ecosystem, but steeper learning curve for mid-market teams." (Grok 4.20, Data clean rooms)
- "more accessible than heavy engineering-heavy options like raw Databricks or AWS Clean Rooms" (Grok 4.20, Data clean rooms)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Databricks Clean Rooms, from 66 of the 74 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- decentriq.com: 35
- liveramp.com: 29
- digitalapplied.com: 27
- guideflow.com: 22
- docs.snowflake.com: 20
- data-axle.com: 18
- g2.com: 18
- gane.ai/index: 18
- aws.amazon.com: 17
- snowflake.com: 17

### Pages cited

- https://decentriq.com/article/data-clean-rooms-compared: 27
- https://digitalapplied.com/blog/data-clean-rooms-advertising-2026-marketer-decision-guide: 27
- https://guideflow.com/blog/data-clean-room-software: 22
- https://liveramp.com/blog/what-to-look-for-in-a-data-clean-room-provider-a-guide: 22
- https://data-axle.com/resources/blog/data-clean-rooms-explained-marketers: 18
- https://rajeshkumar.xyz/blog/data-clean-rooms: 14
- https://forrester.com/report/the-data-clean-room-solutions-landscape-q4-2024/RES181875: 12
- https://adsovereign.com/blog/clean-room-architectures-compared: 11

## The company

Databricks; http://databricks.com/; San Francisco, United States; founded 2013; about 4,000 employees (2022). From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.