# Microsoft Word: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/microsoft-word

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Proposal software](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/revops/proposal-software/index.md) | 0% | 54 | 50% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Safer options: Human-focused tools like Microsoft Word with Track Changes" (Grok 4.20, Proposals)

## And against it

- "Using unbranded, basic Microsoft Word templates sent via email is the easiest way to fail at sales operations." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Proposals)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Microsoft Word, from 3 of the 6 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- getaccept.com: 2
- aimadefor.com: 1
- appexchange.salesforce.com: 1
- autobound.ai: 1
- capterra.co.uk: 1
- cio.com: 1
- english.rvo.nl: 1
- federicopresicci.com: 1
- fhsu.edu: 1
- flowcase.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://aimadefor.com/blog/best-proposal-software: 1
- https://appexchange.salesforce.com/partners/servlet/servlet.FileDownload: 1
- https://autobound.ai/blog/best-proposal-automation-tools-b2b-sales-teams: 1
- https://capterra.co.uk/directory/10032/proposal-management/software: 1
- https://cio.com/article/247089/12-reasons-why-the-traditional-software-rfp-process-is-broken-and-how-to-fix-them.html: 1
- https://english.rvo.nl/topics/horizon-europe/how-use-ai-grant-proposal-writing: 1
- https://federicopresicci.com/blog/sales-enablement-technology/best-proposal-software: 1
- https://fhsu.edu/cs-informatics/csci441/proposal: 1

## The company

Microsoft; https://www.microsoft.com/; Vancouver, Canada; founded 1975; about 228,000 employees (2024); public, 4338 on Hong Kong Stock Exchange. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

What Microsoft Word's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Създавайте съдържание, с което да се гордеете, с помощта на предложения от ИИ, и мощни инструменти за сътрудничество и редактиране, където и да се намирате. (https://www.microsoft.com/bg-bg/microsoft-365/word)
- For: Za kućnu upotrebu (https://www.microsoft.com/sr-latn-rs/microsoft-365/word)
- Price stated: Безплатно; Microsoft 365 Personal 99,99 €/година, 9,99 €/месец; Microsoft 365 Family 124,99 €/година, 12,49 €/месец; Microsoft 365 Premium 209,99 €/година, 20,99 €/месец; Microsoft 365 Business Basic €6.07 потребител/месец, годишно плащане; Microsoft 365 Business Standard и Microsoft 365 Copilot за бизнеса €20.36 потребител/месец, годишно плащане; Microsoft 365 Business Premium и Microsoft 365 Copilot за бизнеса €27.73 потребител/месец, годишно плащане; Microsoft 365 Business Basic EEA (без Teams) €4.67 потребител/месец, годишно плащане; Microsoft 365 Business Standard EEA (без Teams) и Microsoft 365 Copilot за бизнеса €17.58 потребител/месец, годишно плащане; Microsoft 365 Business Premium EEA (без Teams) и Microsoft 365 Copilot за бизнеса €24.94 потребител/месец, годишно плащане; Приложения на Microsoft 365 за бизнеса €11.00 потребител/месец, годишно плащане (https://www.microsoft.com/bg-bg/microsoft-365/word)
- Starting price: 0 (https://www.microsoft.com/bg-bg/microsoft-365/word)
- Free plan or trial: Microsoft Word за уеб е безплатен за всеки да го използва онлайн; Изпробвайте безплатно за 1 месец (https://www.microsoft.com/bg-bg/microsoft-365/word)

## 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.