# Microsoft Azure Face API: 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/hr/vendors/microsoft-azure-face-api

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Recognition and rewards](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/recognition-and-rewards/index.md) | 0% | 22 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "For most businesses: Start with Amazon Rekognition or Azure for ease and power." (Grok 4.20, Recognition and rewards)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Azure Face API, from 4 of the 4 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- ftc.gov: 2
- smartworkforce.co.uk: 2
- 3divi.ai: 1
- airisk.mit.edu: 1
- ais-now.com: 1
- apnews.com: 1
- awardco.com: 1
- azure.microsoft.com: 1 (its own site)
- bfdi.bund.de: 1
- capterra.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://smartworkforce.co.uk/best-facial-recognition-apps-uk: 2
- https://3divi.ai/hidden-costs-when-choosing-face-recognition-system: 1
- https://airisk.mit.edu/ai-incidents/267-clearview-ai-algorithm-built-on-photos-scraped: 1
- https://ais-now.com/article/ai-powered-business-security-cameras-are-they-worth-it: 1
- https://apnews.com/article/clearview-ai-facial-recognition-lawsuit-settlement-5a99ded04630a4e94af01f9f3adf1e29: 1
- https://awardco.com/blog/best-employee-recognition-software: 1
- https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/responsible-ai-investments-and-safeguards-for-facial-recognition: 1
- https://bfdi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/EN/Berlin-Group/20230608_WP-Facial-Recognition-Tech-EN.pdf: 1

## Record

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