# Microsoft Power BI: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 1 category by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/microsoft-power-bi

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [People analytics](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/people-analytics/index.md) | 2% | 11 | 12% | 8 |

## What the models said for it

- "Power BI is likely the cheapest if you already have clean data and someone who can build reports." (GPT-6 Luna, People analytics)
- "Choose Power BI/Tableau if you have limited budget, strong internal data analyst support" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, People analytics)
- "start with your current HRIS, or use Power BI on a governed data source" (GPT-6 Luna, People analytics)
- "The Data Team Option: Power BI or Tableau" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, People analytics)

## And against it

- "If you want more customization (but requires more internal effort)." (Grok 4.20, People analytics)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Microsoft Power BI, from 26 of the 34 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 7
- capterra.com: 6
- firsthr.app: 6
- hrbench.com: 6
- visier.com: 6
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 5
- peoplestrong.com: 5
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 5
- softwareadvice.com: 5
- bangaloreorbit.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://firsthr.app/compare/general/hr-analytics-software: 6
- https://hrbench.com/blog/best-people-analytics-software: 6
- https://peoplestrong.com/blog/best-hr-analytics-software-india-enterprise: 5
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/analytics-tools: 5
- https://bangaloreorbit.com/blog/top-10-hr-analytics-platforms-features-pros-cons-comparison: 4
- https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/tools/best-hr-analytics-software: 4
- https://thrivesparrow.com/blog/best-people-analytics-software: 4
- https://workhuman.com/blog/people-analytics-software: 4

## 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.