# Embedded analytics: what AI models recommend, October 2026

Gane Index, October 2026 Edition. Asked as "embedded analytics platform" and as "embedded BI for customer-facing dashboards", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Added to the October 2026 Edition on October 4, 2026. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/embedded-analytics/2026-10

This is the permanent record of the October 2026 Edition, published October 1, 2026 and superseded since. The current standing: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/embedded-analytics/index.md

**Standing:** Metabase leads with 22% of first choices; verdict contested. 55 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Metabase](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/metabase/index.md) | 22% | 12% | 40 |
| 2 | [Sisense](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sisense/index.md) | 15% | 28% | 39 |
| 3 | [Luzmo](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/luzmo/index.md) | 13% | 3% | 29 |
| 4 | [Explo](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/explo/index.md) | 7% | 5% | 19 |
| 6 | [ThoughtSpot Embedded](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/thoughtspot-embedded/index.md) | 5% | 19% | 36 |
| 8 | [Cube](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cube/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 20 |
| 9 | [Omni](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/omni/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 10 |
| 10 | [GoodData](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/gooddata/index.md) | 2% | 27% | 15 |
| 11 | [Apache Superset](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/apache-superset/index.md) | 2% | 20% | 10 |
| 12 | [Sigma](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sigma/index.md) | 2% | 31% | 13 |
| 14 | [Power BI Embedded](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/power-bi-embedded/index.md) | 2% | 41% | 27 |
| 21 | [Microsoft Power BI Embedded](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-power-bi-embedded/index.md) | 2% | 50% | 24 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 69 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Sisense; alternatives Holistics, Looker Embedded, Metabase, Power BI Embedded
- GPT-5.4 mini: Sisense; alternatives Looker, Power BI Embedded, ThoughtSpot Embedded
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Omni; alternatives Embeddable, Luzmo, Metabase, Qrvey
- Perplexity Sonar: ThoughtSpot Embedded; alternatives Cube, Looker, Zoho Analytics
- Grok 4.20: Reveal BI; alternatives Bold BI, Domo Everywhere, Power BI Embedded, Tableau Embedded Analytics
- Mistral Small: Explo, Sisense; alternatives Microsoft Power BI Embedded, Tableau Embedded Analytics
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Luzmo; alternatives GoodData, Sisense
- Llama 4 Maverick: Reveal BI; alternatives Cube.dev, Omni, Thinklytics Insights, Zoho
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Sisense; alternatives Looker, Microsoft Power BI Embedded, ThoughtSpot Embedded
- Kimi K2: Explo; alternatives Looker, Metabase, Power BI Embedded, Preset
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Metabase; alternatives Looker, ThoughtSpot Embedded
- MiniMax M2.5: Microsoft Power BI Embedded; alternatives Cube, Explo, Grow, Looker
- GPT-6 Luna: Metabase; alternatives Looker Embed, Sisense, ThoughtSpot Embedded
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Sisense; alternatives Reveal BI, Toucan

## Sources the answers cite

79 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- holistics.io: 48 answers, 66 citations
- omni.co: 40 answers, 46 citations
- cube.dev: 35 answers, 49 citations
- peliqan.io: 35 answers, 35 citations
- luzmo.com: 34 answers, 61 citations
- zoho.com: 33 answers, 44 citations
- embeddable.com: 26 answers, 47 citations
- thoughtspot.com: 25 answers, 38 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://holistics.io/blog/best-embedded-analytics-tools (41 answers)
- https://omni.co/articles/best-embedded-analytics-tools-2026 (37 answers)
- https://peliqan.io/blog/embedded-analytics-tools (35 answers)
- https://cube.dev/articles/best-embedded-analytics-platforms-2026 (34 answers)
- https://luzmo.com/blog/embedded-analytics-tools (29 answers)
- https://explo.co/blog/embedded-analytics-platforms (22 answers)
- https://zoho.com/analytics/insightshq/top-embedded-analytics-tools.html (22 answers)
- https://thoughtspot.com/data-trends/embedded-analytics/embedded-analytics-platform (20 answers)
- https://astrato.io/blog/embedded-bi-tools (17 answers)
- https://knowi.com/blog/best-embedded-analytics-tools-2025 (14 answers)

## Warned against

- Tableau Embedded Analytics: 25 of 45 labels negative. "Don't use these for customer-facing embedded analytics unless you have a massive engineering budget" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)
- Power BI Embedded: 11 of 27 labels negative. "Note that setting up true external multi-tenancy and matching your app's exact UI/UX in these legacy tools can be complex and expensive." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, scale prompt)
- Looker: 15 of 35 labels negative. "Avoid: Looker and Tableau unless you're already deeply invested in those ecosystems" (Kimi K2, paraphrase prompt)
- Microsoft Power BI Embedded: 12 of 24 labels negative. "Legacy BI tools repackaged as "embedded" (Tableau, Power BI, Looker, Qlik)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)

## Record

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