Amazon Q vs Google Gemini for Workspace
Zero of fourteen models named Amazon Q first on the direct prompt; one named Google Gemini for Workspace. Amazon Q was named by ten of the fourteen models and Google Gemini for Workspace by nine and Amazon Q carries 16 labels and Google Gemini for Workspace 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Google Gemini for Workspace
accepted challengerNamed in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the Enterprise AI assistants page.
By framing
Amazon QFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGoogle Gemini for WorkspaceAcross every category in the November 2026 Edition, Amazon Q and Google Gemini for Workspace were named in the same answer thirteen times, of the 41 answers naming Amazon Q and the 41 naming Google Gemini for Workspace. In those answers Google Gemini for Workspace took the first choice zero times and Amazon Q two.
Every model, every framing
| Model | DirectGG | ParaphraseGG | ComparativeGG | Budget-constrainedGG | Scale-constrainedGG | NegativeGG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | GG | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | GG | | GG | |||
| Perplexity Sonar | GG | GG | | |||
| Grok 4.20 | GG | GG | GG | GG | GG | |
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | GG | |||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | GG | GG | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | GG | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | GG |
Amazon QGG Google Gemini for Workspace first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Amazon Q on the left and Google Gemini for Workspace on the right.The direct prompt
Google Gemini for Workspace first, Amazon Q not the choice
1 of 14 modelsAmazon Q was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Amazon Q2%#– of 7Amazon Q6%#4 of 9Amazon Q6%#4 of 9What the models said about Amazon Q
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Glean, Microsoft Copilot, Amazon Q, and other retrieval-connected assistants when source permissions are messy.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“1. Amazon Q Business — best if you want the lowest-cost enterprise assistant and your use case is knowledge retrieval.” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with Amazon Q Business Lite ($3/user/month) to test enterprise AI functionality” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“1. Amazon Q Business Lite — *Best Value for Enterprise Features*” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Google Gemini for Workspace
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Enterprise platform integrations such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, Google Gemini for Workspace, or Salesforce Einstein” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Best for: Companies operating heavily in Gmail, Docs, Drive, and Meet... Lower friction for adoption and deployment in Google-native startups and scaling mid-market B2B firms.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“the best default choice is Google Workspace with Gemini if your team already uses Gmail, Drive, and Docs” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with leaders like Microsoft 365 Copilot (if you're in their ecosystem), Google Duet AI, OpenAI Enterprise, Anthropic” Grok 4.20 · scale prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.