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Enterprise AI assistants · November 2026 Edition

ChatGPT vs Claude for Work

Three of fourteen models named ChatGPT first on the direct prompt; zero named Claude for Work. Both were named by all fourteen models and ChatGPT carries 61 labels and Claude for Work 34, so the shares are not directly comparable.

ChatGPT

accepted challenger

Named in six categories this edition.

Claude for Work

criticized challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share20%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate18%32%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#6A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels6134A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ChatGPT reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Microsoft 365 Copilot was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft 365 Copilot vs ChatGPT · Microsoft 365 Copilot vs Claude for Work · ChatGPT vs Glean

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

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ChatGPTFirst choices, of fourteen modelsClaude for Work
Direct30
Paraphrase201 against ChatGPT · 1 against Claude for Work
Comparative30
Budget-constrained512 against ChatGPT · 1 against Claude for Work
Scale-constrained00
Negative008 against ChatGPT · 9 against Claude for Work
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, ChatGPT and Claude for Work were named in the same answer 100 times, of the 210 answers naming ChatGPT and the 106 naming Claude for Work. In those answers Claude for Work took the first choice one time and ChatGPT twenty-two.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ChatGPT and Claude for Work stood in it.
ModelDirectCFParaphraseCFComparativeCFBudget-constrainedCFScale-constrainedCFNegativeCF
Claude Haiku 4.5CF
GPT-5.4 miniCF
Gemini 3.5 FlashCFCFCFCFCF
Perplexity SonarCFCFCFCF
Grok 4.20CFCF
Mistral SmallCFCF
DeepSeek V4 FlashCFCF
Llama 4 MaverickCF
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2CFCF
GLM 4.7 FlashXCFCF
MiniMax M2.5CFCF
GPT-6 LunaCFCFCF
Muse Glimmer 30BCFCF
ChatGPTCF Claude for Work first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ChatGPT on the left and Claude for Work on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ChatGPT and Claude for Work stood in it.

ChatGPT first, Claude for Work not the choice

3 of 14 modelsClaude for Work was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GLM 4.7 FlashXChatGPT, Microsoft 365 Copilot alternatives: Gong, Google Gemini for Workspace, Intercom Fin, Salesforce Agentforce
GPT-6 LunaChatGPT alternatives: Claude Team or Enterprise, Gemini in Workspace, Microsoft 365 Copilot
Muse Glimmer 30BChatGPT, Microsoft 365 Copilot alternatives: Coworker

Neither was the first choice, one was named

8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft 365 Copilot alternatives: Agentforce, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, OpenAI, Salesforce Agentforce
Gemini 3.5 FlashGoogle Gemini for Workspace, Microsoft 365 Copilot alternatives: ChatGPT, Claude for Work, Decagon, Glean, HubSpot Breeze AI, Intercom Fin, Salesforce Agentforce
Grok 4.20Microsoft 365 Copilot alternatives: Anthropic's Claude for Enterprise, ChatGPT, Google Gemini for Workspace
Mistral SmallCoworker AI alternatives: Apollo AI, ChatGPT, Glean, Microsoft 365 Copilot, ZoomInfo Copilot
DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft 365 Copilot alternatives: ChatGPT, Claude for Enterprise, Coworker AI, Glean, Google Gemini for Workspace
Qwen 3.7 FlashGlean alternatives: Apollo, ChatGPT, Claude for Enterprise, Gemini for Workspace, Intercom Fin, Microsoft 365 Copilot, My AskAI, ZoomInfo Copilot
Kimi K2Claude for Enterprise, Microsoft 365 Copilot alternatives: ChatGPT, Glean, Google Gemini for Workspace
MiniMax M2.5Microsoft 365 Copilot alternatives: ChatGPT, Kore.ai

Neither was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Microsoft 365 Copilot alternatives: Apollo.io, Coworker, Gong
Perplexity SonarMicrosoft 365 Copilot alternatives: Claude for Enterprise, Glean, Google Gemini, HubSpot Breeze AI, Salesforce Agentforce
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
ChatGPT leads by thirty-five points.
ChatGPT45%#1 of 7
Claude for Work10%#3 of 7
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
ChatGPT leads by eighteen points.
ChatGPT20%#2 of 9
Claude for Work2%#6 of 9
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
ChatGPT leads by six points.
ChatGPT8%#3 of 9
Claude for Work2%#5 of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about ChatGPT

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“No suite lock-in and want the lowest predictable enterprise seat: ChatGPT Business or Claude Team at ~ $20/user/mo annual” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“For most budget-conscious companies, ChatGPT Business is the safest, most capable choice at $20/user/month” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Choose ChatGPT Enterprise if you want the most flexible general-purpose enterprise assistant.” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · first choice

What the models said about Claude for Work

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Personal ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or other consumer AI accounts used for work sit outside AI governance entirely.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Do not use consumer or "Pro" tiers of general chatbots for any sensitive business data” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“unsanctioned AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude) without IT oversight” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“ChatGPT Business or Claude Team at ~ $20/user/mo annual, ~ $25/mo month-to-month, is the lowest published enterprise-grade assistant price” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Pick Claude Enterprise if: You work with long documents, need superior reasoning/writing, or prioritize data privacy” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · alternative
“Particularly suited to lengthy contracts, reports, and datasets, with a strong emphasis on output quality and safety.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · alternative
Also compared

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.