Enterprise AI assistants · November 2026 Edition
Glean vs Google Gemini for Workspace
One of fourteen models named Glean first on the direct prompt; one named Google Gemini for Workspace. Glean was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Google Gemini for Workspace by nine and Glean carries 33 labels and Google Gemini for Workspace 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Google Gemini for Workspace
accepted challengerNamed in one category this edition.
First-choice share8%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate15%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#5A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels3317A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Glean 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 Glean · Microsoft 365 Copilot vs Google Gemini for Workspace · 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.
GleanFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGoogle Gemini for WorkspaceDirect11
Paraphrase301 against Glean
Comparative00
Budget-constrained013 against Glean
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Glean · 1 against Google Gemini for Workspace
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, Glean and Google Gemini for Workspace were named in the same answer twenty-one times, of the 95 answers naming Glean and the 41 naming Google Gemini for Workspace. In those answers Google Gemini for Workspace took the first choice three times and Glean two.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Glean and Google Gemini for Workspace stood in it.
| 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 |
GleanGG Google Gemini for Workspace first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Glean on the left and Google Gemini for Workspace on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Glean and Google Gemini for Workspace stood in it.
Glean first, Google Gemini for Workspace not the choice
1 of 14 modelsGoogle Gemini for Workspace was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Qwen 3.7 FlashGlean alternatives: Apollo, ChatGPT, Claude for Enterprise, Gemini for Workspace, Intercom Fin, Microsoft 365 Copilot, My AskAI, ZoomInfo Copilot
Google Gemini for Workspace first, Glean an alternative
1 of 14 modelsGlean was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashGoogle Gemini for Workspace, Microsoft 365 Copilot alternatives: ChatGPT, Claude for Work, Decagon, Glean, HubSpot Breeze AI, Intercom Fin, Salesforce Agentforce
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarMicrosoft 365 Copilot alternatives: Claude for Enterprise, Glean, Google Gemini, HubSpot Breeze AI, 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
Kimi K2Claude for Enterprise, Microsoft 365 Copilot alternatives: ChatGPT, Glean, Google Gemini for Workspace
GLM 4.7 FlashXChatGPT, Microsoft 365 Copilot alternatives: Gong, Google Gemini for Workspace, Intercom Fin, Salesforce Agentforce
Neither was named
6 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
GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft 365 Copilot alternatives: Agentforce, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, OpenAI, Salesforce Agentforce
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
MiniMax M2.5Microsoft 365 Copilot alternatives: ChatGPT, Kore.ai
GPT-6 LunaChatGPT alternatives: Claude Team or Enterprise, Gemini in Workspace, Microsoft 365 Copilot
Muse Glimmer 30BChatGPT, Microsoft 365 Copilot alternatives: Coworker
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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Glean0%#7 of 7Google Gemini for Workspace0%#6 of 7
The full small business standing →Mid-marketThe figures above
Glean leads by four points.
Glean8%#3 of 9Google Gemini for Workspace4%#5 of 9
The full mid-market standing →Enterprise
Glean leads by ten points.
Glean10%#2 of 9Google Gemini for Workspace0%#9 of 9
The full enterprise standing →What the models said about Glean
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid high-cost options like Microsoft 365 Copilot ($30/user/month) or Glean (~$40–50/user/month)” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid ChatGPT Enterprise, Glean, or custom agent platforms initially” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“Stay away from ... Glean (~$98K/year)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Glean — *Best Overall for Multi-App Search & Work Knowledge* ... is widely considered the top enterprise AI platform.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“The Best All-Rounder for Knowledge Search: Glean ... Glean is the industry leader for "Enterprise Search."” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Winner: Glean ... Glean is the leader. It acts as a universal search bar across all enterprise apps” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct 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
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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.