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Enterprise AI assistants · November 2026 Edition

Microsoft 365 Copilot vs Google Gemini for Workspace

Ten of fourteen models named Microsoft 365 Copilot first on the direct prompt; one named Google Gemini for Workspace. Microsoft 365 Copilot was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Google Gemini for Workspace by nine and Microsoft 365 Copilot carries 55 labels and Google Gemini for Workspace 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Microsoft 365 Copilot

endorsed leader

Named in two categories this edition.

Google Gemini for Workspace

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share33%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate13%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#5A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels5517A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Microsoft 365 Copilot reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ChatGPT was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft 365 Copilot vs ChatGPT · Microsoft 365 Copilot vs Glean · Microsoft 365 Copilot vs Amazon Q

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.
Microsoft 365 CopilotFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGoogle Gemini for Workspace
Direct101
Paraphrase50
Comparative100
Budget-constrained111 against Microsoft 365 Copilot
Scale-constrained00
Negative006 against Microsoft 365 Copilot · 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, Microsoft 365 Copilot and Google Gemini for Workspace were named in the same answer thirty-six times, of the 181 answers naming Microsoft 365 Copilot and the 41 naming Google Gemini for Workspace. In those answers Google Gemini for Workspace took the first choice zero times and Microsoft 365 Copilot twenty-three.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Microsoft 365 Copilot and Google Gemini for Workspace stood in it.
ModelDirectGGParaphraseGGComparativeGGBudget-constrainedGGScale-constrainedGGNegativeGG
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 miniGG
Gemini 3.5 FlashGGGG
Perplexity SonarGGGG
Grok 4.20GGGGGGGGGG
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 FlashGG
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2GGGG
GLM 4.7 FlashXGG
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30BGG
Microsoft 365 CopilotGG Google Gemini for Workspace first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Microsoft 365 Copilot on the left and Google Gemini for Workspace on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Microsoft 365 Copilot and Google Gemini for Workspace stood in it.

Both were the first choice

1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.
Gemini 3.5 FlashGoogle Gemini for Workspace, Microsoft 365 Copilot alternatives: ChatGPT, Claude for Work, Decagon, Glean, HubSpot Breeze AI, Intercom Fin, Salesforce Agentforce

Microsoft 365 Copilot first, Google Gemini for Workspace an alternative

9 of 14 modelsGoogle Gemini for Workspace was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
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
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
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
MiniMax M2.5Microsoft 365 Copilot alternatives: ChatGPT, Kore.ai
Muse Glimmer 30BChatGPT, Microsoft 365 Copilot alternatives: Coworker

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Mistral SmallCoworker AI alternatives: Apollo AI, ChatGPT, Glean, Microsoft 365 Copilot, ZoomInfo Copilot
Qwen 3.7 FlashGlean alternatives: Apollo, ChatGPT, Claude for Enterprise, Gemini for Workspace, Intercom Fin, Microsoft 365 Copilot, My AskAI, ZoomInfo Copilot
GPT-6 LunaChatGPT alternatives: Claude Team or Enterprise, Gemini in Workspace, Microsoft 365 Copilot

Neither was named

1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
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
Microsoft 365 Copilot leads by twenty points.
Microsoft 365 Copilot20%#2 of 7
Google Gemini for Workspace0%#6 of 7
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Microsoft 365 Copilot leads by twenty-nine points.
Microsoft 365 Copilot33%#1 of 9
Google Gemini for Workspace4%#5 of 9
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Microsoft 365 Copilot leads by fifty-three points.
Microsoft 365 Copilot53%#1 of 9
Google Gemini for Workspace0%#9 of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Microsoft 365 Copilot

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

“Avoid Microsoft 365 Copilot in its default configuration (too broad access)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Enterprise platform integrations such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, Google Gemini for Workspace, or Salesforce Einstein... their deep integration means the AI inherits existing internal user permissions” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Best for: Deep integration into Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and SharePoint... Why it wins for Mid-Market: Inherits your existing Microsoft Entra ID permissions out of the box” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“For a typical mid-market B2B company already on Microsoft 365, Microsoft 365 Copilot is the most practical, cost-effective starting point.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“I recommend Microsoft Copilot (especially if you're already on Microsoft 365) or Glean as the top company-wide AI chatbot for employees.” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase 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
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.