# Video conferencing: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "video conferencing platform" and as "video meeting software", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/video-conferencing/2026-11

**Standing:** Zoom Workplace leads with 60% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 48 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Zoom Workplace](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/zoom-workplace/index.md) | 60% | 22% | 76 |
| 2 | [Google Meet](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/google-meet/index.md) | 19% | 9% | 68 |
| 3 | [Microsoft](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft/index.md) | 17% | 7% | 70 |
| 4 | [Zoho Meeting](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/zoho-meeting/index.md) | 4% | 0% | 11 |
| 5 | [Cisco Webex](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cisco-webex/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 24 |
| 6 | [RingCentral Video](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ringcentral-video/index.md) | 0% | 5% | 21 |
| 7 | [Jitsi Meet](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/jitsi-meet/index.md) | 0% | 7% | 14 |
| 9 | [WebEx](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/webex/index.md) | 0% | 21% | 14 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 59 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: Zoom Workplace; alternatives GoToMeeting, Microsoft, RingCentral Video
- GPT-5.4 mini: Zoom Workplace; alternatives Google Meet, Microsoft, WebEx
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Zoom Workplace; alternatives Dialpad AI Meetings, Google Meet, Microsoft, RingCentral Video
- Perplexity Sonar: Zoom Workplace; alternatives Google Meet, Microsoft, RingCentral Video, WebEx
- Grok 4.20: Zoom Workplace; alternatives Google Meet, Microsoft
- Mistral Small: Zoom Workplace; alternatives Cisco Webex, Microsoft, RingCentral Video
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Zoom Workplace; alternatives Cisco Webex, Google Meet, Microsoft, RingCentral MVP
- Llama 4 Maverick: Zoom Workplace; alternatives GoTo Meeting, Google Meet, Microsoft
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Zoom Workplace; alternatives GoTo Meeting, Google Meet, Microsoft
- Kimi K2: Zoom Workplace; alternatives Google Meet, Microsoft
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Zoom Workplace; alternatives Cisco Webex, Google Meet, Microsoft
- MiniMax M2.5: Microsoft; alternatives Google Meet, Zoom Workplace
- GPT-6 Luna: Zoom Workplace; alternatives Google Meet, Microsoft
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Zoom Workplace; alternatives Google Meet, Microsoft

## Sources the answers cite

68 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 13 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- computerworld.com: 21 answers, 21 citations
- forbes.com: 21 answers, 21 citations
- jabra.com: 17 answers, 17 citations
- toolradar.com: 14 answers, 18 citations
- getvoip.com: 14 answers, 16 citations
- zoom.com: 12 answers, 13 citations
- datalinknetworks.net: 12 answers, 12 citations
- pcmag.com: 11 answers, 14 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-video-conferencing-software (21 answers)
- https://computerworld.com/article/3606596/enterprise-buyers-guide-how-to-choose-videoconferencing-software.html (20 answers)
- https://jabra.com/discover/modern-work/video-conferencing-platforms (17 answers)
- https://datalinknetworks.net/hubfs/OFFICIAL%20Microsoft%20Teams%20vs.%20Zoom%20vs.%20Google%20Meet%20GUIDE%20.pdf (12 answers)
- https://cledara.com/blog/zoom-vs-google-meet-vs-microsoft-teams (11 answers)
- https://getvoip.com/web-conferencing (11 answers)
- https://findstack.com/software/video-conferencing/s/mid-market (10 answers)
- https://pcmag.com/picks/the-best-video-conferencing-software (10 answers)
- https://toolradar.com/guides/best-video-conferencing-software (10 answers)
- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/best-video-conference-software (9 answers)

## Warned against

- Zoom Workplace: 17 of 76 labels negative. "Avoid or be cautious with Zoom due to its history of misleading encryption claims and high number of data requests." (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- Houseparty: 6 of 6 labels negative. "Houseparty faced backlash in 2020 after reports of hacked accounts, though the claim was later disputed." (MiniMax M2.5, negative prompt)
- Google Meet: 6 of 68 labels negative. "Be aware that Google's business model is advertising... they scan content within the meeting audio/video to train AI models" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt)
- WeChat: 5 of 5 labels negative. "Mozilla warning for extensive data sharing (especially with Chinese authorities)... Avoid entirely" (Grok 4.20, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Zoom Workplace at 60%.

- Zoom Workplace: 42% to 60%, +18. Cleared the floor by 7 points · rank 1 of 59, unchanged.
- Microsoft: 24% to 17%, −7. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 2 → 3 of 59.
- Google Meet: 22% to 19%, −3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 3 → 2 of 59.
- RingCentral Video: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 5 → 6 of 59.
- Zoho Meeting: 5% to 4%, −1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 4 of 59, unchanged.
- Cisco Webex: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 9 → 5 of 59.
- Jitsi Meet: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 10 → 7 of 59.
- WebEx: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 12 → 9 of 59.
- GoToMeeting: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 37 → 18 of 59.

## Record

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