# Microsoft Copilot Chat: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-copilot-chat

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Enterprise AI assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/enterprise-ai-assistants/index.md) | 6% | 5 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "For truly limited budgets, Microsoft Copilot Chat is the clear winner if you're already in the Microsoft ecosystem." (MiniMax M2.5, Enterprise AI)
- "If you use Microsoft 365: Use Microsoft Copilot Chat first. It is free with enterprise protection." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Enterprise AI)
- "If you already use Microsoft 365 → Start with Copilot Chat (free)" (Kimi K2, Enterprise AI)
- "Microsoft 365 users: Microsoft Copilot Chat or a lower-tier Copilot plan" (Perplexity Sonar, Enterprise AI)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Microsoft Copilot Chat, from 5 of the 6 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- microsoft.com: 4 (its own site)
- coworker.ai: 3
- gumloop.com: 2
- slite.com: 2
- best-ai.org: 1
- bestaiforenterprises.com: 1
- blog.hubspot.com: 1
- blog.infostruction.com: 1
- clickup.com: 1
- cloudcapsule.io: 1

### Pages cited

- https://microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/enterprise: 4
- https://coworker.ai/blog/best-enterprise-ai-assistant-2026: 2
- https://gumloop.com/blog/best-enterprise-ai-tools: 2
- https://slite.com/learn/ai-assistants-for-business: 2
- https://best-ai.org/tools/pricing/enterprise: 1
- https://bestaiforenterprises.com/: 1
- https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/affordable-ai: 1
- https://blog.infostruction.com/research/ai-chatbot-platform-comparison-matrix: 1

## 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.