# Microsoft Outlook: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-outlook

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Email security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/email-security/index.md) | 0% | 84 | 100% | 3 |

## And against it

- "often criticized for their data collection practices, lack of end-to-end encryption, and past security incidents" (Mistral Small, Email security)
- "less secure or have had security incidents in the past include ... Microsoft Outlook" (Llama 4 Maverick, Email security)
- "Outlook: 2019 breach exposed email metadata" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Email security)

## 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Outlook, from 4 of the 4 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- allaboutcookies.org: 3
- email-comparison.as93.net: 3
- gane.ai/index: 3
- proprivacy.com: 3
- g2.com: 2
- linkedin.com: 2
- softwareadvice.com: 2
- tempomailusa.com: 2
- adaptivesecurity.com: 1
- advisories.checkpoint.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://allaboutcookies.org/worst-email-providers: 3
- https://email-comparison.as93.net/email-security-tips: 3
- https://proprivacy.com/email/comparison/least-secure-email-providers: 3
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/email-security: 2
- https://linkedin.com/pulse/what-works-cybersecurity-email-security-daniel-woods-pwtpe: 2
- https://tempomailusa.com/post/least-secure-email-providers-why-your-inbox-is-already-compromised: 2
- https://adaptivesecurity.com/blog/email-security-for-small-businesses-the-complete-guide: 1
- https://advisories.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2023/cpai-2023-1417.html: 1

## In its own words

What Microsoft Outlook's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Опростете работния си ден с имейла и календара си – всичко това в едно интегрирано приложение. (https://www.microsoft.com/bg-bg/microsoft-365/outlook-mobile-for-android-and-ios)
- For: Für zu Hause; Business-Angebot (https://www.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-365/outlook/log-in)
- Price stated: Kostenlos; 2,00 € /Monat; 20,00 € /Jahr; 10,00 € /Monat; 13,00 € /Monat; 99,00 € /Jahr; 129,00 € /Jahr; 6,07 € Benutzer/Monat, jährliche Abrechnung; 12,13 € Benutzer/Monat, jährliche Abrechnung; 19,06 € Benutzer/Monat, jährliche Abrechnung; 4,67 € Benutzer/Monat, jährliche Abrechnung; 9,34 € Benutzer/Monat, jährliche Abrechnung; 16,28 € Benutzer/Monat, jährliche Abrechnung (https://www.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-365/outlook/log-in)
- Starting price: Kostenlos (https://www.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-365/outlook/log-in)
- Free plan or trial: Kostenloses Konto anlegen; Kostenlos testen; Die kostenlose Testversion ist jederzeit kündbar (https://www.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-365/outlook/log-in)

## 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.