# Microsoft Power BI: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 4 categories by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-power-bi

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [IT financial management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/it-financial-management/index.md) | 0% | 39 | 0% | 4 |
| [Enterprise architecture tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/enterprise-architecture-tools/index.md) | 0% | 86 | 0% | 1 |
| [ML platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/ml-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 94 | 0% | 1 |
| [Process mining](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/process-mining/index.md) | 0% | 62 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Connect Power BI or Looker Studio directly to your accounting system's General Ledger (GL) exports" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, IT financial mgmt)
- "Leverage Microsoft Power BI (free tier) if you already have data in the Microsoft ecosystem" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, IT financial mgmt)
- "offers a free version, with priced plans starting at $14.00 per user per month" (Claude Haiku 4.5, IT financial mgmt)

## And against it

- "Watch out for traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools (e.g., basic Power BI or Tableau templates)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Process mining)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Microsoft Power BI, from 22 of the 25 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- globalaea.org: 14
- reddit.com: 8
- softwareadvice.com: 8
- capstera.com: 7
- capterra.com: 7
- g2.com: 7
- getapp.com: 7
- opensourceforu.com: 6
- us.fitgap.com: 6
- useful-ea.com: 6

### Pages cited

- https://globalaea.org/blogpost/956055/519735/Visual-Enterprise-Architecture-on-Any-Budget: 14
- https://capstera.com/knowledge-hub/articles/enterprise-architecture-tools-guide: 7
- https://getapp.com/development-tools-software/enterprise-architecture/org/small-business: 6
- https://globalaea.org/blogpost/956055/AEA-Blog: 6
- https://opensourceforu.com/2024/09/top-tools-for-enterprise-architecture-development: 6
- https://us.fitgap.com/search/enterprise-architecture-tools/small-business: 6
- https://softwareadvice.com/enterprise-architecture/small-business: 5
- https://useful-ea.com/resources/low-cost-enterprise-architecture-tools: 5

## In its own words

What Microsoft Power BI's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: AI-powered analysis tools (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/business/knowledge-center/ai-for-decision-making)
- For: finance manager (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/business/knowledge-center/ai-for-decision-making)

## 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.