Power BI Embedded
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Metabase is first at 34%.
Metabase is first at 30%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Sisense is first at 30%.
Why models recommend it
“A strong default for Microsoft/Azure shops... Already standardized on Microsoft? Start with Power BI Embedded.”GPT-6 Luna · Comparative question · first choice
“For the absolute cheapest option at scale, Power BI Embedded with capacity-based pricing means unlimited viewers for a fixed monthly cost.”Claude Haiku 4.5 · Budget-constrained question · alternative
“you're already invested in Microsoft and have engineering capacity to manage a capacity-based deployment”GPT-6 Luna · Direct question · alternative
“Best for: Existing Microsoft shops looking to embed reports into a web portal without managing servers.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Budget-constrained question · alternative
What gives them pause
“3. Power BI Embedded ... complex and expensive to set up”Llama 4 Maverick · Negative question · warning
“its architectural decisions, platform dependencies, and pricing complexities disqualify it as a one-for-all embedded analytics solution.”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · warning
“Power BI's Microsoft-native integration strengths; those can be advantages, but they can also increase switching costs”GPT-5.4 mini · Negative question · warning
“Power BI Embedded can work but only with significant engineering investment and cost predictability risks.”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Power BI Embedded, over the 117 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 18 | View → | |
| 74 | 0 | View → | |
| 64 | 3 | View → | |
| 60 | 18 | View → | |
| 53 | 10 | View → | |
| 43 | 5 | View → | |
| 39 | 2 | View → | |
| 37 | 7 | View → | |
| 35 | 2 | View → | |
| 20 | 8 | View → |
What the models named instead of Power BI Embedded →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 110 of the 117 answers that named Power BI Embedded and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
No domain is on file for Power BI Embedded, so its own site is not marked.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |