# Skype for Business: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 2 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/skype-for-business

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Video conferencing](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/video-conferencing/index.md) | 0% | 53 | 100% | 2 |
| [Business phone systems](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/business-phone-systems/index.md) | 0% | 70 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Why avoid: Microsoft officially retired Skype for Business in favor of Microsoft Teams." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Business phones)
- "Retired and replaced by Microsoft Teams... outdated versions no longer receive security patches." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Video conferencing)
- "Skype or Skype for Business where strong confidentiality is required." (Perplexity Sonar, Video conferencing)

## 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 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 Skype for Business, from 8 of the 9 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- wire.com: 3
- cisa.gov: 2
- forbes.com: 2
- gane.ai/index: 2
- infosec.gov.hk: 2
- sk-cert.sk: 2
- yealink.com: 2
- 9to5mac.com: 1
- altcatalog.com: 1
- anovia.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://wire.com/en/blog/encrypted-video-conferencing: 3
- https://cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/CISA_Guidance_for_Securing_Video_Conferencing_S508C.pdf: 2
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-video-conferencing-software: 2
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/video-conferencing/enterprise: 2
- https://infosec.gov.hk/en/best-practices/person/video-conference: 2
- https://sk-cert.sk/en/ncsc-sk-cert-advices-to-stay-away-from-utilizing-your-conference-calls-on-risk-platforms/index.html: 2
- https://9to5mac.com/2020/05/14/10-zoom-alternatives-more-secure-video-calls: 1
- https://altcatalog.com/discontinued: 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.