# Teams: 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/teams

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Communications archiving and compliance](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/communications-archiving-and-compliance/index.md) | 2% | 22 | 0% | 1 |
| [Video conferencing](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/video-conferencing/index.md) | 0% | 26 | 25% | 4 |
| [Business password managers](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/business-password-managers/index.md) | 0% | 16 | 0% | 1 |
| [Enterprise AI assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/enterprise-ai-assistants/index.md) | 0% | 120 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "I'd recommend starting with Microsoft Purview if you're already on Microsoft 365" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Comms archiving)
- "$0, with group meetings up to 60 minutes and 100 participants. A good starting point" (GPT-6 Luna, Video conferencing)
- "Bitwarden Business / Teams – best value / open-source friendly" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Password managers)

## And against it

- "Teams’ meeting E2EE has licensing, setup, and feature limitations too." (GPT-6 Luna, 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Teams, from 15 of the 19 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- microsoft.com: 6
- learn.microsoft.com: 4
- techradar.com: 3
- zoom.us: 3
- cisa.gov: 2
- knowledge.workspace.google.com: 2
- spotsaas.com: 2
- yealink.com: 2
- 1password.com: 1
- adminit.ucdavis.edu: 1

### Pages cited

- https://microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free-video-conferencing: 3
- https://zoom.us/pricing: 3
- https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/understand-google-workspace-bills-and-charges: 2
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/teams-security-guide: 2
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security/zero-trust/sfi/teams-end-to-end-encryption: 2
- https://spotsaas.com/blog/best-password-manager-for-business: 2
- https://techradar.com/best/business-password-management-software: 2
- https://1password.com/compare/password-manager: 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.