Amazon Q vs Glean
Zero of fourteen models named Amazon Q first on the direct prompt; one named Glean. Amazon Q was named by ten of the fourteen models and Glean by seven and both carry 16 labels, so the shares below are directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the Enterprise AI assistants page.
By framing
Amazon QFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGlean
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Amazon Q and Glean were named in the same answer ten times, of the 44 answers naming Amazon Q and the 59 naming Glean. In those answers Glean took the first choice zero times and Amazon Q two.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | |||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | | | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
Amazon Q Glean first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Amazon Q on the left and Glean on the right.The direct prompt
Glean first, Amazon Q not the choice
1 of 14 modelsAmazon Q was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
11 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Glean10%#3 of 7Amazon Q8%#4 of 7What the models said about Amazon Q
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“While GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q, and similar developer tools greatly speed up boilerplate coding, they come with a major catch.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Amazon Q Business (AWS-Dependent Organizations) Concerns include: Vendor Lock-in” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Noted as closed to new customers as of July 31, 2026 in one vendor comparison.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · soft negative
“For the absolute lowest cost with solid enterprise features, Amazon Q Business at $20/user/month is your best bet.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“The best enterprise AI assistant for a company with a limited budget is Amazon Q Business, which costs $20/user/month” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Amazon Q Business Lite at $3/user/month is the most budget‑friendly enterprise AI assistant available today” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Glean
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Avoid over-investing in "enterprise-only" platforms like Glean or Moveworks” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Best Overall for Connected Knowledge & Search: Glean ... Glean is the gold standard.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Glean: Best for Cross-Platform Knowledge & "Universal Search"” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Top Recommendation: Glean” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.