Enterprise AI assistants · October 2026 Edition
Microsoft 365 Copilot vs Microsoft Copilot
Four of fourteen models named Microsoft 365 Copilot first on the direct prompt; one named Microsoft Copilot. Microsoft 365 Copilot was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Microsoft Copilot by eleven and Microsoft 365 Copilot carries 40 labels and Microsoft Copilot 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in five categories this edition.
First-choice share25%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate20%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 7; printed, not drawn.
Labels4016A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Microsoft 365 Copilot reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ChatGPT vs Microsoft 365 Copilot · ChatGPT vs Microsoft Copilot · Microsoft 365 Copilot vs Amazon Q
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
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Microsoft 365 CopilotFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMicrosoft Copilot
Direct41
Paraphrase61
Comparative81
Budget-constrained211 against Microsoft 365 Copilot · 1 against Microsoft Copilot
Scale-constrained00
Negative007 against Microsoft 365 Copilot
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Copilot stood in it.
| 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 | | | |
Microsoft 365 Copilot Microsoft Copilot first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Microsoft 365 Copilot on the left and Microsoft Copilot on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Copilot stood in it.
Microsoft 365 Copilot first, Microsoft Copilot not the choice
4 of 14 modelsMicrosoft Copilot was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashGlean, Microsoft 365 Copilot alternatives: 1mind, ChatGPT Team or Enterprise, Moveworks
DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft 365 Copilot alternatives: ChatGPT, Claude, Glean Assistant, Google Gemini
Kimi K2Microsoft 365 Copilot alternatives: Gong
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft 365 Copilot alternatives: Gong, HubSpot Breeze AI, Monday CRM with AI
Microsoft Copilot first, Microsoft 365 Copilot not the choice
1 of 14 modelsMicrosoft 365 Copilot was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.1 FastMicrosoft Copilot alternatives: Glean, Gong, Salesforce Einstein
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.51mind, AI Hive alternatives: Gong, Microsoft Copilot
GPT-5.4 miniChatGPT alternatives: Gemini for Workspace, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot
Perplexity SonarHubSpot with Breeze AI alternatives: Artisan, Glean, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Regie.ai, Writer, ZoomInfo
Qwen 3.7 FlashHubSpot Breeze AI alternatives: Apollo, Chorus, Clay, Gong, Microsoft Copilot, Salesforce Einstein, Slack AI
GPT-6 LunaChatGPT alternatives: Google Workspace with Gemini, Microsoft 365 Copilot
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Mistral SmallGong alternatives: ChatGPT, HubSpot AI, Monday.com Revenue AI OS
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
MiniMax M2.5no first choice
Muse Glimmer 30BHubSpot Breeze AI alternatives: Gong Revenue AI OS, Intercom, Respond.io
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
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
Microsoft 365 Copilot11%#2 of 6Microsoft Copilot11%#3 of 6Mid-marketThe figures above
Microsoft 365 Copilot leads by nineteen points.
Microsoft 365 Copilot25%#2 of 7Microsoft Copilot6%#4 of 7Enterprise
Microsoft 365 Copilot leads by thirty-eight points.
Microsoft 365 Copilot40%#1 of 7Microsoft Copilot2%#– of 7What the models said about Microsoft 365 Copilot
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Multiple controversies—EchoLeak (CVE-2025-32711) enabled zero-click data extraction via email injections; summarized confidential emails ignoring DLP/sensitivity labels.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Microsoft 365 Copilot was exploited via a zero‑click prompt injection in email (CVE‑2025‑32711), exfiltrating data from OneDrive/SharePoint/Teams without user action.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Do not deploy M365 Copilot unless you have spent months cleaning up internal file-sharing permissions” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“If an organization uses Windows and O365 exclusively, Copilot is the default choice due to seamless access to SharePoint documents without leaving the app.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“my default recommendation would be Microsoft 365 Copilot if your employees already live in Microsoft 365 and Teams” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“My default recommendation: choose Microsoft 365 Copilot if your company already runs on Microsoft 365” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Microsoft Copilot
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 Microsoft Copilot unless you're already heavily invested in Microsoft 365” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“If you're already in the Microsoft ecosystem and want the fastest rollout with minimal extra cost, Microsoft Copilot (Power Virtual Agents) is a solid default.” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“If 90% of your company's work happens in Microsoft Teams and Outlook, Microsoft Copilot is the default choice.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“If general productivity, go Microsoft Copilot (versatile, high adoption).” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
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.