Microsoft Copilot vs Glean
One of fourteen models named Microsoft Copilot first on the direct prompt; one named Glean. Microsoft Copilot was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Glean by seven and both carry 16 labels, so the shares below are directly comparable.
Named in five categories 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
Microsoft CopilotFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGlean
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Microsoft Copilot and Glean were named in the same answer fourteen times, of the 67 answers naming Microsoft Copilot and the 59 naming Glean. In those answers Glean took the first choice one time and Microsoft Copilot four.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| 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 Copilot Glean first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Microsoft Copilot on the left and Glean on the right.The direct prompt
Microsoft Copilot first, Glean an alternative
1 of 14 modelsGlean was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Glean first, Microsoft Copilot not the choice
1 of 14 modelsMicrosoft Copilot was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
8 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
Microsoft Copilot11%#3 of 6Glean0%#6 of 6Microsoft Copilot6%#4 of 7Glean6%#5 of 7Glean10%#3 of 7Microsoft Copilot2%#– of 7What 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
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.