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Video conferencing · October 2026 Edition

Microsoft vs Google Meet

Four of fourteen models named Microsoft first on the direct prompt; zero named Google Meet. Both were named by all fourteen models and both carry 68 labels, so the shares below are directly comparable.

Microsoft

accepted challenger

Named in thirty-one categories this edition.

Google Meet

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share24%22%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate15%16%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels6868Equal, which is what makes the shares comparable.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Microsoft reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Zoom Workplace was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Zoom Workplace vs Microsoft · Zoom Workplace vs Google Meet · Microsoft vs Zoho Meeting

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 video conferencing page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
MicrosoftFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGoogle Meet
Direct402 against Google Meet
Paraphrase611 against Google Meet
Comparative11
Budget-constrained210
Scale-constrained22
Negative0010 against Microsoft · 8 against Google Meet
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.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Microsoft and Google Meet were named in the same answer 168 times, of the 335 answers naming Microsoft and the 185 naming Google Meet. In those answers Google Meet took the first choice fifteen times and Microsoft forty-six.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Microsoft and Google Meet stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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 Google Meet first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Microsoft on the left and Google Meet on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Microsoft and Google Meet stood in it.

Microsoft first, Google Meet an alternative

4 of 14 modelsGoogle Meet was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Microsoft, Zoom Workplace alternatives: Cisco Webex, Google Meet
GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft alternatives: WebEx, Zoom Workplace
Kimi K2Microsoft alternatives: Google Meet, Zoom Workplace
MiniMax M2.5Microsoft, Zoom Workplace alternatives: Google Meet

Neither was the first choice, one was named

9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Gemini 3.5 FlashZoom Workplace alternatives: Google Meet, Microsoft, RingCentral Video
Perplexity SonarZoom Workplace alternatives: Microsoft, WebEx
Grok 4.1 FastZoom Workplace alternatives: Cisco Webex, Google Meet, Microsoft
Mistral SmallZoom Workplace alternatives: Google Meet, RingCentral
DeepSeek V4 FlashZoom Workplace alternatives: Cisco Webex, Dialpad Meetings, Google Meet, Microsoft
Qwen 3.7 FlashZoom Workplace alternatives: Google Meet, Microsoft
GLM 4.7 FlashXZoom Workplace alternatives: Cisco Webex, Google Meet, Microsoft
GPT-6 LunaZoom Workplace alternatives: Google Meet, Teams
Muse Glimmer 30BZoom Workplace alternatives: Cisco Webex, Microsoft, RingCentral

Neither was named

1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice

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
Microsoft leads by five points.
Microsoft17%#2 of 10
Google Meet12%#4 of 10
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Microsoft leads by two points.
Microsoft24%#2 of 9
Google Meet22%#3 of 9
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Microsoft leads by fifty-seven points.
Microsoft57%#1 of 6
Google Meet0%#5 of 6
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Microsoft

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.

“No end-to-end encryption for standard meetings” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Choose Microsoft Teams if your company already pays for Microsoft 365. It is the most cohesive solution for internal projects.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Microsoft Teams is the most economical choice because the free plan is included and you get built‑in integrations.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Zoom and Microsoft Teams are the safest choices” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Google Meet

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“No true end-to-end encryption for most meetings” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Recordings and other meeting content may be stored, and work or school accounts can have organization-level access and controls.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“the French government announced a complete phase-out and ban of Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet for public officials” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most small companies with limited budgets, Google Meet's free tier offers the best balance of features, reliability, and meeting duration” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“Best All-In-One Value | Google Workspace | $6/user/mo | Video meetings, custom business email, and cloud storage combined.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Choose Google Meet if your team uses Gmail and Google Docs. It is the fastest, simplest tool for day-to-day meetings.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative 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.