# ChatGPT alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 140 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where ChatGPT holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/chatgpt/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Microsoft 365 Copilot: 28
- Amazon Q: 9
- Microsoft Copilot: 9
- Glean: 3
- Google Gemini: 3
- HubSpot Breeze AI: 2

## Enterprise AI assistants

**Small business**: 34 of 84 answers did not name ChatGPT (ChatGPT is #1 of 6 at 47%).

- Microsoft 365 Copilot: first choice in 5 of those 34
- Microsoft Copilot: first choice in 5 of those 34
- Amazon Q: first choice in 2 of those 34
- ChatGPT Team or Enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Google Gemini: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Guru: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Notion AI: first choice in 1 of those 34

**Mid-market**: 54 of 84 answers did not name ChatGPT (ChatGPT is #1 of 7 at 25%).

- Microsoft 365 Copilot: first choice in 7 of those 54
- Microsoft Copilot: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Amazon Q: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Glean: first choice in 2 of those 54
- HubSpot Breeze AI: first choice in 2 of those 54
- 1mind: first choice in 1 of those 54
- AI Hive: first choice in 1 of those 54
- CustomGPT.ai: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Enterprise**: 52 of 84 answers did not name ChatGPT (ChatGPT is #2 of 7 at 22%).

- Microsoft 365 Copilot: first choice in 16 of those 52
- Amazon Q: first choice in 4 of those 52
- Google Gemini: first choice in 2 of those 52
- Claude: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Copilot Chat: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Glean: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Google Gemini for Workspace: first choice in 1 of those 52
- OpenAI ChatGPT Enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 52

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