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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 206 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Claude 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/claude/alternatives/

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

- ChatGPT: 41
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: 41
- Microsoft Copilot: 13
- Amazon Q: 10
- Glean: 7
- Google Gemini: 5

## Enterprise AI assistants

**Small business**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Claude (Claude is #5 of 6 at 2%).

- ChatGPT: first choice in 22 of those 62
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: first choice in 7 of those 62
- Microsoft Copilot: first choice in 6 of those 62
- Google Gemini: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Amazon Q: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Claude for Enterprise: first choice in 2 of those 62
- ChatGPT Team or Enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Claude for Work: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Claude (Claude is #7 of 7 at 0%).

- Microsoft 365 Copilot: first choice in 13 of those 72
- ChatGPT: first choice in 11 of those 72
- Amazon Q: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Microsoft Copilot: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Glean: first choice in 3 of those 72
- HubSpot Breeze AI: first choice in 2 of those 72
- 1mind: first choice in 1 of those 72
- AI Hive: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Claude (Claude is #7 of 7 at 2%).

- Microsoft 365 Copilot: first choice in 21 of those 72
- ChatGPT: first choice in 8 of those 72
- Glean: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Amazon Q: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Microsoft Copilot: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Google Gemini: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Aisera: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Copilot Chat: first choice in 1 of those 72

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