# Google Gemini alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 191 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Google Gemini 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/google-gemini/alternatives/

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

- ChatGPT: 41
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: 37
- Amazon Q: 12
- Microsoft Copilot: 12
- Glean: 7
- Claude: 2

## Enterprise AI assistants

**Small business**: 57 of 84 answers did not name Google Gemini (Google Gemini is #4 of 6 at 5%).

- ChatGPT: first choice in 23 of those 57
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: first choice in 8 of those 57
- Microsoft Copilot: first choice in 6 of those 57
- Amazon Q: first choice in 3 of those 57
- Claude for Enterprise: first choice in 2 of those 57
- ChatGPT Team or Enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Claude: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Drift: first choice in 1 of those 57

**Mid-market**: 67 of 84 answers did not name Google Gemini (Google Gemini is #6 of 7 at 0%).

- Microsoft 365 Copilot: first choice in 14 of those 67
- ChatGPT: first choice in 10 of those 67
- Amazon Q: first choice in 5 of those 67
- Microsoft Copilot: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Glean: first choice in 2 of those 67
- HubSpot Breeze AI: first choice in 2 of those 67
- 1mind: first choice in 1 of those 67
- AI Hive: first choice in 1 of those 67

**Enterprise**: 67 of 84 answers did not name Google Gemini (Google Gemini is #6 of 7 at 2%).

- Microsoft 365 Copilot: first choice in 15 of those 67
- ChatGPT: first choice in 8 of those 67
- Glean: first choice in 5 of those 67
- Amazon Q: first choice in 4 of those 67
- Microsoft Copilot: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Aisera: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Claude: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Decagon: first choice in 1 of those 67

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