# Microsoft 365 Copilot alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 154 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Microsoft 365 Copilot 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/microsoft-365-copilot/alternatives/

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

- ChatGPT: 32
- Microsoft Copilot: 14
- Amazon Q: 6
- Claude for Enterprise: 2
- Glean: 2
- Google Gemini: 2

## Enterprise AI assistants

**Small business**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft 365 Copilot (Microsoft 365 Copilot is #2 of 6 at 11%).

- ChatGPT: first choice in 17 of those 54
- Microsoft Copilot: first choice in 7 of those 54
- Amazon Q: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Claude for Enterprise: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Google Gemini: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Claude: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Drift: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Dust: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Mid-market**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft 365 Copilot (Microsoft 365 Copilot is #2 of 7 at 25%).

- ChatGPT: first choice in 8 of those 54
- Amazon Q: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Microsoft Copilot: first choice in 4 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
- Gemini Enterprise Frontline: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Glean: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Enterprise**: 46 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft 365 Copilot (Microsoft 365 Copilot is #1 of 7 at 40%).

- ChatGPT: first choice in 7 of those 46
- Microsoft Copilot: first choice in 3 of those 46
- Aisera: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Decagon: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Glean: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Google Gemini for Workspace: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Microsoft Copilot for Enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Moveworks: first choice in 1 of those 46

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.