Top tools in 2026 · Prompt 3 of 8 · July 2026

A real buyer question from the July 2026 snapshot, asked 3× to each of the three models. 9 answers recorded.

“What are the top video conferencing platforms in 2026?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

As of 2026, a handful of video conferencing platforms dominate, each with slightly different strengths depending on how you use them: Zoom Still one of the most widely used. Reliable, familiar interface, strong breakout rooms, webinars, and AI meeting summaries. It’s basically the default for many businesses and events. Microsoft Teams Huge in corporate environments, especially if a company already uses Microsoft…

Named across its answers: 1. Zoom2. Microsoft Teams3. Google Meet4. Webex5. Slack

Verbatim excerpt from one collected ChatGPT answer; formatting flattened, words untouched.

Zoom leads decisively, appearing in all 9 answers with a 1.3 average position and earning first recommendation 6 of 9 times, while Microsoft Teams matches its reach but averages 1.7 and takes first only 3 times. Hardware and transcription players like Logitech, Neat, Poly, and Otter.ai are invisible here, meaning buyers asking this question will never encounter them regardless of their category rank.

AI-generated read of the July 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Owned Consensus

All three models name Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Webex and Discord on this question.

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini mentioned · first · avg. pos

Zoom 111111222 9/9 · 6× first · #1.3

Microsoft Teams 222222111 9/9 · 3× first · #1.7

Google Meet 333333333 9/9 · never first · #3

Webex 44444455 8/9 · never first · #4.3

Slack 5555658 7/9 · never first · #5.6

Discord 66656 5/9 · never first · #5.8

Apple FaceTime 444 3/9 · never first · #4

Around 65 2/9 · never first · #5.5

Gather 6 1/9 · never first · #6

Whereby 7 1/9 · never first · #7

Loom 7 1/9 · never first · #7

Kumospace 7 1/9 · never first · #7

Each square is one collected answer; the number is the brand's position in that answer. Lime = the very first recommendation. Unlinked brands were named by the models here but sit outside this category's published top 15 overall. Showing the top 12 of 14 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: Logitech, Neat, Poly, Otter.ai, Cisco, Fireflies.ai, Yealink.