AI Software Index · August 2026

Best team chat software according to AI

80 real buyer questions, asked on the live ChatGPT and Gemini apps. Filter the leaderboard by engine, buyer type, and region.

Slack is the answer AI gives most often — it was the first recommendation in 70% of the 80 answers we collected.

A high win rate for this category — the answer stays fairly stable however you phrase the question.

The leaderboard

EngineRegion
Buyer

Mention rate = share of 80 answers naming the brand. Top pick = share where it was the first recommendation.

#BrandMentionedTop pick
1Slack99%
70%
2Microsoft94%
16%
3Google Workspace91%
3%
4Google Chat84%
6%
5Discord63%
0%
6Mattermost39%
0%
7Mattermost.com28%
0%
8Already paying for Microsoft 36523%
0%
9Pumble19%
0%
10unlimited message history19%
0%
Citations

The sources behind the answers

Which domains ChatGPT and Gemini cite when recommending team chat software — and which ones move the outcome.

Most-cited domains

  1. 1.slack.com38
  2. 2.microsoft.com30
  3. 3.zapier.com25
  4. 4.mattermost.com22
  5. 5.workspace.google.com22
  6. 6.learn.g2.com20
  7. 7.jimdo.com20
  8. 8.discord.com16

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Methodology: 80 structured buyer prompts (generic, audience-framed, US/UK-localized) run on the real ChatGPT (gpt-5.5) and Gemini web apps, August 2026. “Top pick” = first brand recommended in the answer. Part of the GetIntel AI Software Index.

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