# Google Meet: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 2 categories by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/google-meet/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video interviewing | 2% | 11 | 33% | 9 |
| Frontline employee apps | 0% | 87 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best budget choice: use Google Meet for live interviews. It costs nothing for basic use" (GPT-6 Luna, Video interviewing)
- "Zoom or Google Meet — completely free for live video interviews" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Video interviewing)
- "more widely trusted by users include Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Video interviewing)
- "If you use Google Workspace, Google Meet is effectively free." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Video interviewing)

## And against it

- "Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams (personal accounts)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Frontline employee apps)
- "such as Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, or Skype, if the company relies on them without consistent process, structured questions, and clear evaluation criteria" (Perplexity Sonar, Video interviewing)
- "lack recruiting-specific features like structured evaluation, ATS integration, and automated workflows" (Kimi K2, Video interviewing)
- "Free tools like Zoom/Google Meet work for basic live calls but lack recruiting features" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Video interviewing)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Video interviewing: 0% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 14 → 11 of 66.
- Frontline employee apps: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 79 → 87 of 106.

## In its own words

What Google Meet's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.


## What it publishes

Every page google.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 7607 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 372 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2018-12-13
- case study: 707 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 35 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 51 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2018-12-13
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 34 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2018-12-13 blog: Best practices for in app rewarded video ads https://www.google.com/admob/resources/best-practices-for-in-app-rewarded-video-ads.html
- Recent: 2018-12-13 blog: How to monetize your mobile apps with ads https://www.google.com/admob/resources/how-to-monetize-your-mobile-apps-with-ads.html
- Recent: 2018-12-13 glossary or explainer: What is AdMob - Google AdMob https://www.google.com/admob/resources/what-is-admob.html
- Recent: 2018-11-19 blog: App marketing strategies to grow and monetize your app https://www.google.com/admob/resources/app-marketing-strategies-to-grow-and-monetize-your-app.html
- Recent: 2018-11-19 blog: How much revenue can you earn from admob https://www.google.com/admob/resources/how-much-revenue-can-you-earn-from-admob.html
- Recent: 2018-11-19 blog: How to earn money with in app advertising https://www.google.com/admob/resources/how-to-earn-money-with-in-app-advertising.html

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.