Microsoft Wants Sales Team to Push Its Own AI Models Instead of Rivals OpenAI, Google and Anthropic: Repo

Copilot vs. Claude Comparison Raises Eyebrows

According to the report, Copilot chief Jacob Andreou compared Copilot with Anthropic's Claude, saying it was slower, less accurate and did not have strong security integrations across Microsoft's Office apps.

Microsoft did not immediately respond to Benzinga's request for comment.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently said companies "pay for intelligence twice" when they rely on third-party AI, warning that using outside models can expose valuable business knowledge to external vendors.

Trading Metrics

Microsoft has a market capitalization of $2.94 trillion, with a 52-week high of $555.45 and a 52-week low of $349.20.

Over the past 12 months, the large-cap stock has dropped 21.75%.

Price Action: The stock had closed on Wednesday at $395.63, up 2.78%, according to Benzinga Pro data.

Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings indicate that MSFT is experiencing medium-term consolidation along with short and long-term upward movement.

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