# Decentriq vs Databricks Clean Rooms: which do AI models recommend for data clean rooms, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Data clean rooms. Zero of fourteen models named Decentriq first on the direct prompt; one named Databricks Clean Rooms. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/gtm-data/data-clean-rooms/decentriq-vs-databricks-clean-rooms/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decentriq | 3% | #6 of 10 | 11% | 28 | 12 of 14 |
| Databricks Clean Rooms | 2% | #7 of 10 | 15% | 27 | 12 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Claude Haiku 4.5: databricks clean rooms first (first choices: Databricks Clean Rooms, LiveRamp Safe Haven, Snowflake Data Clean Rooms) (alternatives: Apollo.io)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: AWS Clean Rooms) (alternatives: Acxiom, Databricks Clean Rooms, Snowflake Data Clean Rooms)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: AWS Clean Rooms, Snowflake Data Clean Rooms) (alternatives: Decentriq, InfoSum, LiveRamp Clean Room)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: InfoSum) (alternatives: Decentriq, Habu, LiveRamp Clean Room)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Crossbeam) (alternatives: Amazon Marketing Cloud, Google Ads Data Hub, Salesforce Data Cloud DCR, Snowflake Data Clean Rooms)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Snowflake Data Clean Rooms) (alternatives: AWS Clean Rooms, InfoSum, LiveRamp Clean Room)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: Optable) (alternatives: AWS Clean Rooms, Snowflake Data Clean Rooms)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Amazon Marketing Cloud)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: LiveRamp Clean Room) (alternatives: Google Ads, Meta Advanced Analytics, Snowflake Data Clean Rooms, The Trade Desk)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Optable) (alternatives: Habu, Snowflake Data Clean Rooms)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: Snowflake Data Clean Rooms) (alternatives: AWS Clean Rooms, Amazon Marketing Cloud, Google Ads Data Hub, Habu, LiveRamp Relate)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Amazon Marketing Cloud) (alternatives: Deciq)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: Snowflake Data Clean Rooms) (alternatives: AWS Clean Rooms, BigQuery Data Clean Rooms, LiveRamp Clean Room)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither named (first choices: Snowflake Data Clean Rooms) (alternatives: AWS Clean Rooms, Amazon Marketing Cloud, Google Ads Data Hub, LiveRamp Data Collaboration Platform powered by Habu)

## What the models said about Decentriq

- "positioned more for regulated or security-heavy use cases, which usually makes it less budget-oriented" (Perplexity Sonar, budget prompt, soft negative)
- "these enterprise-grade platforms are almost always a classic case of over-engineering" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, direct prompt, soft negative)
- "like LiveRamp (Habu), InfoSum, or Decentriq is rarely feasible" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, budget prompt, soft negative)
- "neutral, pure-play DCR vendors with hardware-backed privacy ... These include: Decentriq (confidential computing/hardware-backed)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt, first choice)
- "Optable or Decentriq are commonly cited data clean room options" (Muse Glimmer 30B, paraphrase prompt, first choice)
- "I'd suggest starting with either Decentriq or InfoSum" (MiniMax M2.5, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Databricks Clean Rooms

- "Cloud-based (e.g., AWS Clean Rooms, Snowflake, Databricks) | Strong infrastructure, but integration complexity and variable TCO" (Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Some concerns about identity resolution rules not being well-documented" (Kimi K2, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "user reviews of Databricks Clean Rooms have scored poorly here" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Snowflake, Databricks, and LiveRamp Safe Haven provide balanced scalability and governance support." (Claude Haiku 4.5, direct prompt, first choice)
- "Choose Snowflake, Databricks, or AWS if you already have a mature data team" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, comparative prompt, first choice)
- "If your data ecosystem is built on Databricks, their Delta Sharing and Unity Catalog offer a similar, highly secure distributed data clean room experience." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, paraphrase prompt, alternative)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.