# Webinar and virtual event platforms: what AI models recommend, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Asked as "webinar and virtual event platform" and as "platform for hosting webinars and virtual events", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/marketing/webinar-virtual-events/

**Standing:** Livestorm leads with 25% of first choices; verdict contested. 61 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| # | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livestorm | 25% | 4% | 52 |
| 2 | Demio | 13% | 5% | 41 |
| 3 | Zoom Webinars | 10% | 23% | 77 |
| 4 | Goldcast | 10% | 5% | 20 |
| 5 | GoTo Webinar | 8% | 26% | 43 |
| 6 | Zoho Webinar | 8% | 7% | 14 |
| 7 | Airmeet | 3% | 11% | 18 |
| 8 | WebinarJam | 3% | 52% | 25 |
| 9 | BigMarker | 2% | 18% | 22 |
| 10 | Bizzabo | 2% | 0% | 10 |
| 11 | ON24 | 2% | 35% | 37 |
| 12 | Microsoft Teams | 2% | 31% | 16 |

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Livestorm; alternatives Demio, GoTo Webinar, Goldcast, Zoom Webinars
- GPT-5.4 mini: ON24; alternatives Bizzabo, Cvent, Zoom Webinars
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Livestorm; alternatives Airmeet, Contrast, Demio, Goldcast
- Perplexity Sonar: Airmeet, Demio; alternatives GoTo Webinar
- Grok 4.1 Fast: GoTo Webinar; alternatives Demio, Livestorm, ON24, RingCentral Events
- Mistral Small: GoTo Webinar, Livestorm
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Livestorm; alternatives Demio, GoTo Webinar, Zoom Webinars
- Llama 4 Maverick: Livestorm
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Goldcast; alternatives Livestorm, Zoom Webinars
- Kimi K2: Demio, GoTo Webinar; alternatives Livestorm, RingCentral Events, Zoom Webinars
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Zoom Webinars; alternatives Airmeet, ON24, RingCentral Events, Webex Webinars
- MiniMax M2.5: BigMarker, Goldcast; alternatives RingCentral Events, Zoom Webinars
- GPT-6 Luna: Goldcast; alternatives ON24, Zoom Webinars
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Demio, Livestorm; alternatives Zoom Video Webinars, Zuddl

## Sources the answers cite

78 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- livestorm.co: 49 answers, 67 citations
- easywebinar.com: 46 answers, 102 citations
- whova.com: 31 answers, 31 citations
- learn.g2.com: 29 answers, 33 citations
- demio.com: 25 answers, 30 citations
- remo.co: 24 answers, 29 citations
- airmeet.com: 23 answers, 35 citations
- bizzabo.com: 20 answers, 27 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://livestorm.co/free-webinar-software (39 answers)
- https://whova.com/blog/best-webinar-platforms (30 answers)
- https://easywebinar.com/blog/webinar-platform-reviews (23 answers)
- https://learn.g2.com/best-virtual-event-platforms (22 answers)
- https://remo.co/blog/best-webinar-platforms (20 answers)
- https://leadsbridge.com/blog/best-webinar-software (16 answers)
- https://easywebinar.com/blog/best-virtual-event-software (15 answers)
- https://stackblitz.com/@davidhon459/collections/webinar-platforms-compared-2026-which-one-is-right-for-you (15 answers)
- https://zoom.com/en/blog/best-webinar-platforms (14 answers)
- https://bizzabo.com/blog/best-webinar-platforms (13 answers)

## Warned against

- Zoom Webinars: 18 of 77 labels negative. "Avoid this. It is highly prone to disruptions, screen-sharing hijackings" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt)
- WebinarJam: 13 of 25 labels negative. "Contains high or critical access control vulnerabilities (research showed attackers could easily become a host)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)
- GoTo Webinar: 11 of 43 labels negative. "Caution Level: High (For stability and cost)... frequently criticized for failing to keep up with modern needs." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)
- ON24: 13 of 37 labels negative. "What to Avoid ON24 ... it's typically too expensive and heavy for a mid-sized company" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, paraphrase prompt)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Livestorm at 24%.

- Demio: 20% to 13%, −7. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 2 of 63, unchanged.
- Goldcast: 14% to 7%, −6. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 3 → 6 of 63.
- Zoom Webinars: 7% to 11%, +4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 5 → 3 of 63.
- Airmeet: 0% to 4%, +4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 15 → 7 of 63.
- GoTo Webinar: 7% to 9%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 6 → 4 of 63.
- Zoho Webinar: 11% to 9%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 4 → 5 of 63.
- Google Meet: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 21 → 12 of 63.
- Microsoft Teams: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 17 → 14 of 63.
- WebinarJam: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 50 → 18 of 63.
- Livestorm: 23% to 24%, +1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 1 of 63, unchanged.
- Bizzabo: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 9 of 63, unchanged.
- BigMarker: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 7 → 10 of 63.

## Record

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