Glean
by Glean •Document Research
Enterprise AI coworker for company search, knowledge, assistant workflows and autonomous agents grounded in permissions-aware business context.
What is Glean?
AI Orbit decision brief
A compact reading of the recorded evidence, editorial review signals and comparison data for Glean.
Recorded strengths
Alternatives are ranked from structured use-case, capability, pricing, platform and taxonomy overlap.
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Features & use cases
Core capabilities listed for Glean.
Deep Research
Performs multi-source research, synthesis and evidence-oriented investigation.
Text Generation
Generates original text from natural-language instructions or structured prompts.
Reasoning
Supports multi-step reasoning, planning, analysis and problem solving.
Document & PDF Analysis
Reads, extracts, summarizes and answers questions over uploaded documents and PDFs.
RAG & Knowledge Bases
Connects models to external knowledge sources for retrieval-augmented responses.
Integrations
Connects with third-party applications, data sources or automation platforms.
Access, deployment & licensing
Structured product facts with evidence status. Unknown facts are never guessed.
API access
Source check pendingLimited / selected API access
Open source & license
Source check pendingProprietary
Commercial use
Source check pendingCommercial use allowed
Privacy, security & compliance
Provider policies and certifications are shown only when recorded with evidence.
Data training policy
Customer data not used for training
Glean documents zero-retention commitments with supported model providers for enterprise model use, subject to deployment and key mode. Verified fact Privacy sourceIntegrations
Structured integrations recorded for Glean. A check mark means the integration mapping is tied to a verified source.
Pricing overview
Pricing stored in AI Orbit's pricing database. Always verify final rates on the provider website.
Official pricing / enterprise
Custom / usage-based — see official source
Stale · verified 1 month ago
- No fixed numeric amount imported unless explicitly published and verified.
Enterprise
Contract-specific enterprise pricing. Legacy Enterprise billing dashboards were retired in 2026 because displayed usage metrics did not represent billable overage.
Review · verified 2 weeks ago
- Pricing and entitlements depend on the enterprise agreement and deployment.
- Contract-defined
Enterprise Flex
Usage uses FlexCredits based on agent complexity, connectors, steps, memory, tools and model tier; basic/standard Assistant queries do not consume credits under current Flex rules.
Review · verified 2 weeks ago
- Contract-specific credit allocation
- premium models and advanced agent runs can consume credits.
- FlexCredits
Verified benchmarks & scores
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User/reviewer product-experience evidence. This is not treated as a technical benchmark.
G2 Verified User Rating — Product Experience
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Glean FAQ
Quick answers based on the information currently available in this AI Orbit profile.
What is Glean?
Glean is an enterprise AI coworker platform that connects to company knowledge and business systems, enforces source permissions, and helps employees search, reason and take action across work. Glean Assistant can research, create content, execute work across connected systems and coordinate specialized agents. Glean is provided by Glean and AI Orbit categorizes it under Search & Research. Its structured capability profile includes Deep Research, Text Generation, Reasoning and Document & PDF Analysis; field-level verification may still be pending for some capability mappings.
Who makes Glean?
Glean is provided by Glean. Enterprise AI company providing workplace search, knowledge discovery and intelligent agents across organizational data. Within AI Orbit, the product is cataloged in Search & Research, which describes its primary product category rather than the provider itself.
What is Glean best for?
AI Orbit currently maps Glean to structured use cases including Document Analysis and Web Research. These are reviewed taxonomy mappings used for discovery and fit; field-level evidence may still be pending, so they are not presented as independently verified claims. Supporting cataloged capabilities include Deep Research, Text Generation, Reasoning and Document & PDF Analysis.
Can Glean be self-hosted?
Self-hosted or private deployment for Glean is available only through enterprise-oriented deployment options according to the verified provider evidence. Documented deployment modes include SaaS, Cloud and Private Cloud. Deployment rights, infrastructure requirements and enterprise restrictions should be checked against the provider documentation before production use.
What integrations does Glean support?
Verified integration evidence on AI Orbit currently includes 275+ enterprise app connectors, Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI, Google Vertex AI and OpenAI. These are individually source-backed integration records, not a generic assumption based on the product simply advertising integrations. The provider may support additional integrations that have not yet been individually verified in this profile.
How does Glean handle privacy and security?
Glean's enterprise AI architecture preserves source-system permissions and uses model-provider zero-retention commitments so customer data is not stored or used for provider training in supported configurations. AI Orbit records the data-training policy as: Customer data not used for training. Glean provides permissions-aware access controls, end-to-end auditability, customer-hosted deployment options and an enterprise compliance program including SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, HIPAA and GDPR. Verified security certifications listed on the profile include SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and ISO 42001.
How much does Glean cost?
AI Orbit currently has verified plan-level pricing data for Glean, including Official pricing / enterprise, Enterprise and Enterprise Flex. Exact rates, billing units, limits and verification dates are shown in the pricing section of this profile rather than compressed into a single potentially misleading price. Because providers can change prices and plan limits, check the linked official pricing source before making a purchase or production decision.