Microsoft Authenticator vs Authy
Zero of fourteen models named Microsoft Authenticator first on the direct prompt; zero named Authy. Microsoft Authenticator was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Authy by eight and Microsoft Authenticator carries 18 labels and Authy 13, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
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; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the multi-factor authentication page.
By framing
Microsoft AuthenticatorFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAuthy
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Microsoft Authenticator and Authy were named in the same answer twenty-two times, of the 46 answers naming Microsoft Authenticator and the 28 naming Authy. In those answers Authy took the first choice zero times and Microsoft Authenticator four.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| Grok 4.20 | | |||||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | ||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | | | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
Microsoft Authenticator Authy first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Microsoft Authenticator on the left and Authy on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was named
14 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Microsoft Authenticator6%#5 of 10Authy0%#10 of 10Microsoft Authenticator5%#5 of 11Authy2%#6 of 11Microsoft Authenticator0%#– of 8Authy0%#– of 8What the models said about Microsoft Authenticator
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Cybercriminals exploit push-based MFA apps (like Microsoft Authenticator) by bombarding users with authentication requests until they accidentally approve one” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Push-based MFA (e.g., Microsoft Authenticator without number matching, Duo Push, Okta Verify) is vulnerable to: MFA Fatigue / Push Bombing attacks” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Examples: Google Authenticator, Authy, 1Password, Microsoft Authenticator ... Key Risk: Phishing via Adversary-in-the-Middle (AitM)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Absolute lowest cost, 1-10 users, no central management needed: Roll out Microsoft Authenticator / Google Authenticator TOTP” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“The most cost-effective option is authenticator apps like: Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, Authy” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“If you're already using Microsoft 365, start with Microsoft Authenticator for free.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Authy
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“TOTP authenticator apps – e.g., Google Authenticator, Authy. They are stronger than SMS/email, but the 6-digit codes can be phished in real time” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Examples: Google Authenticator, Authy, 1Password, Microsoft Authenticator ... Key Risk: Phishing via Adversary-in-the-Middle (AitM)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Apps like Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator (in TOTP mode), or Authy generate 6-digit codes ... not phishing-resistant” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“The most cost-effective option is authenticator apps like: Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, Authy” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“TOTP Apps: Authy, Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator. Better than SMS, but lacks the phishing resistance of hardware keys.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · alternative
“Very good: Authenticator apps (e.g., Microsoft Authenticator, Authy, or Google Authenticator) with number matching” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.