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Endpoint protection · November 2026 Edition
Bitdefender GravityZone vs Sophos Intercept X
Zero of fourteen models named Bitdefender GravityZone first on the direct prompt; three named Sophos Intercept X. Both were named by all fourteen models and Bitdefender GravityZone carries 43 labels and Sophos Intercept X 50, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in six categories this edition.
First-choice share12%12%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate2%12%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#4A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels4350A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Bitdefender GravityZone reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Microsoft Defender for Endpoint was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs Bitdefender GravityZone · Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs Sophos Intercept X · Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs Bitdefender GravityZone
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 endpoint protection page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Bitdefender GravityZoneFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSophos Intercept X
Direct03
Paraphrase32
Comparative001 against Bitdefender GravityZone
Budget-constrained31
Scale-constrained00
Negative106 against Sophos Intercept X
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Bitdefender GravityZone and Sophos Intercept X were named in the same answer seventy-nine times, of the 121 answers naming Bitdefender GravityZone and the 332 naming Sophos Intercept X. In those answers Sophos Intercept X took the first choice five times and Bitdefender GravityZone six.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Bitdefender GravityZone and Sophos Intercept X stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | |||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| 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 | | | | | |
Bitdefender GravityZone Sophos Intercept X first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Bitdefender GravityZone on the left and Sophos Intercept X on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Bitdefender GravityZone and Sophos Intercept X stood in it.
Sophos Intercept X first, Bitdefender GravityZone an alternative
3 of 14 modelsBitdefender GravityZone was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Perplexity SonarSophos Intercept X alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, Huntress Managed EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity
Qwen 3.7 FlashSophos Intercept X alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint
GLM 4.7 FlashXSophos Intercept X alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Grok 4.20CrowdStrike Falcon alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
Mistral SmallCrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, Sophos Intercept X
DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
Llama 4 MaverickSentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
MiniMax M2.5CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Cloud alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, Sophos Intercept X
Muse Glimmer 30BMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X
Neither was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint
Gemini 3.5 FlashSentinelOne Singularity alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X with MDR
Kimi K2SentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
GPT-6 LunaSophos Endpoint with Sophos MDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
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
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
Bitdefender GravityZone11%#3 of 13Sophos Intercept X11%#2 of 13Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Bitdefender GravityZone12%#3 of 12Sophos Intercept X12%#4 of 12Enterprise
Bitdefender GravityZone leads by two points.
Bitdefender GravityZone2%#4 of 12Sophos Intercept X0%#7 of 12What the models said about Bitdefender GravityZone
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Not positioned in the Leaders quadrant, meaning some gaps in completeness of vision or execution compared to the top tier.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · soft negative
“I recommend starting with either Microsoft Defender (if using Windows) or Bitdefender GravityZone for the best balance of protection and cost.” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Non-Microsoft or mixed OS estate, want the strongest cost/performance NGAV: Bitdefender GravityZone Business Security Premium.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best Overall Value: Bitdefender GravityZone ... widely considered the leader for cost-effective enterprise protection” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Sophos Intercept X
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Both could allow arbitrary code execution” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Users report significant performance issues, including slow system performance on older hardware, high resource usage, and a steep learning curve” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Primary Recommendation: Sophos Intercept X - Best balance of features, pricing, and management” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“For most small businesses, Sophos Intercept X and ESET PROTECT are the best value options” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
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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.