# AI security platforms: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "AI security platform" and as "tool to secure LLM applications and employee AI use", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/ai-security-platforms/2026-11

**Standing:** Microsoft Defender for Cloud leads with 12% of first choices; verdict contested. 51 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Microsoft Defender for Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/index.md) | 12% | 0% | 10 |
| 2 | [SentinelOne Singularity](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sentinelone-singularity/index.md) | 8% | 0% | 17 |
| 3 | [Microsoft Purview](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-purview/index.md) | 6% | 0% | 11 |
| 5 | [Lakera Guard](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/lakera-guard/index.md) | 4% | 0% | 17 |
| 6 | [Check Point AI Security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/check-point-ai-security/index.md) | 4% | 12% | 17 |
| 15 | [CrowdStrike Falcon](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/crowdstrike-falcon/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 14 |
| 30 | [HiddenLayer](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/hiddenlayer/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 14 |
| 32 | [Microsoft Security Copilot](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-security-copilot/index.md) | 0% | 18% | 11 |
| 39 | [Darktrace](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/darktrace/index.md) | 0% | 27% | 15 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 207 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

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

- Claude Haiku 4.5: no first choice
- GPT-5.4 mini: Orca Security; alternatives CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Securiti, Wiz
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Lakera Guard, SentinelOne Singularity; alternatives Aikido Security, Charlotte AI, CrowdStrike Falcon, Dropzone AI
- Perplexity Sonar: Microsoft Defender XDR; alternatives Cisco AI Defense, CrowdStrike Falcon with AIDR/Charlotte AI, Cyera, Lakera Guard
- Grok 4.20: CrowdStrike Falcon; alternatives Microsoft Security Copilot, Palo Alto Networks, SentinelOne Singularity, Wiz
- Mistral Small: CrowdStrike Falcon AI Detection and Response, Nightfall AI; alternatives Noma Security
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: SentinelOne Singularity; alternatives Check Point AI Security, CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender XDR, Security Copilot
- Llama 4 Maverick: SentinelOne Singularity; alternatives Bitdefender GravityZone, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Sophos Intercept X
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Check Point AI Security; alternatives CrowdStrike, Fortinet, Microsoft Security Copilot, UnderDefense AI SOC
- Kimi K2: SentinelOne Singularity; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender XDR, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, Security Copilot
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Microsoft Defender XDR; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon, Fortinet, HiddenLayer, Microsoft Purview
- MiniMax M2.5: CrowdStrike Falcon AI Detection and Response, Microsoft Defender for Cloud; alternatives Fortinet Security Fabric, Noma Security
- GPT-6 Luna: Microsoft Purview; alternatives Harmonic Security, Proofpoint AI Security
- Muse Glimmer 30B: UnderDefense AI SOC; alternatives Darktrace, Daylight Security, Dropzone AI, Echelon Risk + Cyber

## Sources the answers cite

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

- checkpoint.com: 34 answers, 39 citations
- securityboulevard.com: 23 answers, 34 citations
- microsoft.com: 17 answers, 30 citations
- csoonline.com: 12 answers, 12 citations
- superblocks.com: 12 answers, 12 citations
- gane.ai/index: 11 answers, 19 citations
- resources.rework.com: 11 answers, 11 citations
- cyera.com: 10 answers, 15 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://checkpoint.com/cyber-hub/tools-vendors/best-ai-security-companies-in-2026 (23 answers)
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/ai-tools/best-ai-tools-for-cybersecurity-2026 (11 answers)
- https://securityboulevard.com/2026/10/top-ai-cybersecurity-companies (9 answers)
- https://venn.com/learn/ai-security/ai-security-tools (9 answers)
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/security/small-medium-business (8 answers)
- https://checkmarx.com/learn/ai-security/best-ai-cybersecurity-solutions-top-9-options-in-2026 (7 answers)
- https://checkpoint.com/cyber-hub/tools-vendors/top-llm-security-tools-in-2026 (7 answers)
- https://cyera.com/blog/ai-security-platforms (7 answers)
- https://forcepoint.com/blog/insights/ai-security-solutions (7 answers)
- https://securityboulevard.com/2024/11/7-best-ai-cybersecurity-tools-for-your-company (7 answers)

## Warned against

- Darktrace: 4 of 15 labels negative. "some models advise avoiding buying a sprawling enterprise platform like Darktrace" (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt)
- DeepSeek: 3 of 3 labels negative. "You should be particularly cautious about DeepSeek... sending user prompts and data to Chinese entities... risky for enterprise use." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)
- ChatGPT: 3 of 3 labels negative. "The free version of ChatGPT does not guarantee data privacy... This makes it unsuitable for enterprise use" (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- Google Gemini: 3 of 3 labels negative. "Google Gemini or related products (high risk/D): Leverages Google's vast data ecosystem, raising privacy and lock-in concerns." (Grok 4.20, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
New leader: SentinelOne Singularity (11%) to Microsoft Defender for Cloud (12%). Margin 4 points, within noise.

- Lakera Guard: 0% to 4%, +4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 35 → 5 of 207.
- SentinelOne Singularity: 11% to 8%, −3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 1 → 2 of 207.
- Microsoft Purview: 4% to 6%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 4 → 3 of 207.
- CrowdStrike Falcon: 4% to 2%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 11 → 15 of 207.
- Wiz: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 12 → 40 of 207.
- CrowdStrike: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 13 → 57 of 207.
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: 11% to 12%, +1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 2 → 1 of 207.
- Check Point AI Security: 4% to 4%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 3 → 6 of 207.
- HiddenLayer: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 39 → 30 of 207.
- Microsoft Security Copilot: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 64 → 32 of 207.
- Palo Alto Networks: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 37 → 35 of 207.
- Darktrace: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 45 → 39 of 207.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.