AI security platforms · November 2026 Edition
SentinelOne Singularity vs Lakera Guard
Four of fourteen models named SentinelOne Singularity first on the direct prompt; one named Lakera Guard. SentinelOne Singularity was named by ten of the fourteen models and Lakera Guard by eight and both carry 17 labels, so the shares below are directly comparable.
Named in eleven categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share8%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels1717Equal, which is what makes the shares comparable.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, SentinelOne Singularity reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs SentinelOne Singularity · Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs Lakera Guard · SentinelOne Singularity vs Microsoft Purview
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 AI security platforms page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
SentinelOne SingularityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsLakera Guard
Direct41
Paraphrase01
Comparative10
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where SentinelOne Singularity and Lakera Guard 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 | |
SentinelOne Singularity Lakera Guard first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, SentinelOne Singularity on the left and Lakera Guard on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where SentinelOne Singularity and Lakera Guard stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Gemini 3.5 FlashLakera Guard, SentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Aikido Security, Charlotte AI, CrowdStrike Falcon, Dropzone AI, Harmonic Security, Nightfall AI, Seceon
SentinelOne Singularity first, Lakera Guard not the choice
3 of 14 modelsLakera Guard was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.DeepSeek V4 FlashSentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Check Point AI Security, CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender XDR, Security Copilot
Llama 4 MaverickSentinelOne Singularity alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Sophos Intercept X
Kimi K2SentinelOne Singularity alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender XDR, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, Security Copilot
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarMicrosoft Defender XDR alternatives: Cisco AI Defense, CrowdStrike Falcon with AIDR/Charlotte AI, Cyera, Lakera Guard, Microsoft Purview, Sophos Intercept X
Grok 4.20CrowdStrike Falcon alternatives: Microsoft Security Copilot, Palo Alto Networks, SentinelOne Singularity, Wiz
Neither was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniOrca Security alternatives: CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Securiti, Wiz
Mistral SmallCrowdStrike Falcon AI Detection and Response, Nightfall AI alternatives: Noma Security
Qwen 3.7 FlashCheck Point AI Security alternatives: CrowdStrike, Fortinet, Microsoft Security Copilot, UnderDefense AI SOC, dope.security
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Defender XDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, Fortinet, HiddenLayer, Microsoft Purview, Mindgard, dope.security
MiniMax M2.5CrowdStrike Falcon AI Detection and Response, Microsoft Defender for Cloud alternatives: Fortinet Security Fabric, Noma Security
GPT-6 LunaMicrosoft Purview alternatives: Harmonic Security, Proofpoint AI Security
Muse Glimmer 30BUnderDefense AI SOC alternatives: Darktrace, Daylight Security, Dropzone AI, Echelon Risk + Cyber, Guardz, Microsoft Security Copilot, Prophet Security, Seceon, Vectra AI
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.
SentinelOne Singularity2%#6 of 13Lakera Guard2%#7 of 13Mid-marketThe figures above
SentinelOne Singularity leads by four points.
SentinelOne Singularity8%#2 of 9Lakera Guard4%#4 of 9Enterprise
SentinelOne Singularity leads by two points.
SentinelOne Singularity4%#7 of 13Lakera Guard2%#8 of 13What the models said about SentinelOne Singularity
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“For most mid-market B2B companies, SentinelOne Singularity offers the best balance of AI-powered autonomous protection, mid-market pricing, and scalability.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Lakera Guard
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“TigerGate, Lakera Guard, and Giskard are among the best options” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Lakera (Best for Securing LLM Apps & Custom AI Agents)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“AI firewall and runtime protection specifically for LLMs, with excellent prompt injection and jailbreak defense.” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · alternative
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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.