AI SOC agents · November 2026 Edition
Huntress Managed EDR vs CrowdStrike Charlotte AI
Zero of fourteen models named Huntress Managed EDR first on the direct prompt; one named CrowdStrike Charlotte AI. Huntress Managed EDR was named by nine of the fourteen models and CrowdStrike Charlotte AI by fourteen and Huntress Managed EDR carries 11 labels and CrowdStrike Charlotte AI 28, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seven categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share8%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%18%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#5A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels1128A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Huntress Managed EDR reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Dropzone AI was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Dropzone AI vs Huntress Managed EDR · Dropzone AI vs CrowdStrike Charlotte AI · UnderDefense Agentic AI SOC vs Huntress Managed EDR
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 SOC agents page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Huntress Managed EDRFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCrowdStrike Charlotte AI
Direct01
Paraphrase002 against CrowdStrike Charlotte AI
Comparative00
Budget-constrained402 against CrowdStrike Charlotte AI
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against CrowdStrike Charlotte AI
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 Huntress Managed EDR and CrowdStrike Charlotte AI 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 | | | | | |
Huntress Managed EDR CrowdStrike Charlotte AI first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Huntress Managed EDR on the left and CrowdStrike Charlotte AI on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Huntress Managed EDR and CrowdStrike Charlotte AI stood in it.
CrowdStrike Charlotte AI first, Huntress Managed EDR not the choice
1 of 14 modelsHuntress Managed EDR was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniCrowdStrike Charlotte AI alternatives: Google Security Operations' agentic SOC, Microsoft Security Copilot
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashDropzone AI, Prophet Security alternatives: CrowdStrike Charlotte AI, Intezer AI SOC, Microsoft Security Copilot, SentinelOne Purple AI, Torq AI SOC Platform
Qwen 3.7 FlashDropzone AI alternatives: CrowdStrike Charlotte AI, Microsoft Security Copilot, Torq AI SOC Platform, UnderDefense Agentic AI SOC
Kimi K2Dropzone AI alternatives: Huntress Managed EDR, Radiant Security, UnderDefense MAXI
Muse Glimmer 30BUnderDefense Agentic AI SOC alternatives: Arctic Wolf, Conifers CognitiveSOC, CrowdStrike Charlotte AI, Intezer AI SOC, Microsoft Security Copilot, eSentire
Neither was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Radiant Security, UnderDefense MAXI alternatives: Arctic Wolf, Dropzone AI
Perplexity SonarArctic Wolf Aurora Agentic SOC alternatives: Dropzone AI, Intezer AI SOC, Microsoft Security Copilot, Radiant Security, Torq AI SOC Platform
Grok 4.20Dropzone AI alternatives: Microsoft Security Copilot + Sentinel, Torq AI SOC Platform, UnderDefense Agentic AI SOC
Mistral SmallDropzone AI alternatives: Microsoft Security Copilot, SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint, Torq AI SOC Platform
DeepSeek V4 FlashUnderDefense Agentic AI SOC alternatives: Arctic Wolf, Dropzone AI
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
GLM 4.7 FlashXConifers CognitiveSOC alternatives: Dropzone AI, Microsoft Security Copilot
MiniMax M2.5UnderDefense Agentic AI SOC alternatives: Arctic Wolf, Dropzone AI, Radiant Security, eSentire
GPT-6 LunaDropzone AI alternatives: Google Security Operations, Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel
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
Huntress Managed EDR leads by eighteen points.
Huntress Managed EDR18%#2 of 12CrowdStrike Charlotte AI0%#11 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
Huntress Managed EDR leads by six points.
Huntress Managed EDR8%#4 of 10CrowdStrike Charlotte AI2%#5 of 10Enterprise
Huntress Managed EDR is not named for this buyer.
CrowdStrike Charlotte AI8%#2 of 13Huntress Managed EDR—not namedWhat the models said about Huntress Managed EDR
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“the most cost-predictable commercial agentic option in the current evaluations is UnderDefense Agentic AI SOC or Huntress” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about CrowdStrike Charlotte AI
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid or deprioritize high-end ones like ... CrowdStrike Charlotte AI” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“products like CrowdStrike Charlotte AI were showing 0% first-choice share in that edition with limited labels” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“generally less specialized/autonomous than the pure-play startups above for a standalone mid-sized setup” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“I'd lean CrowdStrike Charlotte AI if you already use CrowdStrike for endpoint/identity/cloud security” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“If your endpoint protection is dominated by Falcon, Charlotte AI provides deep visibility and automated response capabilities” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · alternative
“| 4 | CrowdStrike Charlotte AI | 0% but strong presence | Trained on elite analyst judgment, ecosystem-native |” MiniMax M2.5 · 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.