Email security for small business buyers
Asked as “email security platform”, and as “phishing and email threat protection tool”, on behalf of a small B2B company. 52 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, twelve models each.
Standing · first-choice share
44%
Clear leader
44Microsoft Defender for Office 36519IRONSCALES06Abnormal AI31others
44% of first choices, clear leader.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all twelve models, for a small B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrant
Show the two products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
Head to head
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 vs Abnormal AIMicrosoft Defender for Office 365 vs Proofpoint Email ProtectionMicrosoft Defender for Office 365 vs Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration
Head-to-head pages are published for mid-market buyers, so these open on mid-market figures, not small business.All twenty-eight head-to-head pages: the top eight products, each against each
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 vs IRONSCALESMicrosoft Defender for Office 365 vs Mimecast Email SecurityMicrosoft Defender for Office 365 vs Barracuda Email ProtectionMicrosoft Defender for Office 365 vs SpamTitanAbnormal AI vs Proofpoint Email ProtectionAbnormal AI vs Check Point Harmony Email & CollaborationAbnormal AI vs IRONSCALESAbnormal AI vs Mimecast Email SecurityAbnormal AI vs Barracuda Email ProtectionAbnormal AI vs SpamTitanProofpoint Email Protection vs Check Point Harmony Email & CollaborationProofpoint Email Protection vs IRONSCALESProofpoint Email Protection vs Mimecast Email SecurityProofpoint Email Protection vs Barracuda Email ProtectionProofpoint Email Protection vs SpamTitanCheck Point Harmony Email & Collaboration vs IRONSCALESCheck Point Harmony Email & Collaboration vs Mimecast Email SecurityCheck Point Harmony Email & Collaboration vs Barracuda Email ProtectionCheck Point Harmony Email & Collaboration vs SpamTitanIRONSCALES vs Mimecast Email SecurityIRONSCALES vs Barracuda Email ProtectionIRONSCALES vs SpamTitanMimecast Email Security vs Barracuda Email ProtectionMimecast Email Security vs SpamTitanBarracuda Email Protection vs SpamTitan
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
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0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative60%
Key
01Microsoft Defender for Office 36544%
Microsoft Defender for Office 36544%02IRONSCALES19%
IRONSCALES19%03Proofpoint Email Protection6%
Proofpoint Email Protection6%04Barracuda Email Protection6%
Barracuda Email Protection6%05Abnormal AI6%
Abnormal AI6%06Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration6%
Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration6%07SpamTitan2%
SpamTitan2%08Coro2%
Coro2%09Guardz0%
Guardz0%10Mimecast Email Security0%
Mimecast Email Security0%What they warned about
Six of twelve models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, Perplexity Sonar, Grok 4.20, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash and Qwen 3.7 Flash changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
Mimecast Email Security45%
14 of 31 labels negative · 8 of 12 models · 2 hard negative
“Customer satisfaction has declined in recent years, with many reviewers reporting an increase in missed attacks and expressing frustration with the overly complex setup and administration.” Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt
Proofpoint Email Protection24%
13 of 55 labels negative · 8 of 12 models · 1 hard negative
“the best approach is to avoid traditional, expensive Secure Email Gateways (SEGs) like Mimecast or Proofpoint Enterprise” Gemini 3.5 Flash, budget prompt
Barracuda Email Protection11%
3 of 27 labels negative · 3 of 12 models · 1 hard negative
“older on-prem Barracuda models ... Why to avoid” Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt
Cisco Secure Email60%
3 of 5 labels negative · 3 of 12 models · 1 hard negative
“Legacy, On-Premises Hardware Appliances (Avoid Completely)” Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt
What they cite
Twelve of the twelve models returned a source list in this edition: four return the pages they cited and eight the search results they consulted.
Sites the answers cite
63 of 72 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 12 of 12 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 894 links across 191 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page.
44 answers · 45 citations · 11 models
40 answers · 44 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Consilien29 answers · 31 citations · 11 models
29 answers · 29 citations · 10 models
vendor site · G227 answers · 27 citations · 11 models
26 answers · 33 citations · 10 models
24 answers · 24 citations · 9 models
vendor site · IRONSCALES23 answers · 32 citations · 9 models
18 answers · 33 citations · 6 models
17 answers · 17 citations · 7 models
vendor site · Proofpoint15 answers · 19 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Barracuda15 answers · 18 citations · 7 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
44 answers · 11 models
38 answers · 11 models
29 answers · 11 models
29 answers · 10 models
27 answers · 11 models
24 answers · 9 models
21 answers · 9 models
17 answers · 7 models
16 answers · 8 models
13 answers · 6 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best email security platform”, “email security platform”, “email security platforms”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
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| Microsoft Defender parent site Microsoft Defender for Office 365 44% | 44% | 166 | 18,100 | 3,525 | ||||
| IRONSCALES ironscales.com | 19% | 66 | 1,900 | 28 | 10,997 | 22 | 5 | |
| Proofpoint proofpoint.com Proofpoint Email Protection 6% | 6% | 164 | 27,100 | 1,488 | 593,092 company | $9,336 | 43 | 4 |
| Barracuda barracuda.com Barracuda Email Protection 6% | 6% | 100 | 201,000 | 10,561 | 64,778 company | 116 | 4 | |
| Abnormal abnormal.ai Abnormal AI 6% | 6% | 107 | 8,100 | 130 | 30,467 company | $6 | 120 | |
| Check Point parent site Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration 6% | 6% | 79 | 14,800 | 4,487 | ||||
| SpamTitan spamtitan.com | 2% | 22 | 590 | 22 | 4,190 | |||
| Coro coro.net | 2% | 90 | 49,500 | 4,833 | 3,791 | 3 | ||
| Sublime Security sublime.security | 2% | 23 | 2,900 | 27 | 6,558 | 26 | 2 | |
| Barracuda parent site Barracuda Email Security Service 2%, Barracuda Email Security Gateway 0% | 2% | 9 | 201,000 | 10,561 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 15 sites; 5 of them are among the sites the models cited here (barracuda.com, gartner.com, ironscales.com, proofpoint.com, reddit.com). The first result for “best email security platform” is gartner.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best email security platform for a small B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which phishing and email threat protection tool would you recommend to a small business that sells to other businesses?”Comparative“What are the top email security platforms for a small team and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best email security platform for a small company with a tight budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 30 person company evaluating an email security platform. What should we look at?”Negative“Which email security platforms should a small business avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choiceIRONSCALESChangedagainst: Exchange Online Protection, Google WorkspaceIRONSCALESagainst: Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email ProtectionIRONSCALESno first choiceagainst: Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Mimecast Email Security, SpamTitan
Three alternatives
Abnormal AI, Guardz, Microsoft Defender for Office 365Four alternatives
Abnormal AI, Barracuda Email Protection, Guardz, Microsoft Defender for Office 365Three alternatives
Barracuda Email Protection, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, SpamTitanGPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft Defender for Office 365Microsoft Defender for Office 365HeldMicrosoft Defender for Office 365against: Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email ProtectionMicrosoft 365no first choicenothing named
Four alternatives
Barracuda Email Protection, IRONSCALES, Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email ProtectionTwo alternatives
Barracuda Email Protection, Proofpoint Email ProtectionTwo alternatives
Barracuda Email Protection, Sophos EmailTwo alternatives
Microsoft Defender for Office 365, SpamTitanGemini 3.5 FlashCheck Point Harmony Email & Collaborationagainst: Microsoft Defender for Office 365Check Point Harmony Email & CollaborationHeldagainst: Microsoft Defender for Office 365Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, IRONSCALESSublime Securityagainst: Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email Protectionno first choiceagainst: Mimecast Email Security, Palo Alto Networks, Proofpoint Email Protectionagainst: Barracuda Email Protection, Cisco Secure Email, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email Protection, SpamAssassin, Symantec Email Security.cloud
Two alternatives
Coro, IRONSCALESTwo alternatives
Huntress, IRONSCALESFour alternatives
Guardz, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Proofpoint Email Protection, Sublime SecurityFour alternatives
Coro, Guardz, IRONSCALES, Microsoft Defender for Office 365Six alternatives
Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Huntress, IRONSCALES, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Proofpoint Email Protection, Sublime SecurityPerplexity SonarIRONSCALESMicrosoft Defender for Office 365ChangedMicrosoft Defender for Office 365against: Sophos EmailBarracuda Email Protection, Microsoft Defender for Office 365no first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
Guardz, Microsoft Defender for Office 365Three alternatives
EasyDMARC, Huntress, KnowBe4Four alternatives
Barracuda Email Protection, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email ProtectionThree alternatives
Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, IRONSCALES, SpamTitanGrok 4.20IRONSCALES, Microsoft Defender for Office 365Proofpoint Email ProtectionChangedagainst: Microsoft Defender for Office 365Microsoft Defender for Office 365Microsoft Defender for Office 365, SpamTitanAbnormal AI, IRONSCALESagainst: Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email Protectionagainst: Barracuda Email Protection, Cisco Secure Email, Cloudflare Email Security, Darktrace EMAIL, Hornetsecurity, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, N-able Mail Assure
Two alternatives
Proofpoint Email Protection, SpamTitanOne alternative
IRONSCALESFour alternatives
Barracuda Email Protection, IRONSCALES, Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email ProtectionTwo alternatives
Barracuda Email Protection, Proofpoint Email ProtectionThree alternatives
Barracuda Email Protection, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, SpamTitanMistral SmallIRONSCALES, Microsoft Defender for Office 365CoroChangedMicrosoft Defender for Office 365Check Point Harmony Email & Collaborationagainst: Proofpoint Email Protectionno first choiceagainst: Barracuda Email Security Gateway, Coro, Proofpoint Email Protection
Two alternatives
Proofpoint Email Protection, SpamTitanOne alternative
Proofpoint Email ProtectionSix alternatives
Barracuda Email Protection, Coro, IRONSCALES, Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email Protection, Sophos EmailThree alternatives
Barracuda Email Protection, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, SpamTitanDeepSeek V4 FlashIRONSCALES, Microsoft Defender for Office 365against: Mimecast Email SecurityMicrosoft Defender for Office 365ChangedIRONSCALESagainst: Mimecast Email SecurityMicrosoft Defender for Office 365, Proofpoint Email ProtectionIRONSCALES, Microsoft Defender for Office 365against: Acronis Cyber Protect, Mimecast Email Security, Paubox, Proofpoint Email Protection, SpamTitan
Three alternatives
Abnormal AI, Barracuda Email Protection, Proofpoint Email ProtectionTwo alternatives
Abnormal AI, Proofpoint Email ProtectionFour alternatives
Abnormal AI, Barracuda Email Protection, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Proofpoint Email ProtectionThree alternatives
Barracuda Email Security Gateway, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, SpamTitanFive alternatives
Abnormal AI, Coro, Guardz, Proofpoint Email Protection, SpamTitanLlama 4 MaverickIRONSCALESIRONSCALESHeldIRONSCALESBarracuda Email Protectionno first choicenothing named
Three alternatives
Coro, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Proofpoint Email ProtectionThree alternatives
Abnormal AI, ManageEngine's Browser Security Plus, Proofpoint Email ProtectionSeven alternatives
Abnormal AI, Coro, Guardz, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email Protection, Sophos EmailTwo alternatives
Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, IRONSCALESQwen 3.7 FlashBarracuda Email Security Service, Microsoft Defender for Office 365against: Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email ProtectionAbnormal AIChangedMicrosoft Defender for Office 365against: CoroMicrosoft Defender for Office 365Abnormal AI, Barracuda Email Protection, SkyHigh, Zixagainst: Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email Protectionagainst: Cisco Secure Email, Exim, Gmail, Postfix, Proofpoint Email Protection, Sendmail, Yahoo
One alternative
Google WorkspaceTwo alternatives
IRONSCALES, Microsoft Defender for Office 365Four alternatives
Abnormal AI, Guardz, IRONSCALES, Proofpoint Email ProtectionThree alternatives
Barracuda Email Security Service, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, SpamTitan GlobalProtectKimi K2Microsoft Defender for Office 365Microsoft Defender for Office 365HeldIRONSCALESMicrosoft Defender for Office 365Microsoft Defender for Office 365against: Barracuda Email Protection, Darktrace EMAIL, Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email Protection
Three alternatives
Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Proofpoint Email Protection, SpamTitanTwo alternatives
Barracuda Email Protection, Proofpoint Email ProtectionTwo alternatives
Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Proofpoint Email ProtectionThree alternatives
Proofpoint Email Protection, SpamTitan, Sublime SecurityThree alternatives
Abnormal AI, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, IRONSCALESGLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Defender for Office 365Microsoft Defender for Office 365HeldMicrosoft Defender for Office 365against: Mimecast Email SecurityMicrosoft Defender for Office 365no first choiceagainst: Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, FortiMail, Mailgun, Postmark, Twilio SendGrid
Two alternatives
Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email ProtectionTwo alternatives
Proofpoint Email Protection, SpamTitanSix alternatives
Abnormal AI, Coro, IRONSCALES, Proofpoint Email Protection, Sophos Email, SpamTitanFour alternatives
Barracuda Email Protection, KnowBe4 PhishER, Proofpoint Email Protection, Sophos EmailFour alternatives
Barracuda Email Protection, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email ProtectionMiniMax M2.5Microsoft Defender for Office 365Microsoft Defender for Office 365HeldMicrosoft Defender for Office 365Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Proofpoint Email Protectionno first choiceagainst: Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 Exchange Online Protection
Three alternatives
Coro, Proofpoint Email Protection, SpamTitanTwo alternatives
Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email ProtectionFour alternatives
Coro, Guardz, IRONSCALES, SpamTitanOne alternative
SpamTitanBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency.
Seventy-two rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 10:10 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 11:17 | yes | 3 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 12:10 | yes | 17 | 22 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 10:54 | yes | 20 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 11:29 | yes | 45 | 19 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 11:01 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 10:45 | yes | 17 | 16 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 14:03 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 13:18 | no | 0 | 40 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 09:26 | yes | 14 | 36 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 11:14 | yes | 22 | 218 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 11:40 | yes | 5 | 12 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 09:28 | yes | 9 | 7 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 12:58 | yes | 4 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 12:40 | yes | 15 | 20 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 13:58 | yes | 20 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 12:58 | yes | 31 | 14 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 10:49 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 10:45 | yes | 10 | 14 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 13:25 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 11:53 | yes | 5 | 29 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 12:22 | yes | 30 | 33 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 09:37 | yes | 24 | 32 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 11:03 | yes | 10 | 33 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 13:20 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 11:20 | yes | 3 | 8 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 13:40 | yes | 14 | 30 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 12:13 | yes | 20 | 7 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 09:52 | yes | 32 | 15 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 11:30 | yes | 5 | 7 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 14:01 | yes | 18 | 22 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 10:07 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 09:26 | yes | 5 | 37 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 10:25 | yes | 8 | 22 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 09:30 | yes | 9 | 90 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 11:50 | yes | 25 | 44 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 10:47 | yes | 9 | 7 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 09:45 | yes | 4 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 13:24 | yes | 23 | 25 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 10:57 | yes | 20 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 11:57 | yes | 40 | 19 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 10:54 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 09:34 | yes | 8 | 10 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 12:09 | yes | 5 | 7 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 11:12 | yes | 5 | 30 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 11:39 | yes | 9 | 47 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 10:57 | yes | 9 | 132 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 14:04 | yes | 5 | 17 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 11:47 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 13:52 | no | 0 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 10:55 | yes | 21 | 25 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 10:30 | yes | 20 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 11:36 | yes | 19 | 11 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 10:16 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 11:56 | yes | 10 | 19 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 09:38 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 09:37 | no | 0 | 42 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 13:48 | yes | 9 | 52 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 09:43 | yes | 15 | 237 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 12:06 | no | 0 | 55 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 13:43 | yes | 25 | 11 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 10:11 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 12:58 | yes | 23 | 31 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 11:31 | yes | 20 | 7 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-17 10:33 | yes | 22 | 16 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 11:23 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 12:01 | yes | 17 | 20 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 13:58 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 11:06 | no | 0 | 39 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 09:40 | yes | 23 | 40 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 12:43 | yes | 20 | 35 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 10:48 | yes | 19 | 39 s |
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
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Category-scoped readings
Abnormal read as Abnormal AI
Barracuda read as Barracuda Email Protection
Check Point read as Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration
Check Point Harmony Email read as Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration
Cisco read as Cisco Secure Email
Cloudflare read as Cloudflare Email Security
Darktrace read as Darktrace EMAIL
Fortinet read as FortiMail
Google Security read as Google Workspace
Microsoft Defender read as Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Mimecast read as Mimecast Email Security
Proofpoint read as Proofpoint Email Protection
Proofpoint (Standard) read as Proofpoint Email Protection
Proofpoint Enterprise read as Proofpoint Email Protection
Proofpoint Essentials read as Proofpoint Email Protection
Trend Micro read as Trend Micro Email Security
Unresolved, counted raw
Exim
MailEnable
ManageEngine's Browser Security Plus
Microsoft 365 Exchange Online Protection (EOP)
Sendmail
SkyHigh
SpamAssassin
SpamTitan GlobalProtect
Trend Micro Office Scan / Apex One
dmarcian
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.