# AVG: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/avg

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Endpoint protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/endpoint-protection/index.md) | 0% | 87 | 100% | 2 |

## And against it

- "16 false alarms ... the highest among tested enterprise products" (Kimi K2, Endpoint protection)
- "Often lag in MITRE/Forrester evaluations for advanced threat detection and may have higher evasion rates" (Grok 4.20, Endpoint protection)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named AVG, from 6 of the 9 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 5
- huntress.com: 4
- capterra.com: 3
- av-comparatives.org: 2
- bitdefender.com: 2
- crowdstrike.com: 2
- gane.ai/index: 2
- reddit.com: 2
- selabs.uk: 2
- softwareadvice.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://g2.com/categories/endpoint-protection-platforms/small-business: 3
- https://huntress.com/internal-it-cybersecurity-guide/best-endpoint-protection-for-small-businesses: 3
- https://g2.com/categories/endpoint-protection-platforms: 2
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/endpoint-protection/smb: 2
- https://aimultiple.com/endpoint-security-software: 1
- https://arxiv.org/html/2108.10422: 1
- https://au.pcmag.com/cloud-services-1/37826/mcafee-endpoint-protection-essential-for-smb-review: 1
- https://av-comparatives.org/tests/business-security-test-2024-august-november: 1

## 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.