# AzureAD: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/azuread

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Microsoft 365 management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/microsoft-365-management/index.md) | 0% | 156 | 100% | 4 |

## And against it

- "MSOnline, AzureAD, and AzureADPreview modules: These are deprecated (announced in 2023, with full deprecation by March 2024" (Grok 4.20, M365 management)
- "Status: Deprecated / Retiring. Why avoid: No longer receives feature updates and key cmdlets are being turned off." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, M365 management)
- "Avoid using them for new or ongoing production work. Microsoft says they were retired after March 30, 2025" (GPT-6 Luna, M365 management)
- "Deprecated March 2024; no longer supported after March 30, 2025; retired after July 1, 2025" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, M365 management)

## 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named AzureAD, from 3 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- learn.microsoft.com: 3
- blog.admindroid.com: 2
- beazley.security: 1
- blumira.com: 1
- canada.ca: 1
- cio.com: 1
- cisa.gov: 1
- cybernews.com: 1
- cyberscoop.com: 1
- dev.to: 1

### Pages cited

- https://beazley.security/insights/avoiding-microsoft-365-security-issues-top-5-configuration-mistakes-webinar-replay: 1
- https://beazley.security/insights/microsoft-365-security-5-smart-ways-to-strengthen-your-cyber-defenses: 1
- https://blog.admindroid.com/2025-end-of-support-milestones-in-microsoft-365: 1
- https://blog.admindroid.com/microsoft-365-end-of-support-milestones-2024: 1
- https://blumira.com/blog/protect-your-microsoft-365-ecosystem-from-third-party-app-risks: 1
- https://canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/digital-government-innovations/cloud-services/security-playbook-microsoft-365.html: 1
- https://cio.com/article/4235279/what-hundreds-of-microsoft-365-deployments-have-taught-me-about-cybersecurity.html: 1
- https://cisa.gov/news-events/analysis-reports/ar19-133a: 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.