14 categories · RankedCisco
Cisco is a technology vendor whose products cover networking, SD-WAN and security, including endpoint detection and response, multi-factor authentication and data loss prevention · cisco.com ↗
Why models recommend it
“Cited by CISOs as the #1 vendor for AI-enabled security”Muse Glimmer 30B · Comparative question · first choice
“Best if you already use Cisco switches/routers or have the budget for deep professional services. High complexity but very robust.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Scale-constrained question · alternative
“Cisco's solution is favored for its ability to correlate multiple signals and provide comprehensive insider risk management.”Mistral Small · Comparative question · alternative
“Cisco Secure Workload is a microsegmentation solution to enforce zero trust security across application workloads”Claude Haiku 4.5 · Comparative question · alternative
What gives them pause
“Vendors in this category historically include the traditional approach taken by Cisco (ACI), VMware (NSX), and older firewall-based solutions. Problems cited include: Extremely slow and complex deployments”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Negative question · warning
“Traditional VPNs (e.g., many legacy implementations from Cisco, Pulse Secure, Fortinet, Palo Alto, or older OpenVPN setups)”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
“Cisco has retired multiple security product lines and removes documentation for security purposes after retirement.”MiniMax M2.5 · Negative question · warning
“often simpler for mid-market but less "OT-native" than the top three”Grok 4.20 · Direct question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Cisco, over the 141 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 10 | View → | |
| 22 | 9 | View → | |
| 21 | 2 | View → | |
| 21 | 0 | View → | |
| 20 | 10 | View → | |
| 19 | 4 | View → | |
| 19 | 3 | View → | |
| 19 | 0 | View → | |
| 17 | 1 | View → | |
| 17 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of Cisco →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Cisco's own site, not checked by Gane.
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How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
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Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 121 of the 141 answers that named Cisco and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
155 of the 189 domain citations in answers naming Cisco came from a third party's page. Fifteen were to the publisher's own pages (the Gane Index), which the models cite like any other source; they are not counted as a third party.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog | 25 | 22 | 2026-09-01 | ||
| Conference or event | 8 | undated | |||
| News or press | 1 | 1 | 2026-07-08 |
Most recent
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- 2026-07-23Cisco talent bridge candidate user guide blog
- 2026-07-23Cisco talent bridge recruiter user guide blog
- 2026-07-15Cisco talent bridge candidate demo blog
- 2026-07-15Cisco talent bridge recruiter demo blog
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page cisco.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read September 29, 2026.