# Cisco AI Defense: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 1 category by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cisco-ai-defense

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [AI security platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/ai-security-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 31 | 0% | 8 |

## What the models said for it

- "For broad lifecycle coverage, evaluate Prisma AIRS and Cisco AI Defense." (GPT-6 Luna, AI security)
- "Best For: Enterprise risk and compliance teams that require audit-ready model validation alongside runtime protection." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, AI security)
- "Choose Cisco AI Defense if you need a platform that combines employee AI discovery and policy enforcement" (Perplexity Sonar, AI security)
- "Better emphasis on runtime protection, prompt injection, AI asset discovery" (Perplexity Sonar, AI security)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Cisco AI Defense, from 22 of the 22 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- checkpoint.com: 13
- superblocks.com: 12
- venn.com: 11
- cyera.com: 9
- getmaxim.ai: 7
- akamai.com: 6
- checkmarx.com: 6
- gane.ai/index: 6
- radware.com: 5
- acronis.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://venn.com/learn/ai-security/ai-security-tools: 11
- https://checkpoint.com/cyber-hub/tools-vendors/best-ai-security-companies-in-2026: 10
- https://superblocks.com/blog/ai-security-solutions: 10
- https://cyera.com/blog/ai-security-platforms: 9
- https://checkmarx.com/learn/ai-security/best-ai-cybersecurity-solutions-top-9-options-in-2026: 5
- https://cyera.com/blog/best-ai-data-security-platform: 5
- https://radware.com/cyberpedia/ai-security-solutions: 5
- https://acronis.com/en/blog/posts/best-ai-security-tools-smb: 4

## 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.