# FortiGate: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 3 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/fortigate

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Load balancers](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/load-balancers/index.md) | 0% | 94 | 100% | 1 |
| [Next-generation firewalls](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/next-generation-firewalls/index.md) | 0% | 64 | 100% | 1 |
| [OT and IoT security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/ot-and-iot-security/index.md) | 0% | 44 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "activating OT protocol inspection and microsegmentation features can be done by leveraging existing license structures" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, OT/IoT security)

## And against it

- "they are packet filters/firewalls first... will choke your firewall's CPU" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Load balancers)
- "Don't avoid Fortinet entirely ... but do not run any version other than a "mature" release" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Firewalls)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 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 FortiGate, from 3 of the 6 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- checkpoint.com: 2
- reddit.com: 2
- blog.checkpoint.com: 1
- business.org: 1
- cyberratings.org: 1
- elisity.com: 1
- fortinet.com: 1
- forums.lawrencesystems.com: 1
- futuriom.com: 1
- g2.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://blog.checkpoint.com/securing-the-cloud/independent-test-results-of-cloud-vendor-firewall-performance-a-closer-look-at-cyberratings-orgs-findings: 1
- https://business.org/it/cyber-security/best-firewall-for-small-business: 1
- https://checkpoint.com/comparison/fortinet-alternatives: 1
- https://checkpoint.com/comparison/top-4-ngfw-compared: 1
- https://cyberratings.org/: 1
- https://cyberratings.org/cyberratings-org-publishes-test-results-on-cloud-network-firewalls: 1
- https://cyberratings.org/resources/2025-q4-enterprise-firewall-report-cisco: 1
- https://cyberratings.org/tag/firewall: 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.