# KnowBe4 Defend: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/knowbe4-defend

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Email security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/email-security/index.md) | 0% | 43 | 0% | 1 |

## 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 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 KnowBe4 Defend, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- caniphish.com: 1
- cisco.com: 1
- costbench.com: 1
- guardz.com: 1
- guideflow.com: 1
- knowbe4.com: 1
- microland.com: 1
- microsoft.com: 1
- proofpoint.com: 1
- sublime.security: 1

### Pages cited

- https://caniphish.com/blog/email-defense-price-guide: 1
- https://cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/security/email-security/email-security-buyer-guide.pdf: 1
- https://cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/security/secure-email/2025-kuppingercole-leadership-compass-for-email-security.pdf: 1
- https://costbench.com/software/email-security/compare-all: 1
- https://guardz.com/blog/api-email-security-vs-secure-email-gateway: 1
- https://guideflow.com/blog/email-security-software: 1
- https://knowbe4.com/products/defend/pricing: 1
- https://microland.com/blogs/securing-your-inbox-modern-email-security-solutions-and-the-mssp-advantage: 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.