# Palo Alto Networks Unit 42: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 3 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/palo-alto-networks-unit-42

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Digital risk protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/digital-risk-protection/index.md) | 0% | 92 | 0% | 1 |
| [Managed detection and response](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/managed-detection-and-response/index.md) | 0% | 55 | 0% | 1 |
| [Threat intelligence platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/threat-intelligence-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 103 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, from 4 of the 7 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- ciopages.com: 3
- mdrproviders.io: 2
- beoberlin.de: 1
- business.att.com: 1
- crowdstrike.com: 1
- cyberdb.co: 1
- cybersectools.com: 1
- cynet.com: 1
- cyvatar.ai: 1
- defendify.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/managed-detection-response: 2
- http://forenova.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/The-Definitive-Guide-to-MDR-by-ForeNova_compressed.pdf: 1
- https://beoberlin.de/en/mdcg-update-juli-2024: 1
- https://business.att.com/content/dam/attbusiness/guides/mdr-evaluators-guide.pdf: 1
- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/threat-intelligence-platform: 1
- https://crowdstrike.com/en-us/services/falcon-complete-mdr: 1
- https://cyberdb.co/best-mdr-providers-in-2026-top-services-ranked: 1
- https://cybersectools.com/resources/shortlists/best-mdr-tools: 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.