# Palo Alto Networks VM-Series: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/palo-alto-networks-vm-series

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Next-generation firewalls](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/next-generation-firewalls/index.md) | 0% | 20 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "Palo Alto VM Series gives PAN-OS consistent policy with Prisma SASE integration, at a higher license cost." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Firewalls)
- "Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is the virtual firewall market leader" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Firewalls)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, from 7 of the 7 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- fortinet.com: 5
- firewalls.com: 4
- expertinsights.com: 3
- reddit.com: 3
- blog.checkpoint.com: 2
- checkpoint.com: 2
- cisco.com: 2
- corporatearmor.com: 2
- crn.com: 2
- cybersecuritynews.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://expertinsights.com/network-security/the-top-network-firewalls: 3
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-next-generation-firewall: 2
- https://firewalls.com/blog/best-enterprise-firewalls: 2
- https://firewalls.com/category/firewalls/large-enterprise.html: 2
- https://fortinet.com/products/next-generation-firewall/fortigate-vs-pan: 2
- https://fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/comparing-virtual-firewalls: 2
- https://gbhackers.com/ngfw-solutions-compared-features-pricing: 2
- https://learn.g2.com/best-firewall-software: 2

## In its own words

What Palo Alto Networks VM-Series's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: VM-Series is the virtualized form factor of the Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewall. (https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/vm-series)
- For: Organizations needing inline security across diverse cloud and virtualization use cases. (https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/vm-series)
- Price stated: Try VM-Series with a 30-day free trial. (https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/network-security/vm-series-free-trials)
- Free plan or trial: Try VM-Series Free for 30 days (https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/vm-series-trial)
- Customers named: Plantasjen, Sumitovant Biopharma, US Signal, TIDLOR, KCD, Turkcell Global Bilgi, New York City Department of Environmental Protection's Business Information Technology group, Ngern Tid Lor Public Company Limited

## 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.