# Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 1 category by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/unit-42-managed-detection-and-response

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Managed detection and response](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/managed-detection-and-response/index.md) | 0% | 20 | 0% | 5 |

## What the models said for it

- "Ideal for large enterprises built around Cortex XDR and Palo Alto firewalls" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, MDR)
- "Choose Palo Alto Cortex MDR for an enterprise invested in Cortex XDR" (Perplexity Sonar, MDR)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response, from 17 of the 17 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- mdrproviders.io: 10
- cynet.com: 9
- paloaltonetworks.com: 8
- rapid7.com: 7
- eset.com: 6
- cybersecuritynews.com: 5
- intezer.com: 5
- sophos.com: 5
- crowdstrike.com: 4
- expertinsights.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://mdrproviders.io/providers/size/enterprise: 8
- https://rapid7.com/fundamentals/top-mdr-providers: 6
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-mdr-services: 5
- https://cynet.com/security-foundations/managed-detection-and-response/top-mdr-service-providers: 5
- https://eset.com/fileadmin/ESET/INT/Pages/KuppingerCole/ESET_Leadership_Compass_MDR.pdf: 5
- https://paloaltonetworks.com/cyberpedia/mdr-solutions: 5
- https://cynet.com/security-foundations/managed-detection-and-response/mdr-solutions-why-they-are-critical-and-how-to-choose: 4
- https://sophos.com/en-us/content/why-sophos/recognition/sophos-industry-recognition: 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.