# Windows Hello: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/windows-hello

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Multi-factor authentication](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/multi-factor-authentication/index.md) | 0% | 26 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Windows Hello for Business, or certificate-based authentication" (GPT-5.4 mini, MFA)
- "Examples: Apple Touch ID / Face ID, Windows Hello, 1Password Passkeys" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, MFA)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 Windows Hello, from 2 of the 4 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cisa.gov: 2
- learn.microsoft.com: 2
- pages.nist.gov: 2

### Pages cited

- https://cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/guidance-mobile-communications-best-practices.pdf: 2
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/fundamentals/zero-trust-protect-identities: 2
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/authentication/concept-authentication-methods: 1
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/authentication/overview-authentication: 1
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/authentication/concept-phone-providers: 1
- https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-3/sp800-63b.html: 1
- https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-4/sp800-63b/authenticators: 1

## What it publishes

Every page windows.net exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2214 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- case study: 29 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 78 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## 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.