# Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs Aikido Security: which do AI models recommend for CNAPP, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Cloud-native application protection. Two of fourteen models named Microsoft Defender for Cloud first on the direct prompt; zero named Aikido Security. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/cloud/cloud-native-application-protection/microsoft-defender-for-cloud-vs-aikido-security/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Defender for Cloud | 21% | #2 of 11 | 4% | 53 | 14 of 14 |
| Aikido Security | 6% | #4 of 11 | 0% | 10 | 9 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- GPT-5.4 mini: microsoft defender for cloud first (first choices: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Wiz) (alternatives: Sysdig Secure)
- Kimi K2: microsoft defender for cloud first (first choices: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security) (alternatives: Rapid7 InsightCloudSec, Wiz)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Wiz) (alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Wiz) (alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Sysdig Secure)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Wiz) (alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security, Sysdig Secure)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Wiz) (alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Aqua Security, Wiz) (alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: Wiz) (alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Orca Security)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Orca Security) (alternatives: Upwind, Wiz)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Wiz) (alternatives: Prisma Cloud, Rapid7 InsightCloudSec, SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security, Sysdig Secure)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Orca Security, Wiz) (alternatives: FortiCNAPP, Sysdig Secure)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Wiz) (alternatives: Orca Security, Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither named (first choices: Orca Security, Wiz) (alternatives: Rapid7 InsightCloudSec)

## What the models said about Microsoft Defender for Cloud

- "The Trap: Relying exclusively on AWS Security Hub or Microsoft Defender for Cloud... Vendor Lock-in." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt, hard negative)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.