Microsegmentation for enterprise buyers
Asked as “microsegmentation solution”, and as “east-west network segmentation tool”, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. 59 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each. Added to the October 2026 Edition on October 4, 2026; its answers are read by the distilled judge (ai-indexes-judge-qwen3-14b-run3), not the claude-opus-5 judge of the earlier categories: how the two compare.
Standing · first-choice share
56%
Clear leader
56Illumio Segmentation15Akamai Guardicore Segmentation07Elisity22others
56% of first choices, clear leader.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for an enterprise B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrant
Show the one product at 0%, ordered by negative rate
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
For buyers
Head to head
All twenty-one head-to-head pages: the top seven products, each against each
ColorTokens Xshield vs Zero Networks SegmentColorTokens Xshield vs Zscaler Private AccessColorTokens Xshield vs VMware NSXIllumio Segmentation vs Akamai Guardicore SegmentationIllumio Segmentation vs FaddomIllumio Segmentation vs Zero Networks SegmentIllumio Segmentation vs Zscaler Private AccessIllumio Segmentation vs VMware NSXAkamai Guardicore Segmentation vs FaddomAkamai Guardicore Segmentation vs Zero Networks SegmentAkamai Guardicore Segmentation vs Zscaler Private AccessAkamai Guardicore Segmentation vs VMware NSXFaddom vs Zero Networks SegmentFaddom vs Zscaler Private AccessFaddom vs VMware NSXZero Networks Segment vs Zscaler Private AccessZero Networks Segment vs VMware NSXZscaler Private Access vs VMware NSX
One product takes 56% of first choices here, so the chart would put eight markers in one corner and one at the far edge. The two measurements it plots are columns in the standing above: share, and the negative label rate. One product carries a negative rate above 25% in this category.
What they warned about
Five of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, Mistral Small, Llama 4 Maverick, Qwen 3.7 Flash, Kimi K2, GLM 4.7 FlashX, MiniMax M2.5, GPT-6 Luna and Muse Glimmer 30B changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
VMware NSX33%
14 of 42 labels negative · 10 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“VMware NSX (Under Broadcom) — Major Caution ... starting fresh with NSX under Broadcom's licensing regime is risky” DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation11%
6 of 54 labels negative · 5 of 14 models
“**Akamai Guardicore**: Requires kernel module installation, which customers report can cause blue screens if bugs exist” Kimi K2, negative prompt
Illumio Segmentation7%
4 of 58 labels negative · 4 of 14 models
“Illumio Segmentation – “Consistent segmentation across containers, VMs, and endpoints... Traffic visualization, AI policy recommendations, broad coverage | Interface, agent dependency, and large-scale performance”” Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt
Zscaler Private Access17%
3 of 18 labels negative · 3 of 14 models
“Zscaler sells architecturally different products that carry the word segmentation... Integration breakage is a cited failure mode for Zero Trust” Muse Glimmer 30B, scale prompt
What they cite
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list: fourteen of the fourteen in this edition, and all six flagship models on the expanded tier.
Sites the answers cite
79 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 1128 links across 189 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. None of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category.
vendor site · Elisity59 answers · 141 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Tigera39 answers · 52 citations · 12 models
37 answers · 37 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Zero Networks33 answers · 50 citations · 12 models
32 answers · 43 citations · 13 models
31 answers · 58 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Akamai31 answers · 55 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Illumio23 answers · 33 citations · 12 models
23 answers · 29 citations · 9 models
vendor site · CyberPress22 answers · 22 citations · 12 models
18 answers · 18 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Cisco15 answers · 24 citations · 6 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
52 answers · 12 models
35 answers · 11 models
28 answers · 11 models
24 answers · 8 models
22 answers · 12 models
22 answers · 9 models
22 answers · 9 models
20 answers · 9 models
19 answers · 9 models
16 answers · 7 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best microsegmentation solution”, “microsegmentation solution”, “microsegmentation solutions”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illumio Segmentation illumio.com | 56% | 165 | 30 | 3 | 25,056 | 78 | 3 | |
| Akamai parent site Akamai Guardicore Segmentation 15% | 15% | 147 | 27,100 | 1,614 | ||||
| Elisity elisity.com | 7% | 82 | 1,000 | 16,992 | 1,097 | 5 | 4 | |
| Illumio Core | 7% | 30 | 1 | |||||
| ColorTokens Xshield colortokens.com | 3% | 83 | 30 | 1 | 693 | 0 | 6 | |
| Cisco parent site Cisco Secure Workload 2%, Cisco ISE 0% | 2% | 96 | 165,000 | 48,352 | ||||
| Zero Networks Segment zeronetworks.com | 2% | 95 | 10 | 2 | 27,418 | 7 | 4 | |
| VMware parent site VMware NSX 2%, VMware vDefend Distributed Firewall 0% | 2% | 142 | 74,000 | 17,842 | ||||
| Zscaler zscaler.com Zscaler Private Access 2% | 2% | 195 | 60,500 | 3,104 | 103,886 company | $9,116 | 66 | |
| Guardicore guard.io | 2% | 19 | 1,000 | 38 | 55,790 | 120 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 11 sites; 7 of them are among the sites the models cited here (akamai.com, cisco.com, elisity.com, gartner.com, illumio.com, tigera.io, zeronetworks.com). The first result for “best microsegmentation solution” is gartner.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best microsegmentation solution for an enterprise B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which east-west network segmentation tool would you recommend to a large B2B company with thousands of employees?”Comparative“What are the top enterprise-grade microsegmentation solutions and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best microsegmentation solution for a large company that needs predictable total cost across thousands of users?”Scale-constrained“We are a 5,000 person company with SSO, SOC 2 and procurement review requirements evaluating a microsegmentation solution. What should we look at?”Negative“Which microsegmentation solutions should a large enterprise avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5Illumio SegmentationIllumio Segmentation, VMware NSXChangedIllumio SegmentationIllumio Segmentationno first choiceagainst: Cisco ACI, VMware NSX
Three alternatives
ColorTokens Xshield, VMware NSX, Zero Networks SegmentTwo alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Palo Alto Networks' Hybrid Mesh FirewallSix alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure Workload, ColorTokens Xshield, Elisity, VMware NSX, Zero Networks SegmentThree alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Elisity, Zero Networks SegmentGPT-5.4 miniIllumio SegmentationIllumio SegmentationHeldagainst: Cisco SD-AccessAkamai Guardicore Segmentation, Illumio Segmentationagainst: CrowdStrikeCisco Secure Workloadno first choicenothing named
Three alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, VMware NSX, Zero Networks SegmentOne alternative
Cisco Secure WorkloadFour alternatives
Cisco Secure Workload, Fortinet FortiPolicy/FortiGate, Prisma Cloud, VMware NSXOne alternative
Illumio SegmentationGemini 3.5 FlashIllumio SegmentationIllumio SegmentationHeldagainst: VMware NSXAkamai Guardicore Segmentation, Illumio SegmentationElisityagainst: Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure Workload, Illumio CoreIllumio Segmentationagainst: Cisco Secure Workload, NSXagainst: AWS Security Groups, Broadcom, Cisco ACI / Tetration, VMware NSX
Six alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Elisity, Palo Alto Networks, VMware vDefend, Zero Networks Segment, Zscaler Private AccessFour alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco ISE, Elisity, Zero Networks SegmentFour alternatives
Cisco, Elisity, VMware vDefend, Zero Networks SegmentThree alternatives
Appgate SDP, Zero Networks Segment, Zscaler Private AccessTwo alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Palo Alto NetworksPerplexity SonarIllumio SegmentationIllumio SegmentationHeldIllumio SegmentationElisityagainst: Illumio Segmentation, VMware NSXno first choicenothing named
Five alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure Workload, Nutanix Flow Network Security, VMware NSX, Zero Networks SegmentThree alternatives
Cisco Secure Workload, Tufin, VMware NSXFour alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure Workload, VMware NSX, Zero Networks SegmentGrok 4.1 FastIllumio Segmentationagainst: VMware NSXIllumio SegmentationHeldAkamai Guardicore Segmentation, Illumio SegmentationIllumio SegmentationAkamai Guardicore Segmentation, Illumio Segmentationagainst: Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Avocado Systems, Check Point, Fortinet, HPE Aruba EdgeConnect, Illumio Segmentation, Older Cisco Secure Workload, Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto Panorama, Sangfor, Unisys, VMware vDefend, Zscaler Private Access
Three alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure Workload, ColorTokens XshieldThree alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure Workload, VMware NSXThree alternatives
Cisco Secure Workload, ColorTokens Xshield, VMware NSXTwo alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, CiscoFour alternatives
Cisco, Cisco Secure Workload, Zero Networks Segment, ZertoMistral SmallIllumio SegmentationAkamai Guardicore SegmentationChangedIllumio Segmentationno first choiceagainst: Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Illumio SegmentationIllumio Segmentationnothing named
Six alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco, ColorTokens Xshield, Elisity, VMware NSX, Zero Networks SegmentSix alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Calico, Cisco Secure Workload, Elisity, VMware NSX, Zero Networks SegmentTwo alternatives
ColorTokens Xshield, VMware NSXFour alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure Workload, Guardicore, VMware NSXDeepSeek V4 FlashIllumio SegmentationIllumio SegmentationHeldagainst: VMware NSXIllumio Segmentationagainst: Zscaler Private AccessIllumio Segmentationagainst: Cisco Secure Workload, VMware NSXAkamai Guardicore Segmentation, Illumio Segmentationagainst: VMware NSXagainst: Cisco Secure Workload, VMware NSX
Two alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure WorkloadOne alternative
Akamai Guardicore SegmentationFour alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure Workload, ColorTokens Xshield, VMware NSXOne alternative
Akamai Guardicore SegmentationTwo alternatives
Elisity, Zero Networks SegmentLlama 4 MaverickCloudGuard Network Security, ElisityIllumio SegmentationChangedno first choiceno first choiceno first choiceagainst: VMware NSX
Two alternatives
ColorTokens Xshield, GuardicoreQwen 3.7 FlashAkamai Guardicore SegmentationIllumio Segmentation, Zero Networks SegmentChangedIllumio SegmentationVMware vSphere with NSXagainst: Palo Alto NetworksIllumio Segmentationnothing named
Four alternatives
Cisco, Elisity, Illumio Segmentation, OrdrTwo alternatives
Palo Alto Networks, VMware NSXFive alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Prisma Cloud, Tufin SecureTrack / SecureChange, VMware NSX, Zscaler Workload SegmentationThree alternatives
Cisco ACI, CrowdStrike, Microsoft DefenderThree alternatives
Cisco Secure Workload, Elisity, GuardicoreKimi K2Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Illumio SegmentationIllumio SegmentationChangedIllumio SegmentationZscaler Private Accessagainst: Akamai Guardicore SegmentationGuardicore, Illumio Segmentationagainst: VMware NSXagainst: Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Three alternatives
ColorTokens Xshield, Prisma Cloud, VMware NSXTwo alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure WorkloadSix alternatives
Akamai, Cisco, Elisity, VMware, Zero Networks Segment, Zscaler Private AccessTwo alternatives
Cisco Secure Workload, Illumio SegmentationThree alternatives
Elisity, Prisma Cloud, Zscaler Private AccessGLM 4.7 FlashXIllumio CoreIllumio SegmentationChangedagainst: VMware NSXIllumio SegmentationIllumio Coreno first choicenothing named
Six alternatives
6sense, Demandbase, HubSpot Marketing Hub, Prisma Cloud, ZoomInfo Marketing, Zscaler Cloud Workload MicrosegmentationTwo alternatives
Tufin, Zero Networks SegmentSix alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure Workload, Elisity, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access, VMware NSX, Zscaler Workload SegmentationTwo alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, VMware NSXMiniMax M2.5ColorTokens Xshield, Illumio SegmentationIllumio SegmentationChangedIllumio SegmentationAkamai Guardicore Segmentation, Illumio Segmentationno first choicenothing named
Four alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure Workload, Elisity, VMware NSXSeven alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Calico, Cisco Secure Workload, Elisity, Ordr, VMware NSX, Zero Networks SegmentThree alternatives
Cloudflare One, Prisma Cloud, Zscaler Private AccessGPT-6 LunaIllumio SegmentationAkamai Guardicore SegmentationChangedAkamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure Workload, Illumio SegmentationColorTokens XshieldAkamai Guardicore Segmentation, Illumio Segmentationagainst: AWS VPC Flow Logs, Cisco Secure Workload M6 appliance, VMware NSX, vDefend
Two alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure WorkloadTwo alternatives
Cisco Secure Workload, Illumio SegmentationThree alternatives
ColorTokens Xshield, VMware vDefend Distributed Firewall, Zero Networks SegmentTwo alternatives
Cisco Secure Workload, Illumio SegmentationTwo alternatives
Cisco Secure Workload, VMware vDefend Distributed FirewallMuse Glimmer 30BAkamai Guardicore Segmentation, Illumio SegmentationIllumio CoreChangedAkamai Guardicore Segmentation, Illumio SegmentationElisity, Illumio Coreno first choiceagainst: Zscaler Private Accessagainst: Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Illumio Segmentation, VMware NSX
Two alternatives
Cisco Secure Workload, VMware NSXThree alternatives
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Cisco Secure Workload, Zero Networks SegmentSix alternatives
Cisco Secure Workload, Elisity, Prisma Cloud, VMware NSX, Zscaler Workload Segmentation, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeTwo alternatives
Elisity, Illumio CoreBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency. Full answer text is in the free responses file. Download the record
Eighty-four rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-04 23:58 | yes | 18 | 9 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 01:19 | yes | 4 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-05 00:00 | yes | 13 | 33 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 01:03 | yes | 16 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 01:04 | yes | 18 | 8 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-04 23:37 | yes | 12 | 8 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-04 23:00 | yes | 23 | 36 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 00:27 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-05 00:43 | yes | 13 | 28 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 01:38 | yes | 14 | 24 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-05 01:52 | yes | 25 | 79 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-05 00:59 | yes | 11 | 22 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-04 22:39 | yes | 4 | 16 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-05 01:15 | yes | 20 | 30 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-04 23:36 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 00:41 | yes | 3 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-04 22:32 | yes | 9 | 21 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 01:47 | yes | 17 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 01:38 | yes | 21 | 8 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 01:43 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-05 01:17 | yes | 20 | 84 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 01:50 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-05 01:04 | yes | 13 | 47 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 00:14 | yes | 25 | 24 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-05 01:41 | yes | 23 | 62 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-05 01:10 | yes | 10 | 24 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-05 00:51 | yes | 4 | 12 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-05 01:40 | yes | 13 | 16 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 01:14 | yes | 9 | 10 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 01:45 | yes | 2 | 8 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-05 01:27 | yes | 17 | 30 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 00:48 | yes | 16 | 4 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 00:35 | yes | 19 | 12 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 01:05 | yes | 6 | 9 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-04 22:12 | yes | 23 | 44 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-04 22:29 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-04 23:32 | yes | 5 | 24 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 01:22 | yes | 23 | 31 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-04 23:30 | yes | 23 | 89 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-05 00:31 | yes | 21 | 55 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-05 01:29 | yes | 8 | 38 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-05 00:42 | yes | 14 | 24 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 01:46 | yes | 15 | 9 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 01:43 | yes | 3 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-04 22:22 | yes | 19 | 39 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 01:52 | yes | 17 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 01:31 | yes | 18 | 10 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 00:36 | yes | 13 | 12 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-05 01:44 | yes | 20 | 38 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 01:54 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-05 01:48 | no | 0 | 35 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 00:28 | yes | 23 | 31 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-04 23:50 | yes | 21 | 45 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-04 23:23 | yes | 12 | 52 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-04 23:16 | yes | 3 | 26 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-04 23:54 | yes | 14 | 43 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 01:28 | yes | 18 | 14 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 00:30 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-05 00:52 | no | 0 | 16 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-04 22:37 | yes | 20 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 00:55 | yes | 18 | 10 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 01:18 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-04 23:03 | yes | 23 | 56 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 00:45 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-05 01:17 | yes | 10 | 35 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 01:36 | yes | 25 | 34 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-04 22:14 | yes | 13 | 92 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-04 22:25 | yes | 5 | 19 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-05 00:23 | yes | 5 | 23 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-05 01:28 | yes | 15 | 22 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 00:34 | yes | 37 | 13 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 00:13 | yes | 3 | 10 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-04 22:45 | yes | 26 | 27 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 00:58 | yes | 24 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-04 22:54 | yes | 21 | 14 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-04 23:40 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-05 00:16 | yes | 22 | 54 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 00:27 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-05 01:21 | yes | 18 | 46 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 00:05 | yes | 20 | 26 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-05 01:13 | yes | 20 | 74 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-05 00:32 | no | 0 | 44 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-04 23:26 | yes | 4 | 25 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-05 01:02 | yes | 19 | 30 s |
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
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Category-scoped readings
Akamai Guardicore read as Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Akamai Guardicore Centra read as Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Akamai-Guardicore read as Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Cisco Tetration read as Cisco Secure Workload
ColorTokens read as ColorTokens Xshield
Illumio read as Illumio Segmentation
Illumio (Illumio Core & CloudSecure) read as Illumio Segmentation
Illumio (SaaS/Core) read as Illumio Segmentation
Illumio (Zero Trust Segmentation) read as Illumio Segmentation
Illumio Zero Trust Segmentation read as Illumio Segmentation
Palo Alto read as Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto (Strata) read as Palo Alto Networks
VMware NSX / Broadcom read as VMware NSX
Zero Networks read as Zero Networks Segment
Zscaler read as Zscaler Private Access
Zscaler (Zero Trust Exchange / Workload Communications) read as Zscaler Private Access
Unresolved, counted raw
Adobe Marketo Engage (with ABM capabilities)
Avocado Systems
Cisco SD-Access
Cisco Secure Segmentation
Cisco Secure Workload M6 appliance
CloudGuard Network Security
Fortinet FortiPolicy/FortiGate
Marqeu (B2B Segmentation Software)
Older Cisco Secure Workload (Tetration)
Palo Alto (Prisma)**
Palo Alto Networks' Hybrid Mesh Firewall
SPBM
Tufin SecureTrack / SecureChange
Unisys
VMware Aria Operations for Networks
VMware NSX Data Center
VMware vSphere with NSX
ZoomInfo Marketing
Zscaler Cloud Workload Microsegmentation
vDefend
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.