SASE platforms for small business buyers
Asked as “SASE platform”, and as “secure access service edge solution”, on behalf of a small B2B company. 51 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
69%
Clear leader
69Cloudflare One06Check Point Harmony SASE04Cato Networks22others
69% of first choices, clear leader.
Since September 2026▲+14Since September 2026: 54% → 68%, +14 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.Cloudflare One held the lead, +14 points on 54%, past the floor.
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.
Small business
Cloudflare One69%Clear leader▲+14Since September 2026: 54% → 68%, +14 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.This pageMid-market
Cato Networks35%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Cato Networks (35%) replaces Cato SASE Cloud (28% then, 7% now), 28 points clear, past the 11-point floor.Standing →Enterprise
Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE26%Contested▼−5Since September 2026: 31% → 26%, −5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →
Cloudflare One69%Clear leader▲+14Since September 2026: 54% → 68%, +14 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.This pageMid-marketCato Networks35%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Cato Networks (35%) replaces Cato SASE Cloud (28% then, 7% now), 28 points clear, past the 11-point floor.Standing →EnterprisePalo Alto Networks Prisma SASE26%Contested▼−5Since September 2026: 31% → 26%, −5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for a small B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince September 2026
01Cloudflare One69%1%71endorsed leader▲+14Since September 2026: 54% → 68%, +14 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.54% → 68%
Cloudflare One69%1%71endorsed leader▲+14Since September 2026: 54% → 68%, +14 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.54% → 68%02
Check Point Harmony SASE6%27%30criticized challenger▲+1Since September 2026: 6% → 7%, +1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.6% → 7%
Check Point Harmony SASE6%27%30criticized challenger▲+1Since September 2026: 6% → 7%, +1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.6% → 7%03
Fortinet FortiSASE4%11%47accepted challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 6% → 5%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.6% → 5%
Fortinet FortiSASE4%11%47accepted challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 6% → 5%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.6% → 5%04Cato Networks4%22%27accepted challenger▼−8Since September 2026: 12% → 5%, −8 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.12% → 5%
Cato Networks4%22%27accepted challenger▼−8Since September 2026: 12% → 5%, −8 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.12% → 5%05
Cisco Secure Access4%38%13criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 2%
Cisco Secure Access4%38%13criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 2%06
Cato SASE Cloud2%19%21accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 2%
Cato SASE Cloud2%19%21accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 2%Show the four products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
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Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange0%77%43criticized challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 0%
Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange0%77%43criticized challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 0%09Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE0%62%21criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE0%62%21criticized challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%08
Netskope One0%43%23criticized challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 0%
Netskope One0%43%23criticized challenger▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 0%07
NordLayer0%0%14accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
NordLayer0%0%14accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%The floor is 11 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise, and both are shown. Movement is read over the twelve models both editions asked; GPT-6 Luna, Muse Glimmer 30B joined this edition and are in the standing but not yet in the comparison. How the floor is measured
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.
Head to head
All twenty-one head-to-head pages: the top seven products, each against each
Cato Networks vs Netskope OneCato Networks vs Check Point Harmony SASECato Networks vs Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeCloudflare One vs Cato SASE CloudCloudflare One vs Fortinet FortiSASECloudflare One vs Netskope OneCloudflare One vs Check Point Harmony SASECloudflare One vs Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeCato SASE Cloud vs Fortinet FortiSASECato SASE Cloud vs Netskope OneCato SASE Cloud vs Check Point Harmony SASECato SASE Cloud vs Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeFortinet FortiSASE vs Netskope OneFortinet FortiSASE vs Check Point Harmony SASEFortinet FortiSASE vs Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeNetskope One vs Check Point Harmony SASENetskope One vs Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeCheck Point Harmony SASE vs Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
One product takes 69% of first choices here, so the chart would put nine 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. Five products carry a negative rate above 25% in this category.
What they warned about
Seven of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.4 mini, Perplexity Sonar, Grok 4.1 Fast, Mistral Small, Llama 4 Maverick 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.
Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange77%
33 of 43 labels negative · 13 of 14 models · 12 hard negative
“the platforms to be most cautious about are Palo Alto Prisma, Zscaler, and Versa (enterprise-priced, complex, and over-scaled)” DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt
Netskope One43%
10 of 23 labels negative · 10 of 14 models · 5 hard negative
“Some AI recommendations explicitly advise avoiding "full SASE" platforms like Netskope for small businesses” Kimi K2, negative prompt
Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE62%
13 of 21 labels negative · 9 of 14 models · 6 hard negative
“Overkill for small needs — The depth of features and management overhead vastly exceeds what most small businesses require.” DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt
Check Point Harmony SASE27%
8 of 30 labels negative · 7 of 14 models · 4 hard negative
“complex implementation and configuration—especially policy setup—which overwhelms small IT teams. High licensing costs for SMBs make it hard to justify” Grok 4.1 Fast, negative 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
78 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. 1084 links across 198 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. 26 of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category; the method page measures whether that reading tilts an answer.
vendor site · Guideflow40 answers · 40 citations · 12 models
37 answers · 37 citations · 12 models
vendor site · G229 answers · 56 citations · 8 models
28 answers · 30 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Cloudflare26 answers · 43 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Fortinet23 answers · 26 citations · 12 models
23 answers · 23 citations · 9 models
vendor site · OpenVPN22 answers · 25 citations · 9 models
22 answers · 22 citations · 10 models
22 answers · 22 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Check Point20 answers · 24 citations · 8 models
19 answers · 22 citations · 8 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.
40 answers · 12 models
37 answers · 12 models
28 answers · 9 models
23 answers · 9 models
22 answers · 9 models
22 answers · 10 models
21 answers · 9 models
19 answers · 8 models
17 answers · 9 models
16 answers · 8 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 sase platform”, “sase platform”, “sase platforms”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare parent site Cloudflare One 69%, Cloudflare One/Access 0% | 69% | 372 | 550,000 | 10,897 | ||||
| Cisco parent site Cisco Umbrella 4%, Cisco Secure Access 4% | 8% | 145 | 165,000 | 48,352 | ||||
| Check Point parent site Check Point Harmony SASE 6% | 6% | 139 | 14,800 | 4,487 | ||||
| Cato catonetworks.com Cato Networks 4%, Cato SASE Cloud 2% | 6% | 122 | 5,400 | 120 | 20,161 company | 10 | 4 | |
| Fortinet parent site Fortinet FortiSASE 4% | 4% | 148 | 49,500 | 2,339 | ||||
| Todyl todyl.com | 2% | 12 | 1,600 | 44 | 4,270 | 17 | ||
| OpenVPN openvpn.net OpenVPN CloudConnexa 2% | 2% | 35 | 90 | 3 | 71,447 company | 15 | ||
| AT&T Managed SASE | 2% | |||||||
| Cisco cisco.com | 2% | 199 | 165,000 | 48,352 | 5,114,808 | $683 | 91 | |
| NordLayer nordlayer.com | 0% | 73 | 2,900 | 28 | 136,857 | $985 | 120 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 19 sites; 3 of them are among the sites the models cited here (cloudflare.com, fortinet.com, g2.com). The first result for “best sase platform” is reddit.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 SASE platform for a small B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which secure access service edge solution would you recommend to a small business that sells to other businesses?”Comparative“What are the top SASE platforms for a small team and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best SASE platform for a small company with a tight budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 30 person company evaluating a SASE platform. What should we look at?”Negative“Which SASE platforms should a small business avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5OpenVPN CloudConnexaTodylChangedCato SASE Cloud, Cloudflare OneCheck Point Harmony SASEno first choiceagainst: Cato SASE Cloud, Check Point Harmony SASE, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Four alternatives
Check Point Harmony SASE, Cloudflare One, Todyl, TwingateThree alternatives
Check Point Harmony SASE, Cloudflare One, NordLayerTwo alternatives
Check Point Harmony SASE, Fortinet FortiSASEThree alternatives
Cloudflare One, OpenVPN CloudConnexa, Todyl Security PlatformGPT-5.4 miniCloudflare Oneagainst: Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeCisco Secure AccessChangedCloudflare OneCloudflare Oneno first choicenothing named
One alternative
Fortinet FortiSASETwo alternatives
Cloudflare One/Access, Fortinet FortiSASEFour alternatives
Fortinet Secure SASE / SMB SASE, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE, Prisma Access, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeOne alternative
Check Point Harmony SASEGemini 3.5 FlashCheck Point Harmony SASEagainst: Prisma Cloud, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeCheck Point Harmony SASEHeldCloudflare Oneagainst: Cisco Secure Access, Prisma Cloud, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeCloudflare Oneagainst: Check Point Harmony SASE, Cisco Secure Access, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeCloudflare Oneagainst: Netskope One, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchangeagainst: Broadcom, Cisco Secure Access, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE, Versa SASE, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Four alternatives
Cato Networks, Cloudflare One, NordLayer, TodylThree alternatives
Cloudflare One, NordLayer, TodylThree alternatives
Check Point Harmony SASE, NordLayer, TwingateThree alternatives
GoodAccess, NordLayer, TwingateTwo alternatives
Check Point Harmony SASE, NordLayerPerplexity SonarCloudflare Oneagainst: Cato Networks, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeAT&T Managed SASE, CiscoChangedCloudflare OneCloudflare Oneno first choiceagainst: Cisco SASE offerings, Fortinet FortiSASE, Netskope One, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access, VMware SASE, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, iboss
One alternative
Fortinet FortiSASEOne alternative
Juniper Secure EdgeFour alternatives
Cato Networks, Fortinet FortiSASE, NordLayer, TodylTwo alternatives
NordLayer, TodylGrok 4.1 FastCloudflare Oneagainst: Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeCisco UmbrellaChangedagainst: Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeCloudflare One, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchangeagainst: Cisco, Palo Alto Networks Prisma AccessCloudflare Oneagainst: Prisma Cloud, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeCato SASE Cloud, Cloudflare Oneagainst: Ciscoagainst: Cato SASE Cloud, Check Point Harmony SASE, Cisco Secure Connect, Fortinet FortiSASE, Netskope One, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Three alternatives
Cato Networks, Netskope One, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASEThree alternatives
Cato SASE Cloud, Cloudflare One, Netskope OneThree alternatives
Cato Networks, Check Point Harmony SASE, Fortinet FortiSASETwo alternatives
Check Point Harmony SASE, Fortinet FortiSASEThree alternatives
Netskope One, Prisma Cloud, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeMistral SmallCloudflare OneCato Networks, Cloudflare OneChangedCloudflare One, NordLayerCloudflare Oneno first choiceagainst: Cato Networks, Netskope One, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access, Versa SASE, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Two alternatives
Cato SASE Cloud, CiscoThree alternatives
Check Point Harmony SASE, Fortinet FortiSASE, Zscaler Private AccessThree alternatives
Cato SASE Cloud, Netskope One, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeDeepSeek V4 FlashCloudflare Oneagainst: Cisco Secure Access, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeCloudflare OneHeldCato SASE Cloud, Cloudflare Oneagainst: Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeCloudflare Oneno first choiceagainst: Netskope One, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchangeagainst: Cato SASE Cloud, Check Point Harmony SASE, Cisco Secure Access, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE, Versa SASE, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
One alternative
Cato SASE CloudOne alternative
Cato SASE CloudTwo alternatives
Fortinet FortiSASE, Netskope OneOne alternative
NordLayerThree alternatives
Cato Networks, Cloudflare One, NordLayerLlama 4 MaverickCloudflare Oneno first choiceChangedFortinet FortiSASECloudflare Oneno first choiceagainst: Netskope One
Three alternatives
Cato SASE Cloud, Check Point Harmony SASE, Fortinet FortiSASETwo alternatives
Cato Networks, Cloudflare OneTwo alternatives
Cato Networks, Fortinet FortiSASEQwen 3.7 FlashCloudflare Oneagainst: Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeCloudflare OneHeldCloudflare OneFortinet FortiSASEagainst: Cisco, Ubiquiti UniFi, VMware SASEFortinet FortiSASEagainst: Citrix, Fortinet FortiSASE, Google BeyondCorp Enterprise, Microsoft Intune, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE, VMware NSX or VeloCloud
One alternative
Cato NetworksTwo alternatives
Fortinet FortiSASE, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeThree alternatives
Cato Networks, Check Point Harmony SASE, Fortinet FortiSASETwo alternatives
ManageEngine EndpointCloud, SophosFive alternatives
Cloudflare One, Netskope One, Sangfor, Sophos, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeKimi K2Cloudflare Oneagainst: Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeCloudflare OneHeldagainst: Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeCloudflare Oneagainst: Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeCloudflare OneCloudflare Oneagainst: Zscaler Zero Trust Exchangeagainst: Cato Networks, Cisco Secure Connect, Fortinet FortiSASE, HPE Aruba, Netskope One, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE, Sangfor, Versa SASE, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Two alternatives
Cato SASE Cloud, Cisco Secure AccessThree alternatives
Check Point Harmony SASE, Fortinet FortiSASE, NordLayerTwo alternatives
Cato Networks, Netskope OneFour alternatives
Cato SASE Cloud, FortiClient, Fortinet FortiSASE, UTunnel VPN and ZTNATwo alternatives
Cato Networks, Netskope OneGLM 4.7 FlashXCloudflare Oneagainst: Netskope OneCloudflare OneHeldagainst: Cato Networks, Cisco, Comcast Business, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeCloudflare OneCloudflare Oneno first choiceagainst: Check Point Harmony SASE, Netskope One Platform, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE, Versa SASE, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Three alternatives
Check Point Harmony SASE, Cisco Secure Access, Fortinet FortiSASEFour alternatives
Cato SASE Cloud, Fortinet FortiSASE, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeTwo alternatives
Fortinet FortiSASE, NordLayerMiniMax M2.5Cloudflare OneCloudflare OneHeldCloudflare Oneagainst: Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASECloudflare OneCato Networks, Cloudflare Oneagainst: Check Point Harmony SASE, Cisco Meraki, Cloudflare One, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Two alternatives
Fortinet FortiSASE, TodylThree alternatives
Check Point Harmony SASE, Cisco Secure Access, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeThree alternatives
Cisco Secure Connect, Fortinet FortiSASE, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeThree alternatives
Cato Networks, Check Point Harmony SASE, Fortinet FortiSASETwo alternatives
Cisco Secure Connect, Fortinet FortiSASEGPT-6 LunaCloudflare OneCloudflare OneHeldCloudflare Oneagainst: Netskope One, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeCloudflare Oneno first choiceagainst: Fortinet FortiSASE, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Two alternatives
Cato SASE Cloud, Fortinet FortiSASEOne alternative
Cisco MerakiFour alternatives
Cato SASE Cloud, Check Point Harmony SASE, Cisco Secure Access, Fortinet FortiSASEOne alternative
TwingateMuse Glimmer 30BCisco Secure Access, Cisco Umbrellaagainst: Cato Networks, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeCloudflare OneChangedCloudflare Oneagainst: Cisco Secure Connect, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access, Zscaler Zero Trust ExchangeCloudflare Oneagainst: Zscaler Zero Trust Exchangeno first choiceagainst: Cato Networks, Cato SASE Cloud, Check Point Harmony SASE, Netskope One, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE, Versa SASE, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Three alternatives
Cloudflare One, Microsoft Entra Internet Access, Netskope OneTwo alternatives
Cato Networks, Fortinet FortiSASEFour alternatives
Cato Networks SASE, Cloudbrink Personal SASE, Fortinet FortiSASE, OpenVPN CloudConnexaOne alternative
Cisco UmbrellaBold 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 | 2026-10-01 13:22 | yes | 16 | 8 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 12:45 | yes | 3 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 08:48 | yes | 23 | 21 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 13:27 | yes | 19 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 09:14 | yes | 22 | 10 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 08:13 | yes | 7 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 11:16 | yes | 22 | 22 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 12:15 | yes | 5 | 1 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 11:29 | yes | 13 | 46 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 11:21 | yes | 13 | 15 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 13:09 | yes | 22 | 46 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 10:15 | yes | 13 | 24 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 12:20 | yes | 3 | 16 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 11:01 | yes | 14 | 23 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 10:05 | yes | 14 | 9 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 11:00 | yes | 4 | 6 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 08:04 | yes | 19 | 23 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 12:41 | yes | 16 | 8 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 10:05 | yes | 23 | 11 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 13:07 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 10:57 | yes | 24 | 23 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 07:49 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 11:40 | yes | 5 | 60 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 11:11 | yes | 24 | 21 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 09:32 | yes | 25 | 138 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 12:08 | yes | 9 | 46 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 10:28 | yes | 2 | 12 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 11:31 | yes | 15 | 21 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 11:25 | yes | 16 | 10 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 13:12 | yes | 6 | 8 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 09:46 | yes | 12 | 23 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 12:31 | yes | 18 | 6 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 08:42 | yes | 24 | 9 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 08:01 | yes | 9 | 7 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 12:16 | yes | 22 | 59 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 11:35 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 08:35 | yes | 5 | 22 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 09:41 | yes | 19 | 29 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 09:58 | yes | 19 | 34 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 12:08 | yes | 23 | 32 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 11:14 | yes | 5 | 40 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 12:35 | yes | 15 | 26 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 09:55 | yes | 16 | 10 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 10:41 | yes | 2 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 13:28 | yes | 20 | 23 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 08:38 | yes | 18 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 10:17 | yes | 20 | 14 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 11:47 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 10:45 | yes | 21 | 20 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 12:16 | yes | 5 | 1 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 08:39 | no | 0 | 35 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 09:00 | yes | 8 | 14 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 10:03 | yes | 22 | 159 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 08:07 | yes | 5 | 13 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 10:24 | yes | 2 | 15 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 11:30 | yes | 23 | 41 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 07:58 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 10:26 | yes | 3 | 11 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 10:19 | yes | 11 | 28 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 08:52 | yes | 16 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 10:56 | yes | 19 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 07:45 | no | 0 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 12:02 | yes | 19 | 38 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 12:49 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 13:43 | no | 0 | 41 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 09:59 | yes | 20 | 25 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 09:01 | yes | 18 | 26 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 12:39 | yes | 5 | 18 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 09:18 | yes | 4 | 16 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 10:03 | yes | 15 | 24 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 11:11 | yes | 15 | 10 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 13:04 | yes | 5 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 13:03 | yes | 20 | 24 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 09:37 | yes | 28 | 7 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 11:43 | yes | 22 | 11 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 13:03 | yes | 8 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 11:13 | yes | 21 | 37 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 08:00 | yes | 5 | 1 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 11:46 | no | 0 | 36 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 09:11 | yes | 23 | 48 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 08:48 | yes | 25 | 201 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 08:27 | yes | 12 | 26 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 12:17 | yes | 3 | 18 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 07:37 | yes | 12 | 22 s |
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Cato read as Cato SASE Cloud
Cato Networks SASE Cloud read as Cato SASE Cloud
Cato SASE Networks read as Cato SASE Cloud
Check Point read as Check Point Harmony SASE
Cloudflare read as Cloudflare One
Fortinet read as Fortinet FortiSASE
Fortinet (FortiGate/FortiOS) read as Fortinet FortiSASE
Fortinet (FortiManager) read as Fortinet FortiSASE
Fortinet (FortiSASE) read as Fortinet FortiSASE
HPE (Aruba) read as HPE Aruba
Netskope read as Netskope One
Palo Alto read as Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE
Palo Alto Networks read as Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE
Palo Alto Networks (Prisma SASE) read as Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE
VMware read as VMware SASE
Versa read as Versa SASE
Zscaler read as Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Zscaler (ZIA) read as Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Zscaler (Zero Trust Exchange / ZPA) read as Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Zscaler (Zero Trust Exchange) read as Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Unresolved, counted raw
AT&T Managed SASE
Cato Networks SASE
Cisco SASE offerings
Cloudbrink Personal SASE
Fortinet Secure SASE / SMB SASE
Juniper Secure Edge
ManageEngine EndpointCloud
Microsoft Entra Internet Access
Netskope One Platform
Todyl Security Platform
UTunnel VPN and ZTNA
VMware NSX or VeloCloud
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.