# SentinelOne Purple AI vs Torq: which do AI models recommend for AI SOC agents, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, AI SOC agents. Two of fourteen models named SentinelOne Purple AI first on the direct prompt; zero named Torq. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/security/ai-soc-agents/sentinelone-purple-ai-vs-torq/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SentinelOne Purple AI | 4% | #3 of 8 | 7% | 14 | 11 of 14 |
| Torq | 2% | #5 of 8 | 5% | 20 | 13 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Mistral Small: sentinelone purple ai first (first choices: Radiant Security, SentinelOne Purple AI)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: sentinelone purple ai first (first choices: SentinelOne Purple AI) (alternatives: Radiant Security)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither first, one named (first choices: Radiant Security) (alternatives: SentinelOne Purple AI)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Radiant Security, UnderDefense MAXI AI SOC) (alternatives: Dropzone AI, Microsoft Security Copilot, Torq)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: Dropzone AI) (alternatives: Microsoft Security Copilot, Prophet Security, Torq)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: Radiant Security) (alternatives: Conifers CognitiveSOC, Dropzone AI, Stellar Cyber Open XDR)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Torq AI SOC Platform) (alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, Google Security Operations, Panther)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Dropzone AI) (alternatives: Intezer AI SOC, Prophet Security, Radiant Security)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Radiant Security) (alternatives: Dropzone AI, Stellar Cyber Open XDR)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: Dropzone AI, Prophet Security, Radiant Security) (alternatives: Arctic Wolf, Huntress Managed EDR, Microsoft Security Copilot)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: Radiant Security, UnderDefense) (alternatives: Dropzone AI, Microsoft Security Copilot + Sentinel)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Radiant Security) (alternatives: Dropzone AI, Stellar Cyber Open XDR, UnderDefense Agentic AI SOC)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: UnderDefense MAXI AI SOC) (alternatives: Radiant Security)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither named (first choices: Radiant Security, UnderDefense)

## What the models said about SentinelOne Purple AI

- "I'm being a bit more cautious here because the comparison pages are vendor-curated and can be marketing-heavy." (GPT-5.4 mini, comparative prompt, soft negative)
- "frequently cited as the top choice for mid-market organizations because its pricing model does not scale with the number of alerts generated" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, direct prompt, first choice)
- "SentinelOne Purple AI is highly recommended for mid-market to enterprise SOCs" (Mistral Small, direct prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Torq

- "What to Avoid: "The Enterprise Giants" ... too heavy and expensive for a lean mid-market team." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, direct 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.