AI SOC agents · October 2026 Edition
Torq vs Microsoft Security Copilot
Zero of fourteen models named Torq first on the direct prompt; zero named Microsoft Security Copilot. Torq was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Microsoft Security Copilot by ten and Torq carries 20 labels and Microsoft Security Copilot 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Microsoft Security Copilot
accepted challengerNamed in three categories this edition.
First-choice share2%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%7%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#7A position in a field of 8; printed, not drawn.
Labels2014A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Torq reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Radiant Security was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Dropzone AI vs Torq · Dropzone AI vs Microsoft Security Copilot · Radiant Security vs Torq
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; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the AI SOC agents page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
TorqFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMicrosoft Security CopilotDirect001 against Torq
Paraphrase10
Comparative001 against Microsoft Security Copilot
Budget-constrained01
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Torq and Microsoft Security Copilot stood in it.
| Model | DirectMS | ParaphraseMS | ComparativeMS | Budget-constrainedMS | Scale-constrainedMS | NegativeMS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | MS | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | |||||
| Perplexity Sonar | MS | |||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | MS | MS | ||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | MS | |||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | | |||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | MS | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | MS | MS | MS | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | MS | |
TorqMS Microsoft Security Copilot first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Torq on the left and Microsoft Security Copilot on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Torq and Microsoft Security Copilot stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Grok 4.1 FastDropzone AI, Prophet Security, Radiant Security alternatives: Arctic Wolf, Huntress Managed EDR, Microsoft Security Copilot
GLM 4.7 FlashXRadiant Security, UnderDefense MAXI AI SOC alternatives: Dropzone AI, Microsoft Security Copilot, Torq
GPT-6 LunaDropzone AI alternatives: Microsoft Security Copilot, Prophet Security, Torq
Neither was named
11 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Radiant Security alternatives: Conifers CognitiveSOC, Dropzone AI, Stellar Cyber Open XDR
GPT-5.4 miniTorq AI SOC Platform alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon, Google Security Operations, Panther
Gemini 3.5 FlashDropzone AI alternatives: Intezer AI SOC, Prophet Security, Radiant Security
Perplexity SonarRadiant Security alternatives: Dropzone AI, Stellar Cyber Open XDR
Mistral SmallRadiant Security, SentinelOne Purple AI
DeepSeek V4 FlashRadiant Security, UnderDefense alternatives: Dropzone AI, Microsoft Security Copilot + Sentinel
Llama 4 MaverickRadiant Security alternatives: SentinelOne Purple AI
Qwen 3.7 FlashSentinelOne Purple AI alternatives: Radiant Security
Kimi K2Radiant Security alternatives: Dropzone AI, Stellar Cyber Open XDR, UnderDefense Agentic AI SOC
MiniMax M2.5UnderDefense MAXI AI SOC alternatives: Radiant Security
Muse Glimmer 30BRadiant Security, UnderDefense
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Microsoft Security Copilot leads by two points.
Microsoft Security Copilot2%#8 of 11
Torq0%#11 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Torq2%#5 of 8Microsoft Security Copilot2%#7 of 8
The full mid-market standing →Enterprise
The order flips: Torq leads at enterprise.
Torq9%#3 of 10Microsoft Security Copilot5%#4 of 10
The full enterprise standing →What the models said about Torq
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“What to Avoid: "The Enterprise Giants" ... too heavy and expensive for a lean mid-market team.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
What the models said about Microsoft Security Copilot
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“assists with queries but more copilot-like than fully agentic” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative prompt · soft negative
“Best low-budget pick: Microsoft Security Copilot—if your company already has Microsoft 365 E5 or E7.” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
“If your stack is fully Microsoft, this is the most seamless option—but it's more of a prompt-based assistant with growing autonomy” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
“Pick Microsoft Security Copilot or CrowdStrike Charlotte AI if your SOC already standardizes on those ecosystems.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.