# SentinelOne Singularity vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud: which do AI models recommend for EDR, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Endpoint detection and response. Four of fourteen models named SentinelOne Singularity first on the direct prompt; zero named Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/security/endpoint-detection-and-response/sentinelone-singularity-vs-microsoft-defender-for-cloud/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SentinelOne Singularity | 15% | #3 of 9 | 9% | 56 | 14 of 14 |
| Microsoft Defender for Cloud | 15% | #4 of 9 | 0% | 10 | 8 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Gemini 3.5 Flash: sentinelone singularity first (first choices: SentinelOne Singularity) (alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Huntress Managed EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint)
- Mistral Small: sentinelone singularity first (first choices: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, SentinelOne Singularity) (alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X)
- Kimi K2: sentinelone singularity first (first choices: SentinelOne Singularity) (alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Huntress Managed EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: sentinelone singularity first (first choices: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, SentinelOne Singularity) (alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos Intercept X)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Sophos Intercept X) (alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight) (alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Sophos Intercept X) (alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, Huntress Managed EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint) (alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Cynet, SentinelOne Singularity)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight) (alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint) (alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, SentinelOne Singularity)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint) (alternatives: Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, SentinelOne Singularity, Sophos Intercept X)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Sophos Intercept X) (alternatives: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Huntress Managed EDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sophos MDR)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Bitdefender GravityZone EDR) (alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: Sophos Endpoint with MDR) (alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Insight, Microsoft Defender)

## What the models said about SentinelOne Singularity

- "Two distinct classes of caution have been raised recently: a service provider vulnerability advisory and BYOEDR abuse research." (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Have an in-house security team and want top autonomous response: SentinelOne Singularity Complete about $179.99 per endpoint per year or CrowdStrike Falcon Pro/Enterprise." (Muse Glimmer 30B, direct prompt, first choice)
- "For most mid-market B2B companies, SentinelOne Singularity offers the best balance of autonomous protection, reasonable pricing, and minimal management overhead." (Kimi K2, direct prompt, first choice)

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.