Surf Security vs Talon
Zero of fourteen models named Surf Security first on the direct prompt; zero named Talon. Surf Security was named by five of the fourteen models and Talon by ten and Surf Security carries 11 labels and Talon 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Talon
accepted challengerNamed in two categories this edition.
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 enterprise browsers page.
By framing
Surf SecurityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsTalonAcross every category in the October 2026 Edition, Surf Security and Talon were named in the same answer five times, of the 23 answers naming Surf Security and the 39 naming Talon. In those answers Talon took the first choice zero times and Surf Security zero.
Every model, every framing
| Model | DirectTA | ParaphraseTA | ComparativeTA | Budget-constrainedTA | Scale-constrainedTA | NegativeTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | TA | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | TA | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | TA | TA | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | ||||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | TA | ||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | TA | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | TA | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | TA | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | TA |
Surf SecurityTA Talon first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Surf Security on the left and Talon on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Surf Security0%#– of 9Surf Security2%#5 of 11Surf Security0%#– of 11What the models said about Surf Security
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Top Recommendation: Surf Security” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best For: Security-first organizations wanting a locked-down, out-of-the-box browser alternative to Island.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
“Surf Security | ~$5/user/month (annual billing, up to 500 users) | Zero trust enterprise browser” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · alternative
What the models said about Talon
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“Why not a full-blown "alternative" enterprise browser (e.g., Island, Vivaldi, Talon, Netskope)?” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Talon (now Palo Alto Prisma Access Browser) — *Caution: Complexity & Pricing*” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Choose one dedicated browser (e.g., Island or Palo Alto/Talon)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“look at Island or Talon” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“Talon is grouped with Island as a purpose-built option for mid-market SaaS and BYOD/third-party governance” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · alternative
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.