# Dragos Platform vs Palo Alto Networks: which do AI models recommend for ot/iot security, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, OT and IoT security. One of fourteen models named Dragos Platform first on the direct prompt; one named Palo Alto Networks. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/security/ot-and-iot-security/dragos-platform-vs-palo-alto-networks/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragos Platform | 2% | #7 of 9 | 26% | 46 | 14 of 14 |
| Palo Alto Networks | 2% | #8 of 9 | 6% | 17 | 11 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Mistral Small: dragos platform first (first choices: Dragos Platform) (alternatives: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian)
- Llama 4 Maverick: palo alto networks first (first choices: Palo Alto Networks) (alternatives: Claroty xDome, Forcepoint)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian) (alternatives: Dragos Platform, Fortinet OT Security Platform, Palo Alto Networks, Tenable OT Security)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Claroty xDome) (alternatives: Armis Centrix, Dragos Platform)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Radiflow360) (alternatives: Claroty xDome, Dragos Platform, Fortinet OT Security Platform, Palo Alto Networks)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Claroty xDome) (alternatives: Dragos Platform, Fortinet OT Security Platform, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Palo Alto Networks)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Fortinet OT Security Platform) (alternatives: Dragos Platform, Nozomi Networks Guardian)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither first, one named (first choices: Nozomi Networks Vantage) (alternatives: Claroty xDome, Dragos Platform)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Fortinet OT Security Platform, Microsoft Defender for IoT) (alternatives: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: Claroty xDome) (alternatives: Microsoft Defender for IoT, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Palo Alto Networks Industrial OT Security)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Industrial AI) (alternatives: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Tenable.io OT)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Armis Centrix, Claroty xDome) (alternatives: Fortinet OT Security Platform, Microsoft Defender for IoT, Nozomi Networks Guardian)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Radiflow360) (alternatives: Armis Centrix, Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian, Tenable OT Security)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither named (first choices: Radiflow360) (alternatives: Claroty xDome, Nozomi Networks Guardian)

## What the models said about Dragos Platform

- "What to Avoid (for Mid-Market) ... Premium pricing (~$100K+/year for single site) and complex deployments." (Kimi K2, direct prompt, hard negative)
- "What to avoid on a tight budget: Claroty, Nozomi Networks, and Dragos" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Dragos is excellent but tends to lean toward highly complex, utility-grade environments with threat intelligence-heavy requirements." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, scale prompt, soft negative)
- "For OT threat intelligence depth → Dragos (especially if you want the best intelligence subscription and IR expertise)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, comparative prompt, first choice)
- "Recognized as a leader for its robust OT-specific threat detection, asset visibility, and risk management." (Mistral Small, direct prompt, first choice)
- "consider platforms purpose-built for industrial environments, such as Dragos, Nozomi Networks, or Claroty" (Mistral Small, negative prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Palo Alto Networks

- "Palo Alto Networks' Industrial OT Security solution is designed to protect operational technology environments by leveraging advanced AI, real-time threat detection, and zero trust architecture." (Llama 4 Maverick, 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.