Is Koi or Neo better for AI endpoint control?

Neither is scored on this site. Koi describes 1 of four product control types and Neo 1 on the pages we read, and they differ on 5 recorded facts. Which fits depends on the AI tools people use, your devices, where the work happens and whether you block or guide; the finder checks those.

Which of the two decides on a tool call before it runs?

Koi: Partly. Neo: Matches. Warn or ask: Koi Not in our sources, Neo Matches.

Do Koi or Neo publish prices?

Koi: Not published. Neo: Not published (demo request).

HEAD-TO-HEAD · FACTS ONLY

Koi vs Neo: AI endpoint control facts side by side

Short answer

Koi describes 1 of the four product control types on the pages we read and Neo describes 1; they differ on browser extension. On decisions, Koi describes some control over tool calls and Neo decides on a tool call before it runs. We do not score either; the right choice depends on the AI tools people use, your devices, your current stack and whether you block or guide.

By The Device Desk · Endpoint AI Finder · Published 2026-10-11

Desk research from public vendor pages read on 27 September and 11 October 2026. Profiles follow our published method; we did not run the products.

Vendor pages read September and October 2026 · updated 2026-10-13

Where do their controls sit?

Filled or hatched marker: Koi
Dashed teal ring: Neo, described

DEV Filled marker: described on the product pages we read
DEV Hatched marker: partly described (another component, a narrower scope, or method not detailed)
DEV Dashed marker: not in our sources (it may exist; we did not find it)

The map shows where each product's own pages describe a control, or where your answers point. It is not a measure of how well a product works.

What are the facts, side by side?

Koi (Palo Alto Networks) and Neo, from each product's own pages. Differs is computed from recorded statuses, not wording.
Fact	Koi	Neo
Owner	Palo Alto Networks (acquisition completed 14 April 2026)	None
Positioning	Koi, now sold by Palo Alto Networks as Cortex Agentic Endpoint Security, gives visibility into models, MCPs and extensions on endpoints, removes insecure packages, extensions and AI tools in one click, and stops malicious actions.	Agentic Software Control from Neo Security, Inc. (neo.ai, not Pulumi Neo): a live inventory of agents, models, skills, MCP servers and extensions on every endpoint, and runtime control that intercepts agent actions and allows, blocks or holds them for approval. Launched 20 July 2026 with $100M from Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer; HQ Boston.
How it reaches devices	Available as a Cortex XDR module or as a standalone agent. koi.ai now redirects to the Palo Alto Networks page. Source: Palo Alto Networks: Cortex Agentic Endpoint Security · Read 27 Sep 2026	A lightweight endpoint sensor with no kernel module, no reboot and no OS hooks; analysis stays on the device. OS support is not listed on the pages we read; SACR (secondary) says it needs no MDM. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026
On-device control	DescribedAgent-based visibility into models, MCPs and extensions, one-click removal of insecure packages, extensions and AI tools, and blocking of unsafe AI application interactions. Source: Palo Alto Networks: Cortex Agentic Endpoint Security · Read 27 Sep 2026	DescribedA live inventory of agents, models, skills, MCP servers and extensions on every endpoint, with runtime control that intercepts agent actions. Source: Neo homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026
Browser extensionDiffers	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.	Partly described(secondary: SACR) user-mode endpoint and browser security. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source
Network or SSE proxy	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.
AI or MCP gateway	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.
Names the coding agents it covers	MatchesA Palo Alto Networks blog of 18 August 2026 names Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and Antigravity. Source: Palo Alto Networks blog: A Quarter of Innovation with Koi Agentic Endpoint Security · Read 11 Oct 2026	MatchesNames Claude Code, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenAI Codex; Cursor is not named. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026
Decides on a tool call before it runsDiffers	PartlyBlocks unsafe AI application interactions and prevents prompt injections; decisions on individual tool calls are not described. Source: Palo Alto Networks: Cortex Agentic Endpoint Security · Read 27 Sep 2026	MatchesIntercepts agent actions at the endpoint and allows, blocks or holds them for approval. Source: Neo homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026
Controls what goes into browser AI	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
Rolls out through EDR or device management you run	PartlyA Cortex XDR module, or its own standalone agent. Source: Palo Alto Networks: Cortex Agentic Endpoint Security · Read 27 Sep 2026	PartlyIts own lightweight sensor rather than a rollout through existing EDR or MDM. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026
Can warn or ask instead of only blockingDiffers	Not in our sources	MatchesHold an action for verified human approval. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026
Can block an agent, tool or action	MatchesStops malicious actions and removes insecure packages, extensions and AI tools in one click. Source: Palo Alto Networks: Cortex Agentic Endpoint Security · Read 27 Sep 2026	MatchesBlock is one of its runtime actions. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026
Has a watch-only or simulation modeDiffers	Not in our sources	MatchesAudit mode before enforcement. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026
Records who or what took each actionDiffers	Not in our sources	MatchesEvery action tied to the human or agent that caused it, in an immutable audit chain. Source: Neo homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026
Also covers SaaS, cloud or homegrown AI	PartlyPalo Alto Networks plans integration with Prisma AIRS, its wider AI security platform. Source: Palo Alto Networks press release: acquisition of Koi completed · Read 27 Sep 2026	PartlyNames SaaS and desktop AI such as Slack AI, Notion AI, Salesforce Agentforce and ChatGPT Desktop. Source: Neo: platform · Read 13 Oct 2026
Has a public price or tiers (vendor site or marketplace)	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
Built into	Offered as a Cortex XDR module. Source: Palo Alto Networks press release: acquisition of Koi completed · Read 27 Sep 2026	None
Works with	None in our sources	None in our sources
Price	Not published. Source: Palo Alto Networks: Cortex Agentic Endpoint Security · Read 27 Sep 2026	Not published (demo request). Source: Neo homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026

Where do they differ?

Browser extension: Koi is not in our sources; Neo partly describes it.
Decides on a tool call before it runs: Koi partly matches; Neo matches.
Can warn or ask instead of only blocking: Koi is not in our sources; Neo matches.
Has a watch-only or simulation mode: Koi is not in our sources; Neo matches.
Records who or what took each action: Koi is not in our sources; Neo matches.

Choose Koi if

You already run Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR
You want to find and remove risky extensions and packages across the fleet

Choose Neo if

You want to hold agent actions for human approval on the device
You want an audit mode before enforcing rules

Which limits should you check?

Koi

Agent-based: it adds an agent unless you run it as a Cortex XDR module.
Warn or ask actions and a record that separates a person from an agent are not described on the pages we read, and no pricing is published.

Neo

Uses its own sensor rather than the EDR or MDM you run, and OS support is not listed on the pages we read.
No price is published.

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