Is Koi or Pluto better for AI endpoint control?

Neither is scored on this site. Koi describes 1 of four product control types and Pluto 0 on the pages we read, and they differ on 4 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. Pluto: Partly. Warn or ask: Koi Not in our sources, Pluto Not in our sources.

Do Koi or Pluto publish prices?

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

HEAD-TO-HEAD · FACTS ONLY

Koi vs Pluto: AI endpoint control facts side by side

Short answer

Koi describes 1 of the four product control types on the pages we read and Pluto describes 0; they differ on on-device control. On decisions, Koi describes some control over tool calls and Pluto describes some control over tool calls. 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: Pluto, 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 Pluto Security, from each product's own pages. Differs is computed from recorded statuses, not wording.
Fact	Koi	Pluto
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.	"The first workspace security platform for the AI era": visibility, risk understanding and real-time guardrails for AI builders, developer tools and business workspaces. Founding team from Unit 8200, Microsoft and Palo Alto Networks; part of AWS, CrowdStrike and NVIDIA accelerators. Publishes research on Claude Code hooks, exposed MCP servers and Open VSX malware.
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	(secondary: SACR) Agentless, through API integrations and existing CrowdStrike, Defender and MDM infrastructure. Pluto's own site has no product or documentation page describing rollout. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source
On-device controlDiffers	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	Partly described(secondary: SACR) inline hook configuration on coding agents for runtime observability and enforcement. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source
Browser extension	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.	Not in our sourcesNot described on the pages we read.
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 coversDiffers	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	PartlyPluto's research covers Claude Code; SACR (secondary) says it governs tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source
Decides on a tool call before it runs	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	Partly(secondary: SACR) inline hooks on coding agents for runtime enforcement. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source
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	Partly(secondary: SACR) deploys through existing CrowdStrike, Defender and MDM infrastructure. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source
Can warn or ask instead of only blocking	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
Can block an agent, tool or actionDiffers	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	Not in our sources
Has a watch-only or simulation mode	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
Records who or what took each action	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
Also covers SaaS, cloud or homegrown AIDiffers	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	Not in our sources
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	(secondary: SACR) deploys through existing CrowdStrike, Defender and MDM infrastructure. (secondary: SACR) deploys through existing CrowdStrike, Defender and MDM infrastructure. Source: SACR (secondary): CISO guide to endpoint control and prevention, July 2026 · Read 13 Oct 2026 · secondary source
Price	Not published. Source: Palo Alto Networks: Cortex Agentic Endpoint Security · Read 27 Sep 2026	Not published (demo request). Source: Pluto Security homepage · Read 13 Oct 2026

Where do they differ?

On-device control: Koi describes it; Pluto partly describes it.
Names the coding agents it covers: Koi matches; Pluto partly matches.
Can block an agent, tool or action: Koi matches; Pluto is not in our sources.
Also covers SaaS, cloud or homegrown AI: Koi partly matches; Pluto is not in our sources.

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 Pluto if

You want guardrails on coding agents without a new endpoint agent

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.

Pluto

Pluto publishes little product detail on its own site, so this profile relies partly on a third-party report.
No price is published.

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