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Cisco matters to the AI market because it can embed specialized models and agentic security systems directly into enterprise networks, software pipelines, and defensive workflows.

HQ

San Jose, US

Founded

1984

Region

North America

Capital & commercial trajectory

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Current snapshot

Lifecycle position

Research

Early research & prototypes

Preview

Limited access & evaluation

Growth

Public access & scaling

Deployment

Production & at scale

Current position

Founded

1984

Watch cadence

Weekdays

Last verified

2026-07-23

Focus

AI-powered networking, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and open security models

Latest move

Released Antares-350M and Antares-1B as open-weight vulnerability-localization models on July 21, 2026, targeting efficient local analysis of sensitive codebases.

Category and subcategory context

Open Weight LabscybersecurityVertical + EnterpriseOpen sourceai-infrastructure

Competitive context

MicrosoftGoogle CloudPalo Alto Networks

Recent models

Antares-350MAntares-1B

Products

Antares model familyCisco AI DefenseCisco Security Cloud

Open weights

Yes

API access

No

Watch level

Weekdays

Signals

Open weightsCybersecurityEnterprise distributionSmall models

Infrastructure & distribution

Where Cisco sits in the AI stack

Infrastructure provider
01

Model layer

2 tracked model families

02

Access layer

Self-hostable weights

03

Market layer

Vertical + Enterprise

Public product surface

Antares model familyCisco AI DefenseCisco Security Cloud

Stack signals

cybersecurityEnterpriseOpen sourceai-infrastructureOpen weightsCybersecurityEnterprise distributionSmall models

This section reflects publicly visible product and access signals. Undisclosed GPU, cloud, training, and data-center contracts are not inferred.

Recent coverage of Cisco

Recent business and product coverage pulled into the profile so you can see what is happening around the company without leaving the page.

Cisco Launches Antares AI Models for Vulnerability Detection in Large Codebases

Cisco Launches Antares AI Models for Vulnerability Detection in Large Codebases Petri IT Knowledgebase

Petri IT KnowledgebaseJul 22

Cisco Foundation AI Releases Antares: 350M and 1B Open-Weight Models That Localize Known Vulnerabilities Inside Real Codebases

Cisco Foundation AI Releases Antares: 350M and 1B Open-Weight Models That Localize Known Vulnerabilities Inside Real Codebases MarkTechPost

MarkTechPostAlso covered by 1 outletJul 22

Cisco Launches Low-Cost AI Models for Source Code Security

Cisco Launches Low-Cost AI Models for Source Code Security SecurityWeek

SecurityWeekJul 21

How Cisco’s Rafay Partnership Shapes Its AI Infrastructure Strategy and What It Means for CSCO Investors

How Cisco’s Rafay Partnership Shapes Its AI Infrastructure Strategy and What It Means for CSCO Investors Yahoo Finance

Yahoo FinanceAlso covered by 1 outletJul 9

Former Cisco AI Defense Builders Launch Tenet Security, Raise $6 Million to Prevent Attacks on Enterprise AI Agents

Former Cisco AI Defense Builders Launch Tenet Security, Raise $6 Million to Prevent Attacks on Enterprise AI Agents Yahoo Finance

Yahoo FinanceAlso covered by 1 outletJun 17

Automation Anywhere Collaborates with Cisco, NVIDIA, Okta, and OpenAI, Launching EnterpriseClaw to Run Next-Generation AI Agents Inside Enterprise Systems

Automation Anywhere Collaborates with Cisco, NVIDIA, Okta, and OpenAI, Launching EnterpriseClaw to Run Next-Generation AI Agents Inside Enterprise Systems PR Newswire

PR NewswireMay 19