Because the models are compact enough to run locally, security teams do not need to send sensitive source code to the cloud. Unmatched Efficiency: Benchmark testing shows that the Antares models outperform many larger, more expensive AI models in critical security tasks, operating at a fraction of the cost. Benchmark testing shows that the Antares models outperform many larger, more expensive AI models in critical security tasks, operating at a fraction of the cost. With the release of Antares, Cisco is moving beyond simply building models; it is helping create the ecosystem and standards needed for practical, trustworthy enterprise AI adoption. For more technical detail on the Antares family of AI models, and to potentially access Cisco’s new open-weight models, see the official global announcement here.