SecureDrop
Why models recommend it
“Established platforms like SecureDrop, GlobaLeaks, and other specialized whistleblowing software typically emphasize these security features”Claude Haiku 4.5 · Negative question · first choice
“Best practice is to use well-audited open-source tools such as SecureDrop or GlobaLeaks operated by a trusted independent newsroom or NGO”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · first choice
“Favor open-source, audited systems like: SecureDrop (used by many reputable news outlets; minimizes metadata, no IP logging)”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · first choice
“SecureDrop (used by many journalism organizations) are widely recommended for their strong security features”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Negative question · first choice
What gives them pause
“such as GlobaLeaks and SecureDrop, are discussed in academic literature as having significant risks for whistleblowers”Mistral Small · Negative question · warning
“SecureDrop has had documented vulnerabilities (since patched)”MiniMax M2.5 · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as SecureDrop, over the 15 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 0 | View → | |
| 4 | 2 | View → | |
| 3 | 0 | View → | |
| 3 | 0 | View → | |
| 3 | 0 | View → | |
| 2 | 1 | View → | |
| 2 | 0 | View → | |
| 2 | 0 | View → | |
| 2 | 0 | View → | |
| 2 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of SecureDrop →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 12 of the 15 answers that named SecureDrop and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
Thirty-nine of the forty-six domain citations in answers naming SecureDrop came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-11 to 2026-10 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News or press | 243 | 3 | 2026-07-08 | ||
| Blog | 2 | undated | |||
| Glossary or explainer | 1 | undated |
Most recent
- 2026-07-08Release announcement news or press
- 2026-07-08Pre release announcement news or press
- 2026-07-08Security advisory news or press
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page securedrop.org exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. Read October 5, 2026.