Aikido Security vs Cycode ASPM
Eleven of fourteen models named Aikido Security first on the direct prompt; one named Cycode ASPM. Aikido Security was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Cycode ASPM by thirteen and Aikido Security carries 36 labels and Cycode ASPM 47, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in ten categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the application security posture management page.
By framing
Aikido SecurityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCycode ASPM
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Aikido Security and Cycode ASPM were named in the same answer fifty-three times, of the 326 answers naming Aikido Security and the 126 naming Cycode ASPM. In those answers Cycode ASPM took the first choice four times and Aikido Security thirty-six.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | | | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | |||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Aikido Security Cycode ASPM first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Aikido Security on the left and Cycode ASPM on the right.The direct prompt
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Aikido Security first, Cycode ASPM an alternative
10 of 14 modelsCycode ASPM was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Aikido Security81%#1 of 14Cycode ASPM4%#3 of 14Aikido Security40%#1 of 14Cycode ASPM10%#3 of 14Cycode ASPM11%#3 of 12Aikido Security6%#– of 12What the models said about Aikido Security
No label in this category carried a quote.
What the models said about Cycode ASPM
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid high-cost commercial platforms like Endor Labs or full Wiz/Cycode” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“enterprise ASPM platforms (such as Apiiro, ArmorCode, or Cycode) can quickly become cost-prohibitive” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Mixed but notable negatives (around 52%)... flagged for enterprise pricing, incomplete remediation” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“The strongest choices are Cycode, Apiiro, ArmorCode, Legit Security, OX Security, Snyk AppRisk, Wiz, and ecosystem offerings from Palo Alto and CrowdStrike” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“For the lowest entry point, Cycode and Legit Security are the most budget-friendly” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Cycode (native platform with good mid-market fit)” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.