Static application security testing · November 2026 Edition
Aikido Security vs GitHub Advanced Security
Two of fourteen models named Aikido Security first on the direct prompt; one named GitHub Advanced Security. Aikido Security was named by eight of the fourteen models and GitHub Advanced Security by twelve and Aikido Security carries 11 labels and GitHub Advanced Security 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in ten categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
First-choice share7%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate18%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#5A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels1124A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Aikido Security reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Semgrep AppSec Platform was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Semgrep AppSec Platform vs Aikido Security · Semgrep AppSec Platform vs GitHub Advanced Security · SonarQube vs Aikido Security
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 static application security testing page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Aikido SecurityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGitHub Advanced Security
Direct21
Paraphrase10
Comparative00
Budget-constrained001 against Aikido Security
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Aikido Security
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Aikido Security and GitHub Advanced Security stood in it.
| 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 GitHub Advanced Security first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Aikido Security on the left and GitHub Advanced Security on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Aikido Security and GitHub Advanced Security stood in it.
Aikido Security first, GitHub Advanced Security not the choice
2 of 14 modelsGitHub Advanced Security was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallAikido Security, Semgrep AppSec Platform alternatives: SonarQube
Muse Glimmer 30BAikido Security alternatives: Semgrep AppSec Platform, Snyk Code, SonarQube
GitHub Advanced Security first, Aikido Security not the choice
1 of 14 modelsAikido Security was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniGitHub Advanced Security alternatives: Checkmarx One
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashSnyk Code alternatives: GitHub Advanced Security, Semgrep AppSec Platform, SonarQube
Grok 4.20Semgrep AppSec Platform alternatives: Aikido Security, CodeAnt AI, GitLab SAST, Snyk Code
Llama 4 MaverickSemgrep AppSec Platform alternatives: Aikido Security, Snyk Code, SonarQube, ZeroPath
Qwen 3.7 FlashSemgrep AppSec Platform alternatives: GitHub Advanced Security, GitLab SAST, Mend SAST, SonarQube
Kimi K2Semgrep AppSec Platform alternatives: Aikido Security, Snyk Code, SonarQube
Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Snyk, SonarQube alternatives: Mend SAST, Semgrep AppSec Platform
Perplexity SonarSemgrep AppSec Platform alternatives: CodeQL, Snyk Code, SonarQube
DeepSeek V4 FlashSemgrep AppSec Platform alternatives: Snyk Code, SonarQube
GLM 4.7 FlashXSnyk Code, SonarQube alternatives: Checkmarx One, GitLab SAST, Semgrep AppSec Platform
MiniMax M2.5Semgrep AppSec Platform alternatives: Snyk Code, SonarQube
GPT-6 LunaSemgrep AppSec Platform alternatives: GitHub Code Security, Snyk Code
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
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
Aikido Security0%#7 of 14GitHub Advanced Security0%#6 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Aikido Security leads by four points.
Aikido Security7%#3 of 11GitHub Advanced Security2%#5 of 11Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Aikido Security2%#– of 10GitHub Advanced Security2%#6 of 10What the models said about Aikido Security
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“paid "Basic" plan starts around $350/month, which may be too high for very tight budgets” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“often criticized as not providing novel detection beyond Semgrep's ruleset” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Aikido Security is the most frequently cited mid-market-specific SAST platform with transparent flat pricing and an all-in-one developer workflow.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about GitHub Advanced Security
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“GitHub Advanced Security (CodeQL code scanning) is often the best default choice if your engineering team already uses GitHub” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“You already use GitHub extensively and want deep repository-native analysis | GitHub Advanced Security / CodeQL” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · alternative
Also compared
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.