Snyk Code vs GitHub Advanced Security
Two of fourteen models named Snyk Code first on the direct prompt; one named GitHub Advanced Security. Snyk Code was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and GitHub Advanced Security by twelve and Snyk Code carries 50 labels and GitHub Advanced Security 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in four categories 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 static application security testing page.
By framing
Snyk CodeFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGitHub Advanced Security
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Snyk Code and GitHub Advanced Security were named in the same answer forty-one times, of the 131 answers naming Snyk Code and the 113 naming GitHub Advanced Security. In those answers GitHub Advanced Security took the first choice zero times and Snyk Code four.
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 | | | |
Snyk Code GitHub Advanced Security first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Snyk Code on the left and GitHub Advanced Security on the right.The direct prompt
Snyk Code first, GitHub Advanced Security an alternative
2 of 14 modelsGitHub Advanced Security was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GitHub Advanced Security first, Snyk Code not the choice
1 of 14 modelsSnyk Code was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
2 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
Snyk Code0%#4 of 14GitHub Advanced Security0%#6 of 14Snyk Code4%#4 of 11GitHub Advanced Security2%#5 of 11Snyk Code2%#5 of 10GitHub Advanced Security2%#6 of 10What the models said about Snyk Code
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“pricing is higher (~$98/user/month) and it's more focused on SCA and developer workflows than on comprehensive code quality” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“delivers fast in-IDE feedback, but findings aren't verified for exploitability” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · soft negative
“Great IDE integration, but the free tier is limited” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Choose Snyk or Semgrep if your priority is developer velocity, minimal false positives, fast PR feedback, and simple setup.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with SonarQube or Snyk Code due to their balance of features, pricing, and ease of use” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“Snyk Code — *Best Overall Platform for Mid-Market B2B*” Gemini 3.5 Flash · 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
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.