API security platforms for enterprise buyers
Asked as “API security platform”, and as “API discovery and protection tool”, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. 57 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each. Added to the November 2026 Edition.
Standing · first-choice share
44%
Clear leader
44Salt Security19Akamai API Security0442Crunch33others
44% of first choices, clear leader.
Since October 2026↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Salt Security (44%) replaces Akamai API Security (33% then, 19% now), 25 points clear, past the 11-point floor.Salt Security leads at 44%, replacing Akamai API Security, which led at 33% and stands at 19% now: 25 points clear, past the floor. The verdict moved from contested to clear leader.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
Small business
Cloudflare API Shield33%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Cloudflare API Shield (33%) replaces 42Crunch (12% then, 10% now), 23 points clear, past the 11-point floor.Standing →Mid-market
Salt Security16%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Salt Security (16%) replaces Aikido Security (12% then, 2% now), 14 points clear, past the 11-point floor.Standing →EnterpriseSalt Security44%Clear leader↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Salt Security (44%) replaces Akamai API Security (33% then, 19% now), 25 points clear, past the 11-point floor.This page
Cloudflare API Shield33%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Cloudflare API Shield (33%) replaces 42Crunch (12% then, 10% now), 23 points clear, past the 11-point floor.Standing →Mid-marketSalt Security16%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Salt Security (16%) replaces Aikido Security (12% then, 2% now), 14 points clear, past the 11-point floor.Standing →EnterpriseSalt Security44%Clear leader↗new leaderNew leader since October 2026: Salt Security (44%) replaces Akamai API Security (33% then, 19% now), 25 points clear, past the 11-point floor.This pageThe standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for an enterprise B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince October 2026
01Salt Security44%10%60endorsed leader▲+13Since October 2026: 31% → 44%, +13 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement.31% → 44%
Salt Security44%10%60endorsed leader▲+13Since October 2026: 31% → 44%, +13 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement.31% → 44%02
Akamai API Security19%17%58accepted challenger▼−14Since October 2026: 33% → 19%, −14 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement.33% → 19%
Akamai API Security19%17%58accepted challenger▼−14Since October 2026: 33% → 19%, −14 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement.33% → 19%03Traceable API Security Platform4%13%39accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 2% → 4%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 4%
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42Crunch4%8%26accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 4% → 4%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.4% → 4%
42Crunch4%8%26accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 4% → 4%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.4% → 4%05
Wallarm API Security4%23%31accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 2% → 4%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 4%
Wallarm API Security4%23%31accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 2% → 4%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 4%06
Apigee Lab in the set4%35%20criticized challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 2% → 4%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 4%
Apigee Lab in the set4%35%20criticized challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 2% → 4%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 4%07
Imperva API Security2%7%29accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 2%
Imperva API Security2%7%29accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 2%08
Cequence Unified API Protection2%10%31accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%
Cequence Unified API Protection2%10%31accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%09Radware API Security Service2%8%12accepted challenger▲+2Since October 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 2%
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Kong Gateway2%17%12accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%
Kong Gateway2%17%12accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 2% → 2%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 2%Show the three products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
12Noname Security0%22%18accepted challenger▼−2Since October 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.2% → 0%
13F5 Distributed Cloud API Security0%21%14accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
11Cloudflare API Shield0%18%17accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%
Cloudflare API Shield0%18%17accepted challenger=heldSince October 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise.0% → 0%The floor is 11 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one can't be told apart from repeat variation, and both are shown. Each index measures its own floor from its own repeat, over its own categories, so the floor differs from one index to the next. Both editions asked the same fourteen models. How the floor is measured
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
Apigee is made by Google, whose model Gemini 3.5 Flash is in the set. On the four share prompts that model made it the first choice zero times of 4; the other thirteen models two times of 52. Lab treatment is defined on the method page; the row is marked, not excluded.
For buyers
Head to headHead-to-head pages are published for mid-market buyers, so these open on mid-market figures, not enterprise.
All twenty-eight head-to-head pages: the top eight products, each against each
Salt Security vs OWASP ZAPSalt Security vs Akamai API SecuritySalt Security vs Traceable API Security PlatformSalt Security vs Kong GatewayZuplo vs Wallarm API SecurityZuplo vs Cloudflare API ShieldZuplo vs OWASP ZAPZuplo vs Akamai API SecurityZuplo vs Traceable API Security PlatformZuplo vs Kong GatewayWallarm API Security vs Cloudflare API ShieldWallarm API Security vs OWASP ZAPWallarm API Security vs Akamai API SecurityWallarm API Security vs Traceable API Security PlatformWallarm API Security vs Kong GatewayCloudflare API Shield vs OWASP ZAPCloudflare API Shield vs Akamai API SecurityCloudflare API Shield vs Traceable API Security PlatformCloudflare API Shield vs Kong GatewayOWASP ZAP vs Akamai API SecurityOWASP ZAP vs Traceable API Security PlatformOWASP ZAP vs Kong GatewayAkamai API Security vs Traceable API Security PlatformAkamai API Security vs Kong GatewayTraceable API Security Platform vs Kong Gateway
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
0102T03
0405060708R09
1011N12
F13
Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative60%
Key
01Salt Security44%
Salt Security44%02Akamai API Security19%
Akamai API Security19%03Traceable API Security Platform4%
0442Crunch4%
42Crunch4%05Wallarm API Security4%
Wallarm API Security4%06Apigee4%
Apigee4%07Imperva API Security2%
Imperva API Security2%08Cequence Unified API Protection2%
Cequence Unified API Protection2%09Radware API Security Service2%
10Kong Gateway2%
Kong Gateway2%11Cloudflare API Shield0%
Cloudflare API Shield0%12Noname Security0%
13F5 Distributed Cloud API Security0%
What they warned about
Five of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.4 mini, Mistral Small, Llama 4 Maverick, Qwen 3.7 Flash, Kimi K2, GLM 4.7 FlashX, MiniMax M2.5 and Muse Glimmer 30B changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
Akamai API Security17%
10 of 58 labels negative · 8 of 14 models
“Bundled WAF products that rely mainly on signatures and static rules... Imperva, Akamai, F5, Cloudflare, and comparable WAAP offerings may be strong choices when integrated into an existing stack, but verify whether the specific package detects BOLA” Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt
Apigee35%
7 of 20 labels negative · 6 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“What to Avoid for Predictability | Google Apigee | PAYG: $365/mo per environment + $20 per million calls” Kimi K2, budget prompt
Salt Security10%
6 of 60 labels negative · 5 of 14 models
“solid security product, but its Marketplace pricing is still request-volume based and can become expensive at higher volumes” GPT-5.4 mini, budget prompt
Wallarm API Security23%
7 of 31 labels negative · 5 of 14 models
“it has a relatively high negative rate (11%) among enterprise recommendations, indicating some dissatisfaction or limitations in certain use cases” Mistral Small, negative prompt
What they cite
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.
Sites the answers cite
77 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 938 links across 218 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. 36 of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category; the method page measures whether that reading tilts an answer.
vendor site · Akamai35 answers · 78 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Zuplo30 answers · 33 citations · 10 models
30 answers · 30 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Radware26 answers · 40 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Check Point20 answers · 24 citations · 10 models
19 answers · 35 citations · 8 models
vendor site · G219 answers · 22 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Google18 answers · 20 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Checkmarx15 answers · 15 citations · 8 models
vendor site · Wallarm14 answers · 22 citations · 10 models
13 answers · 13 citations · 8 models
12 answers · 19 citations · 8 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
30 answers · 10 models
22 answers · 10 models
19 answers · 9 models
19 answers · 9 models
16 answers · 8 models
14 answers · 9 models
13 answers · 8 models
12 answers · 9 models
12 answers · 8 models
11 answers · 6 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “api security platform”, “api security platforms”, “best api security platform”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Security salt.security | 44% | 144 | 880 | 135 | 2,611 | 21 | 4 |
| Akamai parent site Akamai API Security 19% | 19% | 133 | 27,100 | 1,614 | |||
| Traceable API Security Platform traceable.ai | 4% | 95 | 1,793 | 3 | |||
| 42Crunch 42crunch.com | 4% | 98 | 320 | 4 | 380 | 0 | |
| Wallarm API Security wallarm.com | 4% | 92 | 50 | 0 | 80,870 | 0 | |
| Gravitee gravitee.io | 4% | 125 | 1,000 | 27 | 10,592 | 120 | |
| Tyk tyk.io | 4% | 215 | 1,300 | 42 | 7,963 | 0 | |
| Apigee cloud.google.com | 4% | 320 | 5,400 | 351 | 7,405,347 | ||
| Imperva imperva.com Imperva API Security 2% | 2% | 59 | 3,600 | 184 | 417,309 company | ||
| Cequence Unified API Protection cequence.ai | 2% | 61 | 0 | 950 | 10 | 8 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 21 sites; 5 of them are among the sites the models cited here (akamai.com, checkpoint.com, gartner.com, radware.com, salt.security). The first result for “api security platform” is opentext.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best API security platform for an enterprise B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which API discovery and protection tool would you recommend to a large B2B company with thousands of employees?”Comparative“What are the top enterprise-grade API security platforms and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best API security platform for a large company that needs predictable total cost across thousands of users?”Scale-constrained“We are a 5,000 person company with SSO, SOC 2 and procurement review requirements evaluating a API security platform. What should we look at?”Negative“Which API security platforms should a large enterprise avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5Akamai API SecuritySalt SecurityChangedSalt SecurityPostman, StackHawkagainst: Salt Securityno first choiceagainst: 42Crunch, Apigee, Noname Security, Postman
Two alternatives
Imperva API Security, Salt SecurityTwo alternatives
Traceable API Security Platform, Wallarm API SecurityFour alternatives
42Crunch, Akamai API Security, Gravitee API Platform, Wallarm API SecurityTwo alternatives
Akamai API Security, WizGPT-5.4 miniAkamai API SecuritySalt Security, Traceable API Security PlatformChangedSalt Security, Traceable API Security Platform, Wallarm API SecurityApigee, Wallarm API Securityagainst: Impart, Salt Securityno first choicenothing named
Four alternatives
Akto, Cequence Unified API Protection, Salt Security, Traceable API Security PlatformThree alternatives
Akamai API Security, Cloudflare API Shield, Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API SecuritySix alternatives
Akamai API Security, Apigee, F5 WAAP / Application Delivery and Security Platform, Fastly, Imperva API Security, Microsoft Defender for APIsGemini 3.5 FlashSalt SecuritySalt SecurityHeldSalt SecuritySalt Securityagainst: AWS WAF, Apigeeno first choicenothing named
Five alternatives
42Crunch, Akamai API Security, Cequence Unified API Protection, Traceable API Security Platform, Wallarm API SecurityTwo alternatives
Akamai API Security, Traceable API Security PlatformFive alternatives
42Crunch, Akamai API Security, Cequence Unified API Protection, Traceable API Security Platform, Wallarm API SecurityFour alternatives
42Crunch, Akamai API Security, StackHawk, Wallarm API SecurityPerplexity SonarSalt SecuritySalt SecurityHeldAkamai API Security, Salt Security, Traceable API Security Platformagainst: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management, Kong Gateway42Crunchagainst: Akamai API Security, Zuplono first choiceagainst: 42Crunch, Akamai API Security, Akto, Cloudflare API Shield, F5 Distributed Cloud API Security, Imperva API Security, SaltStack, StackHawk, Wallarm API Security
Two alternatives
Akamai API Security, ApigeeThree alternatives
Akamai API Security, Apigee, Traceable API Security PlatformNine alternatives
42Crunch, APIsec, Cequence Unified API Protection, Cloudflare API Shield, Imperva API Security, Radware API Security Service, StackHawk, Upwind, WizOne alternative
Salt SecurityGrok 4.20Salt Securityagainst: Orca Security, PostmanSalt SecurityHeldSalt Securityagainst: Apigee, Azure API Management, MuleSoftAkamai API Securityagainst: Cequence Unified API Protection, Traceable API Security Platform, Wallarm API SecuritySalt Securityagainst: AWS WAF, Akto, Apigee, Check Point CloudGuard WAF, Cloudflare API Shield, F5 Distributed Cloud API Security, Kong Gateway, Noname Security, Traceable API Security Platform, Wallarm API Security
Two alternatives
Akamai API Security, Cloudflare Application Security and PerformanceFive alternatives
Akamai API Security, Cequence Unified API Protection, Imperva API Security, Radware API Security Service, Traceable API Security PlatformFive alternatives
Akamai API Security, Cequence Unified API Protection, Imperva API Security, Radware API Protection, Wallarm API SecurityTwo alternatives
Imperva API Security, Salt SecuritySix alternatives
Akamai API Security, Cequence Unified API Protection, Check Point CloudGuard WAF, Cloudflare API Gateway, Imperva API Security, Wallarm API SecurityMistral SmallAkamai API Security, Salt SecuritySalt SecurityChangedSalt SecuritySalt Securityagainst: Akamai API Security, Wallarm API Securityno first choiceagainst: Cequence Unified API Protection, Traceable API Security Platform, Wallarm API Security
Three alternatives
Cequence Unified API Protection, Check Point CloudGuard WAF, Traceable API Security PlatformTwo alternatives
Traceable API Security Platform, Wallarm API SecurityNine alternatives
42Crunch, Akamai API Security, Apigee, Azure API Management, Checkmarx API Security, Noname Security, Radware API Security Service, StackHawk, Traceable API Security PlatformDeepSeek V4 FlashSalt SecuritySalt SecurityHeldno first choiceCequence Unified API Protectionno first choiceagainst: Akamai API Security, Azure API Management, Citrix, Cloudflare API Shield, F5 Distributed Cloud API Security, Imperva API Security, Okta, Radware API Security Service, Salt Security, Thales, Traceable API Security Platform, Wallarm API Security
Four alternatives
42Crunch, Akamai API Security, Cequence Unified API Protection, Traceable API Security PlatformTwo alternatives
Akamai API Security, Traceable API Security PlatformThree alternatives
Akamai API Security, Salt Security, Wallarm API SecurityLlama 4 MaverickAkamai API Securityno first choiceChangedno first choice42Crunch, Akamai API Security, Salt SecurityZuplo for Enterprisenothing named
Three alternatives
42Crunch, Cequence Unified API Protection, Salt SecurityQwen 3.7 FlashApigee, Kong GatewaySalt SecurityChangedNoname SecurityLevo.aiagainst: Akamai API Security, Noname Security, Salt Security, Wallarm API Securityno first choicenothing named
Three alternatives
F5 Distributed Cloud API Security, Imperva API Security, WSO2 API ManagerFour alternatives
Akamai API Security, F5 Distributed Cloud API Security, Imperva API Security, Traceable API Security PlatformFour alternatives
Apimetrics, Axiom, Kong Protect, Salt SecurityOne alternative
GraviteeKimi K2Akamai API Security, Salt SecuritySalt SecurityChangedSalt Security, Wallarm API SecurityKrakenD, Salt Security, Traceable API Security Platformagainst: Akamai API Security, Amazon API Gateway, Apigeeno first choicenothing named
Five alternatives
42Crunch, Cequence Unified API Protection, Cloudflare API Shield, Imperva Application Security Platform, Traceable API Security PlatformOne alternative
Akamai API SecurityFour alternatives
Akamai API Security, Cloudflare API Shield, Imperva API Security, Noname SecurityGLM 4.7 FlashXAkamai API SecuritySalt SecurityChangedSalt SecurityGraviteeagainst: Akamai API Security, Apigeeno first choicenothing named
Four alternatives
Cequence Unified API Protection, F5 Distributed Cloud API Security, Imperva API Security, Salt SecurityThree alternatives
Akamai API Security, F5 API Security, Imperva API SecurityNine alternatives
42Crunch API Security Platform, Akamai API Security, Apigee, Azure API Management, Cequence Unified API Protection, Imperva Application Security Platform, Kong Gateway, Radware API Security Service, Traceable API Security PlatformOne alternative
TykMiniMax M2.5Akamai API Security, Salt SecurityRadware API Security Service, Salt SecurityChangedno first choiceGravitee, Tykno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
Apigee, Imperva API SecurityOne alternative
AktoTwo alternatives
Detectify, Microsoft SecurityGPT-6 LunaAkamai API SecurityAkamai API SecurityHeldno first choiceWallarm API Securityno first choiceagainst: Akamai API Security, Akamai's former Neosec product
Three alternatives
42Crunch, Salt Security, Traceable API Security PlatformOne alternative
Salt SecurityMuse Glimmer 30BImperva API Security, Salt SecuritySalt SecurityChangedSalt Security, Traceable API Security PlatformTykagainst: Akamai API Security, Cequence Unified API Protection, Salt Security, Traceable API Security Platformno first choiceagainst: Akamai API Security, Noname Security, Salt Security
Eight alternatives
42Crunch, Akamai API Security, Axway, Broadcom, Cequence Unified API Protection, Google Cloud, Kong Gateway, Noname SecurityTwo alternatives
Akamai API Security, formerly Noname Security, Traceable AI, now Harness API SecurityFour alternatives
Akamai API Security, Cloudflare API Shield, Imperva API Security, Wallarm API SecurityOne alternative
Cloudflare API ShieldBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency.
Eighty-four rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 13:48 | yes | 15 | 9 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 15:17 | yes | 3 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 19:42 | yes | 13 | 22 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 14:47 | yes | 10 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 15:32 | yes | 10 | 13 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 15:36 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 18:46 | yes | 22 | 46 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 10:20 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 17:38 | no | 0 | 27 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 09:59 | yes | 10 | 79 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 14:29 | yes | 22 | 47 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 10:04 | yes | 9 | 28 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 13:08 | yes | 5 | 14 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 19:02 | yes | 13 | 15 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 12:42 | yes | 9 | 7 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 12:56 | yes | 5 | 7 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 12:43 | yes | 2 | 21 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 16:23 | yes | 10 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 15:34 | yes | 9 | 10 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 15:50 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 16:25 | yes | 23 | 31 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 09:08 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 12:01 | yes | 15 | 39 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 12:35 | yes | 20 | 36 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 12:02 | yes | 19 | 32 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 15:06 | yes | 5 | 26 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 10:56 | yes | 2 | 15 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 16:03 | yes | 15 | 23 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 10:36 | yes | 13 | 10 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 10:27 | yes | 11 | 9 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 16:06 | yes | 10 | 26 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 19:10 | yes | 10 | 6 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 15:44 | yes | 17 | 21 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 18:11 | yes | 8 | 11 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 15:28 | yes | 22 | 14 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 10:14 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 09:07 | no | 0 | 34 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 17:34 | yes | 18 | 40 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 09:09 | yes | 13 | 21 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 16:55 | yes | 10 | 29 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 18:25 | yes | 9 | 29 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 10:41 | yes | 23 | 46 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 10:03 | yes | 16 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 11:58 | yes | 4 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 08:57 | yes | 12 | 21 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 19:04 | yes | 10 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 14:57 | yes | 12 | 13 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 16:48 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 10:09 | yes | 24 | 30 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 12:06 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 16:41 | yes | 15 | 61 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 15:08 | yes | 22 | 75 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 11:15 | yes | 22 | 49 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 16:03 | yes | 8 | 33 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 13:45 | yes | 2 | 18 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 18:07 | yes | 18 | 33 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 09:31 | yes | 19 | 14 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 08:40 | yes | 3 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 09:06 | no | 0 | 20 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 10:51 | yes | 10 | 10 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 13:45 | yes | 10 | 17 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 13:07 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 11:11 | yes | 25 | 61 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 14:41 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 13:01 | no | 0 | 30 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 13:23 | yes | 14 | 35 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 11:06 | yes | 19 | 26 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 16:37 | no | 0 | 14 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 14:48 | yes | 3 | 23 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 10:41 | yes | 15 | 25 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-11-01 12:46 | yes | 19 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-11-01 13:45 | yes | 3 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.6-flash (asked for gemini-3.5-flash; the API answered as this version) | 2026-11-01 18:20 | yes | 9 | 25 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-11-01 11:31 | yes | 10 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning via xai | 2026-11-01 17:11 | yes | 18 | 16 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-11-01 09:52 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-11-01 11:54 | yes | 24 | 40 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-11-01 11:46 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-11-01 12:37 | no | 0 | 31 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-11-01 09:51 | yes | 24 | 35 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-11-01 17:43 | yes | 23 | 33 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-11-01 16:50 | yes | 16 | 45 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-11-01 17:51 | yes | 5 | 19 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-11-01 14:50 | yes | 24 | 27 s |
Normalization in this category
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Category-scoped readings
Akamai read as Akamai API Security
Akamai (Noname Security) read as Akamai API Security
Akamai (formerly Noname Security) read as Akamai API Security
Cequence read as Cequence Unified API Protection
Cequence Security read as Cequence Unified API Protection
Check Point read as Check Point CloudGuard WAF
Check Point (CloudGuard) read as Check Point CloudGuard WAF
Check Point WAF read as Check Point CloudGuard WAF
Cloudflare read as Cloudflare API Shield
Cloudflare Enterprise read as Cloudflare API Shield
F5 read as F5 Distributed Cloud API Security
F5 (Advanced WAF / APIM) read as F5 Distributed Cloud API Security
Imperva read as Imperva API Security
Imperva (Application Cloud / SecureSphere) read as Imperva API Security
Kong read as Kong Gateway
Kong Enterprise read as Kong Gateway
Radware read as Radware API Security Service
Radware API Security read as Radware API Security Service
Traceable read as Traceable API Security Platform
Traceable AI read as Traceable API Security Platform
Traceable AI (now part of Harness) read as Traceable API Security Platform
Traceable.ai read as Traceable API Security Platform
Wallarm read as Wallarm API Security
Unresolved, counted raw
Akamai API Security, formerly Noname Security
Akamai's former Neosec product
Apimetrics
Barracuda Networks API Protection
Check Point WAF API Discovery
Cloudflare API Shield Discovery
Data Theorem API Secure
F5 API Security
F5 WAAP / Application Delivery and Security Platform
Guardrail
Harness API Discovery
Harness WAAP
Kong Protect (by Kong)
Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API Security
Postman Pynt
Traceable AI, now Harness API Security
Wallarm API Discovery
Zuplo for Enterprise
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.