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Breach and attack simulation · November 2026 Edition

AttackIQ Flex vs Infection Monkey

Zero of fourteen models named AttackIQ Flex first on the direct prompt; zero named Infection Monkey. AttackIQ Flex was named by eight of the fourteen models and Infection Monkey by nine and AttackIQ Flex carries 10 labels and Infection Monkey 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.

AttackIQ Flex

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Infection Monkey

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share13%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate10%9%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#8A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels1011A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, AttackIQ Flex reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Picus Security Validation Platform was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Cymulate vs AttackIQ Flex · Cymulate vs Infection Monkey · Picus Security Validation Platform vs AttackIQ Flex

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 breach and attack simulation page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
AttackIQ FlexFirst choices, of fourteen modelsInfection Monkey
Direct00
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained711 against AttackIQ Flex · 1 against Infection Monkey
Scale-constrained00
Negative10
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.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, AttackIQ Flex and Infection Monkey were named in the same answer fifteen times, of the 35 answers naming AttackIQ Flex and the 39 naming Infection Monkey. In those answers Infection Monkey took the first choice three times and AttackIQ Flex five.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where AttackIQ Flex and Infection Monkey stood in it.
ModelDirectIMParaphraseIMComparativeIMBudget-constrainedIMScale-constrainedIMNegativeIM
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 miniIM
Gemini 3.5 FlashIM
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20IM
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2IMIM
GLM 4.7 FlashXIMIM
MiniMax M2.5IM
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30BIM
AttackIQ FlexIM Infection Monkey first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, AttackIQ Flex on the left and Infection Monkey on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where AttackIQ Flex and Infection Monkey stood in it.

Neither was the first choice, one was named

1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-6 LunaCymulate alternatives: AttackIQ Flex, Picus Security Validation Platform

Neither was named

13 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Cymulate alternatives: Pentera, Picus Security Validation Platform, Validato
GPT-5.4 miniCymulate alternatives: Picus Security Validation Platform
Gemini 3.5 FlashCymulate alternatives: Pentera, Picus Security Validation Platform
Perplexity SonarCymulate alternatives: AttackIQ, Horizon3.ai NodeZero, Picus Security Validation Platform
Grok 4.20Cymulate alternatives: Pentera, Picus Security Validation Platform
Mistral SmallCymulate, Picus Security Validation Platform alternatives: Pentera, Sakeon
DeepSeek V4 FlashCymulate alternatives: AttackIQ, Picus Security Validation Platform
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashPicus Security Validation Platform alternatives: AttackIQ, SafeBreach
Kimi K2Cymulate, Picus Security Validation Platform alternatives: AttackIQ, Pentera
GLM 4.7 FlashXCymulate alternatives: AttackIQ, Picus Security Validation Platform, SafeBreach
MiniMax M2.5Cymulate, Picus Security Validation Platform alternatives: Pentera
Muse Glimmer 30BCymulate alternatives: AttackIQ, Picus Security Validation Platform

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
AttackIQ Flex leads by six points.
AttackIQ Flex18%#2 of 11
Infection Monkey12%#4 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
AttackIQ Flex leads by eleven points.
AttackIQ Flex13%#3 of 13
Infection Monkey2%#8 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
AttackIQ Flex leads by two points.
AttackIQ Flex2%#– of 8
Infection Monkey0%#– of 8
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about AttackIQ Flex

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“The $0 tier is quite limited compared to paid options” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · soft negative
“The best breach and attack simulation platform for a company with a limited budget is AttackIQ Flex, as it is available for a published price starting at free.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“AttackIQ Flex is highlighted as a strong option for those needing real results quickly, with a starting price that begins at free” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“For a company with a limited budget, AttackIQ Flex is the best starting point.” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Infection Monkey

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“it's generally less polished and more DIY than commercial platforms” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“Infection Monkey is the easiest free option for hands-on breach simulation and lateral movement mapping.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Free for basic use; focuses on lateral movement, breach simulation, and self-propagation testing.” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · alternative
“Cost: Free (GPL-3.0) ... Tests network segmentation and lateral movement” Kimi K2 · budget 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.