# Cyber risk quantification for small business buyers: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "cyber risk quantification tool" and as "CRQ platform", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a small B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/cyber-risk-quantification/2026-11/smb

**Standing:** FairCRQ leads with 35% of first choices; verdict contested. 40 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [FairCRQ](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/faircrq/index.md) | 35% | 0% | 24 |
| 2 | [CoreCyber](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/corecyber/index.md) | 15% | 0% | 17 |
| 5 | [Axio360](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/axio360/index.md) | 5% | 37% | 19 |
| 7 | [UpGuard](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/upguard/index.md) | 2% | 5% | 20 |
| 16 | [SAFE One](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/safe-one/index.md) | 2% | 58% | 12 |
| 17 | [Kovrr](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/kovrr/index.md) | 2% | 53% | 34 |
| 18 | [RiskLens](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/risklens/index.md) | 2% | 72% | 29 |
| 19 | [CyberSaint CyberStrong](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cybersaint-cyberstrong/index.md) | 0% | 22% | 18 |
| 20 | [ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/threatconnect-risk-quantifier/index.md) | 0% | 18% | 11 |
| 109 | [Axio](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/axio/index.md) | 0% | 82% | 11 |
| 111 | [SAFE Security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/safe-security/index.md) | 0% | 66% | 35 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 111 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: no first choice; alternatives AuditBoard, LogicGate, Microsoft Defender Risk Score, Tenable Nessus
- GPT-5.4 mini: SAFE One; alternatives Black Kite, Mastercard Cyber Quant, SecurityScorecard
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Axio360; alternatives Centraleyes, CyberSaint CyberStrong, Kovrr, OpenFAIR
- Perplexity Sonar: ComplyJet; alternatives Sprinto, UpGuard, Vanta
- Grok 4.20: FairCRQ; alternatives CoreCyber, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier, UpGuard
- Mistral Small: FairCRQ; alternatives CyberSaint CyberStrong, Risk Cloud Quantify
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: FairCRQ; alternatives CyberSaint CyberStrong, UpGuard
- Llama 4 Maverick: no first choice
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: FairCRQ; alternatives LogicGate Risk Cloud, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
- Kimi K2: CoreCyber; alternatives SAFE Security Free Assessments, cyber-risk-quant
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: RiskLens; alternatives UpGuard
- MiniMax M2.5: CoreCyber; alternatives FairCRQ, SAFE Security, UpGuard
- GPT-6 Luna: FairCRQ; alternatives QuantiShield, SAFE One
- Muse Glimmer 30B: CoreCyber; alternatives Axio360, FAIR Institute

## Sources the answers cite

76 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- gane.ai/index: 37 answers, 40 citations
- g2.com: 31 answers, 40 citations
- github.com: 29 answers, 53 citations
- securityboulevard.com: 26 answers, 37 citations
- corecyber.io: 25 answers, 26 citations
- techtarget.com: 25 answers, 26 citations
- vcisolite.com: 22 answers, 28 citations
- fairinstitute.org: 19 answers, 35 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://gane.ai/index/it/security/cyber-risk-quantification/smb (36 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/cyber-risk-quantification-crq-tools (28 answers)
- https://corecyber.io/ (25 answers)
- https://github.com/AwpDemon/cyber-risk-quant (24 answers)
- https://techtarget.com/news/Cyber-risk-quantification-challenges-and-tools-that-can-help/836979 (23 answers)
- https://vcisolite.com/blog/crq-tools-and-platforms-2026 (21 answers)
- https://complyjet.com/blog/best-risk-assessment-tools (18 answers)
- https://cyberdb.co/what-are-the-best-platforms-for-quantifying-cyber-risk (16 answers)
- https://itechguides.com/best/cyber-risk-quantification-tools (16 answers)
- https://cyberpress.org/crq-tools-review (12 answers)

## Warned against

- SAFE Security: 23 of 35 labels negative. "Traditional, enterprise-grade CRQ platforms—such as Safe Security (SAFE One), Kovirr, and Axio—are generally not recommended for B2B SMBs." (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt)
- RiskLens: 21 of 29 labels negative. "What to Avoid: Enterprise FAIR platforms [full RiskLens/Safe implementations] typically require $50K–$250K+ and dedicated analyst headcount—overkill" (Muse Glimmer 30B, scale prompt)
- Kovrr: 18 of 34 labels negative. "Cyber Insurance Risk Platforms (e.g., Citalid, Kovrr for insurance-aligned use): ... often tailored to insurers' needs rather than the operational realities of smaller organizations" (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- Citalid: 8 of 8 labels negative. "Cyber Insurance Risk Platforms (e.g., Citalid, Kovrr for insurance-aligned use): ... can be complex or expensive for small businesses" (Mistral Small, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: FairCRQ at 35%.

- FairCRQ: 9% to 35%, +26. Cleared the floor by 15 points · rank 1 of 111, unchanged.
- CoreCyber: 0% to 15%, +15. New · not ranked in October 2026 · rank 2 of 111.
- Axio360: 0% to 5%, +5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 43 → 5 of 111.
- CyberSaint CyberStrong: 4% to 0%, −4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 5 → 19 of 111.
- SAFE Security: 4% to 0%, −4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 15 → 111 of 111.
- UpGuard: 5% to 2%, −3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 2 → 7 of 111.
- Kovrr: 4% to 2%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 4 → 17 of 111.
- RiskLens: 4% to 2%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 14 → 18 of 111.
- ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 23 → 20 of 111.
- SAFE One: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 18 → 16 of 111.
- Axio: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 141 → 109 of 111.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.