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Cyber risk quantification · November 2026 Edition

Axio360 vs RiskLens

Four of fourteen models named Axio360 first on the direct prompt; zero named RiskLens. Axio360 was named by eight of the fourteen models and RiskLens by twelve and Axio360 carries 18 labels and RiskLens 26, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Axio360

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

RiskLens

criticized challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share7%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%42%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#7A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels1826A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Axio360 reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.CyberSaint CyberStrong vs Axio360 · CyberSaint CyberStrong vs RiskLens · Kovrr vs Axio360

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 cyber risk quantification page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Axio360First choices, of fourteen modelsRiskLens
Direct404 against RiskLens
Paraphrase001 against RiskLens
Comparative12
Budget-constrained011 against Axio360 · 2 against RiskLens
Scale-constrained001 against RiskLens
Negative013 against RiskLens
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, Axio360 and RiskLens were named in the same answer eighteen times, of the 48 answers naming Axio360 and the 87 naming RiskLens. In those answers RiskLens took the first choice two times and Axio360 two.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Axio360 and RiskLens stood in it.
ModelDirectAXRIParaphraseAXRIComparativeAXRIBudget-constrainedAXRIScale-constrainedAXRINegativeAXRI
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 miniRIRIRI
Gemini 3.5 FlashAXAXAX
Perplexity SonarRI
Grok 4.20AXRIRIAXRIAXRI
Mistral SmallAX
DeepSeek V4 FlashAXAXRIRI
Llama 4 MaverickAXRI
Qwen 3.7 FlashRIRI
Kimi K2AXRIRIAXRIAXRI
GLM 4.7 FlashXRI
MiniMax M2.5RI
GPT-6 LunaAXAX
Muse Glimmer 30BAXRIAX
AX Axio360RI RiskLensAX first choiceAX named as an alternativeAX argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Axio360 on the left and RiskLens on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Axio360 and RiskLens stood in it.

Axio360 first, RiskLens not the choice

4 of 14 modelsRiskLens was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashAxio360 alternatives: Bitsight Financial Quantification, Kovrr, SAFE Security
DeepSeek V4 FlashAxio360 alternatives: Balbix, Kovrr, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
GPT-6 LunaAxio360 alternatives: CyberStrong, SAFE One
Muse Glimmer 30BAxio360, CyberSaint CyberStrong, CyberStrong alternatives: C-Risk

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Grok 4.20Kovrr alternatives: Axio360, CyberSaint CyberStrong, SAFE Security, vCISO Lite
Llama 4 MaverickCyber Quant alternatives: Axio360, Risk Cloud Quantify, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
Kimi K2CyberSaint CyberStrong, SAFE Security alternatives: Axio360, FortifyData

Neither was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Black Kite alternatives: Nisura, UpGuard
GPT-5.4 miniX-Analytics alternatives: Bitsight Financial Quantification, SecurityScorecard, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
Perplexity SonarCyberSaint CyberStrong alternatives: Axio, Balbix, LogicGate Risk Cloud, SAFE Security, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
Mistral SmallKovrr, SAFE Security alternatives: Optro, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
Qwen 3.7 FlashX-Analytics alternatives: Kovrr, SAFE Security
GLM 4.7 FlashXUpGuard alternatives: Axio, SAFE Security
MiniMax M2.5Kovrr, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier alternatives: Ostrich Cyber Risk

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
Axio360 leads by two points.
Axio3605%#3 of 11
RiskLens2%#7 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Axio360 leads by six points.
Axio3607%#3 of 10
RiskLens2%#7 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: RiskLens leads at enterprise.
RiskLens12%#3 of 13
Axio3602%#7 of 13
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Axio360

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

“often start at thousands to tens of thousands per year (plus potential consulting), making them unsuitable for tight budgets” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · soft negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Axio360 represents the best balance of capability, executive communication value, and reasonable cost.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Forrester's first CRQ Wave recently ranked RiskLens and Axio as leaders” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Axio360 — *Best Overall for Pragmatic Setup & Board/CFO Reporting*” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about RiskLens

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

“Avoid overly complex/expensive tools (e.g., full Balbix or pure RiskLens post-acquisition)” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · hard negative
“Avoid starting with enterprise products such as MetricStream, Archer, or RiskLens” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“Enterprise SaaS tools like the broader RiskLens platform or other commercial CRQ tools can work well, but they're typically more than a small-budget company needs at the start.” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“RiskLens (The Industry Standard) ... the most widely adopted commercial tool for FAIR-based analysis” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“RiskLens Pro managed service — best if you want faster results with minimal internal effort.” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“Choose RiskLens if you want the gold-standard, FAIR-compliant quantitative framework.” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
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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.