# Cyber risk quantification: 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 mid-market B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/cyber-risk-quantification

**Standing:** CyberSaint CyberStrong leads with 13% of first choices; verdict contested. 54 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [CyberSaint CyberStrong](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cybersaint-cyberstrong/index.md) | 13% | 13% | 23 |
| 3 | [Kovrr](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/kovrr/index.md) | 9% | 15% | 33 |
| 4 | [Axio360](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/axio360/index.md) | 7% | 6% | 18 |
| 5 | [SAFE Security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/safe-security/index.md) | 6% | 38% | 29 |
| 10 | [ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/threatconnect-risk-quantifier/index.md) | 2% | 5% | 22 |
| 11 | [Axio](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/axio/index.md) | 2% | 25% | 16 |
| 20 | [RiskLens](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/risklens/index.md) | 2% | 42% | 26 |
| 30 | [Balbix](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/balbix/index.md) | 0% | 26% | 19 |
| 31 | [Bitsight Financial Quantification](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/bitsight-financial-quantification/index.md) | 0% | 17% | 12 |
| 32 | [SAFE One](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/safe-one/index.md) | 0% | 30% | 10 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 117 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: Black Kite; alternatives Nisura, UpGuard
- GPT-5.4 mini: X-Analytics; alternatives Bitsight Financial Quantification, SecurityScorecard, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Axio360; alternatives Bitsight Financial Quantification, Kovrr, SAFE Security
- Perplexity Sonar: CyberSaint CyberStrong; alternatives Axio, Balbix, LogicGate Risk Cloud, SAFE Security
- Grok 4.20: Kovrr; alternatives Axio360, CyberSaint CyberStrong, SAFE Security, vCISO Lite
- Mistral Small: Kovrr, SAFE Security; alternatives Optro, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Axio360; alternatives Balbix, Kovrr, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
- Llama 4 Maverick: Cyber Quant; alternatives Axio360, Risk Cloud Quantify, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: X-Analytics; alternatives Kovrr, SAFE Security
- Kimi K2: CyberSaint CyberStrong, SAFE Security; alternatives Axio360, FortifyData
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: UpGuard; alternatives Axio, SAFE Security
- MiniMax M2.5: Kovrr, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier; alternatives Ostrich Cyber Risk
- GPT-6 Luna: Axio360; alternatives CyberStrong, SAFE One
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Axio360, CyberSaint CyberStrong, CyberStrong; alternatives C-Risk

## 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:

- g2.com: 38 answers, 46 citations
- securityboulevard.com: 27 answers, 47 citations
- kovrr.com: 26 answers, 46 citations
- github.com: 21 answers, 45 citations
- fairinstitute.org: 21 answers, 40 citations
- gane.ai/index: 18 answers, 24 citations
- techtarget.com: 18 answers, 20 citations
- riskpublishing.com: 17 answers, 19 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://g2.com/categories/cyber-risk-quantification-crq-tools (34 answers)
- https://cyberpress.org/crq-tools-review (17 answers)
- https://techtarget.com/news/Cyber-risk-quantification-challenges-and-tools-that-can-help/836979 (16 answers)
- https://cyberdb.co/what-are-the-best-platforms-for-quantifying-cyber-risk (14 answers)
- https://kovrr.com/blog-post/the-best-cyber-risk-quantification-tools-in-2026-a-buyers-guide (13 answers)
- https://securityboulevard.com/2026/10/best-cyber-risk-quantification-tools-buyers-guide-kovrr-2 (13 answers)
- https://riskpublishing.com/best-cyber-risk-quantification-platforms-compar (12 answers)
- https://startupstash.com/best-cyber-risk-quantification-tools (12 answers)
- https://palomarr.com/cs/risk-quantification/top-companies (11 answers)
- https://github.com/Jagan96404/Cyber-Risk-Quantification (10 answers)

## Warned against

- RiskLens: 11 of 26 labels negative. "Avoid overly complex/expensive tools (e.g., full Balbix or pure RiskLens post-acquisition)" (Grok 4.20, direct prompt)
- SAFE Security: 11 of 29 labels negative. "Avoid enterprise tools like SAFE Security, Axio, or Balbix if budget is tight" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt)
- Archer: 6 of 7 labels negative. "GRC platforms (ServiceNow, Archer, OneTrust, etc.) that now tout "CRQ capabilities" as an added feature... Approach to avoid" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)
- OneTrust: 5 of 6 labels negative. "GRC platforms (ServiceNow, Archer, OneTrust, etc.) that now tout "CRQ capabilities" as an added feature... Approach to avoid" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: CyberSaint CyberStrong at 13%.

- CyberSaint CyberStrong: 25% to 13%, −12. Cleared the floor by 1 point · rank 1 of 117, unchanged.
- Axio: 6% to 2%, −4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 4 → 11 of 117.
- Kovrr: 12% to 9%, −3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 2 → 3 of 117.
- Axio360: 4% to 7%, +3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 7 → 4 of 117.
- SAFE Security: 8% to 6%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 3 → 5 of 117.
- ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 109 → 10 of 117.
- RiskLens: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 12 → 20 of 117.
- Balbix: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 22 → 30 of 117.
- Bitsight Financial Quantification: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 24 → 31 of 117.
- SAFE One: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 25 → 32 of 117.

## 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.