Cyber risk quantification · November 2026 Edition
SAFE Security vs Axio
Two of fourteen models named SAFE Security first on the direct prompt; zero named Axio. SAFE Security was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Axio by ten and SAFE Security carries 29 labels and Axio 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share6%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate38%25%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels2916A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, SAFE Security reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.CyberSaint CyberStrong vs SAFE Security · CyberSaint CyberStrong vs Axio · Kovrr vs SAFE Security
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.
SAFE SecurityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAxio
Direct202 against SAFE Security
Paraphrase112 against SAFE Security
Comparative51
Budget-constrained003 against SAFE Security · 1 against Axio
Scale-constrained001 against SAFE Security
Negative003 against SAFE Security · 3 against Axio
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, SAFE Security and Axio were named in the same answer fifty-four times, of the 117 answers naming SAFE Security and the 61 naming Axio. In those answers Axio took the first choice one time and SAFE Security twenty-six.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where SAFE Security and Axio stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.20 | | | ||||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B |
SAFE Security Axio first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, SAFE Security on the left and Axio on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where SAFE Security and Axio stood in it.
SAFE Security first, Axio not the choice
2 of 14 modelsAxio was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallKovrr, SAFE Security alternatives: Optro, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
Kimi K2CyberSaint CyberStrong, SAFE Security alternatives: Axio360, FortifyData
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashAxio360 alternatives: Bitsight Financial Quantification, Kovrr, SAFE Security
Perplexity SonarCyberSaint CyberStrong alternatives: Axio, Balbix, LogicGate Risk Cloud, SAFE Security, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
Grok 4.20Kovrr alternatives: Axio360, CyberSaint CyberStrong, SAFE Security, vCISO Lite
Qwen 3.7 FlashX-Analytics alternatives: Kovrr, SAFE Security
GLM 4.7 FlashXUpGuard alternatives: Axio, SAFE Security
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
DeepSeek V4 FlashAxio360 alternatives: Balbix, Kovrr, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
Llama 4 MaverickCyber Quant alternatives: Axio360, Risk Cloud Quantify, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
MiniMax M2.5Kovrr, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier alternatives: Ostrich Cyber Risk
GPT-6 LunaAxio360 alternatives: CyberStrong, SAFE One
Muse Glimmer 30BAxio360, CyberSaint CyberStrong, CyberStrong alternatives: C-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
Level: the same share of first choices.
SAFE Security0%#11 of 11Axio0%#10 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
SAFE Security leads by four points.
SAFE Security6%#4 of 10Axio2%#6 of 10Enterprise
SAFE Security leads by forty-eight points.
SAFE Security48%#1 of 13Axio0%#8 of 13What the models said about SAFE Security
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 enterprise tools like SAFE Security, Axio, or Balbix if budget is tight” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Expensive, fully licensed FAIR platforms (like early versions of RiskLens or SAFE Security) for organizations that don’t have dedicated risk analysts.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Traditional, enterprise-grade CRQ platforms (e.g., Safe Security (SAFE One), Kovrr, Axio) - generally not recommended for B2B SMBs.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“Strongest for FAIR methodology, broad security-tool integrations, and continuous quantification” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“my default recommendation for a mid-sized B2B company would be: 1) Safe Security” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I recommend starting with CyberSaint CyberStrong or Safe Security” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Axio
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 enterprise tools like SAFE Security, Axio, or Balbix if budget is tight” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Traditional, enterprise-grade CRQ platforms (e.g., Safe Security (SAFE One), Kovrr, Axio) - generally not recommended for B2B SMBs.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“Platforms like Kovrr and Axio have faced criticism in niche reviews for being overly focused on insurance market dynamics” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“SAFE and Axio frequently lead in recent Forrester evaluations” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · first choice
“I'd lean toward Kovrr or Axio” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Scenario-based modeling with historical industry loss library, positioned around cyber insurance premium alignment.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · alternative
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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.