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Cyber risk quantification · November 2026 Edition
SAFE Security vs ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
Two of fourteen models named SAFE Security first on the direct prompt; one named ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier. SAFE Security was named by twelve of the fourteen models and ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier by twelve and SAFE Security carries 29 labels and ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier 22, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
accepted challengerNamed in one category this edition.
First-choice share6%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate38%5%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#5A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels2922A 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 ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier · 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 modelsThreatConnect Risk QuantifierDirect212 against SAFE Security
Paraphrase102 against SAFE Security
Comparative51
Budget-constrained003 against SAFE Security · 1 against ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
Scale-constrained001 against SAFE Security
Negative003 against SAFE Security
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 ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier were named in the same answer thirty-one times, of the 117 answers naming SAFE Security and the 49 naming ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier. In those answers ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier took the first choice one time and SAFE Security thirteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where SAFE Security and ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier stood in it.
| Model | DirectTR | ParaphraseTR | ComparativeTR | Budget-constrainedTR | Scale-constrainedTR | NegativeTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | TR | | TR | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | TR | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | TR | | | |||
| Grok 4.20 | | TR | ||||
| Mistral Small | TR | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | TR | TR | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | TR | | TR | | ||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | | | TR | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | TR | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | TR | | TR | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | TR | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | TR |
SAFE SecurityTR ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, SAFE Security on the left and ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where SAFE Security and ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier stood in it.
SAFE Security first, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier an alternative
2 of 14 modelsThreatConnect Risk Quantifier 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
ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier first, SAFE Security not the choice
1 of 14 modelsSAFE Security was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.MiniMax M2.5Kovrr, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier alternatives: Ostrich Cyber Risk
Neither was the first choice, one was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniX-Analytics alternatives: Bitsight Financial Quantification, SecurityScorecard, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
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
DeepSeek V4 FlashAxio360 alternatives: Balbix, Kovrr, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
Llama 4 MaverickCyber Quant alternatives: Axio360, Risk Cloud Quantify, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
Qwen 3.7 FlashX-Analytics alternatives: Kovrr, SAFE Security
GLM 4.7 FlashXUpGuard alternatives: Axio, SAFE Security
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Black Kite alternatives: Nisura, UpGuard
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 11ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier0%#9 of 11
The full small business standing →Mid-marketThe figures above
SAFE Security leads by four points.
SAFE Security6%#4 of 10ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier2%#5 of 10
The full mid-market standing →Enterprise
SAFE Security leads by forty-eight points.
SAFE Security48%#1 of 13ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier0%#10 of 13
The full enterprise standing →What 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 ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
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
“I'd suggest starting with ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier or Kovrr as they offer the best balance of capability, usability, and value” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Need a formal, repeatable FAIR program? Start with SAFE One and ThreatConnect RQ.” GPT-6 Luna · comparative prompt · first choice
“ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier, which maps threats and vulnerabilities to financial-loss scenarios.” Perplexity Sonar · direct 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.