Deception technology · November 2026 Edition
Canarytokens vs Fidelis Deception
Zero of fourteen models named Canarytokens first on the direct prompt; one named Fidelis Deception. Canarytokens was named by eight of the fourteen models and Fidelis Deception by eight and Canarytokens carries 11 labels and Fidelis Deception 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share6%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%8%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#8A position in a field of 16; printed, not drawn.
Labels1112A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Canarytokens reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Thinkst Canary was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Thinkst Canary vs Canarytokens · Thinkst Canary vs Fidelis Deception · Canarytokens vs OpenCanary
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 deception technology page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
CanarytokensFirst choices, of fourteen modelsFidelis Deception
Direct01
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained30
Scale-constrained001 against Fidelis Deception
Negative00
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Canarytokens and Fidelis Deception 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 | |
Canarytokens Fidelis Deception first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Canarytokens on the left and Fidelis Deception on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Canarytokens and Fidelis Deception stood in it.
Fidelis Deception first, Canarytokens not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCanarytokens was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.MiniMax M2.5CounterCraft, Fidelis Deception alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Attivo Networks
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.Claude Haiku 4.5Thinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Canarytokens, Illusive Networks
Perplexity SonarThinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Fidelis Deception, Rapid7 InsightIDR Deception
Llama 4 MaverickThinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Cymulate Deception, Fidelis Deception, Illusive Networks, TrapX DeceptionGrid
Neither was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniLabyrinth Deception Platform alternatives: Cynet, Tracebit
Gemini 3.5 FlashThinkst Canary alternatives: Fortinet FortiDeceptor, SentinelOne Singularity Remote Deception / Identity, Tracebit, Zscaler Deception
Grok 4.20Thinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, FortiDeceptor, Illusive Networks, TrapX
Mistral SmallThinkst Canary alternatives: CyberTrap, Zscaler Deception
DeepSeek V4 FlashAcalvio ShadowPlex alternatives: SentinelOne Singularity, Thinkst Canary
Qwen 3.7 FlashCymulate alternatives: Attivo Networks, Crypt48
Kimi K2Cynet, Tracebit alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Deceptive Bytes
GLM 4.7 FlashXThinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex
GPT-6 LunaThinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, FortiDeceptor, Rapid7 InsightIDR Deception
Muse Glimmer 30BThinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Attivo Networks ThreatDefend Deception and Response Platform
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
Canarytokens leads by nine points.
Canarytokens9%#3 of 15Fidelis Deception0%#– of 15Mid-marketThe figures above
Canarytokens leads by four points.
Canarytokens6%#2 of 16Fidelis Deception2%#8 of 16Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Canarytokens0%#– of 13Fidelis Deception0%#11 of 13What the models said about Canarytokens
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Step 1 (Today - $0): Go to [Canarytokens.org]... This gives you immediate detection capabilities with zero cost.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with Canarytokens.org — deploy free tokens across your critical assets immediately” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Immediate: Deploy Canarytokens.org (free) across your critical assets” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Fidelis Deception
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“others (e.g., Acalvio, Fidelis) target Fortune 500 with more complexity” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · soft negative
“I would recommend Fidelis Security or CounterCraft as the top choices” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“More platform complexity than most mid-market buyers need” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · alternative
“Other options include ... Fidelis Deception” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · alternative
Also compared
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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.