Cobalt vs Astra Security
Nine of fourteen models named Cobalt first on the direct prompt; two named Astra Security. Cobalt was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Astra Security by twelve and Cobalt carries 47 labels and Astra Security 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
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 penetration testing as a service page.
By framing
CobaltFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAstra Security
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Cobalt and Astra Security were named in the same answer fifty-six times, of the 139 answers naming Cobalt and the 88 naming Astra Security. In those answers Astra Security took the first choice twenty times and Cobalt ten.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | |
Cobalt Astra Security first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Cobalt on the left and Astra Security on the right.The direct prompt
Cobalt first, Astra Security not the choice
9 of 14 modelsAstra Security was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Astra Security first, Cobalt an alternative
2 of 14 modelsCobalt was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Astra Security17%#2 of 8Cobalt13%#3 of 8Cobalt46%#1 of 12Astra Security16%#2 of 12What the models said about Cobalt
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Known for pioneer PTaaS delivery. Cobalt connects customers with a vetted network of certified testers (the Cobalt Core) via a modern platform.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Cobalt and BreachLock tend to offer the strongest combination of quality, speed, and value.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Cobalt.io and Astra Security are top recommendations due to their scalability, compliance support, and ease of use” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Astra Security
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“the strongest general recommendation for a mid-sized B2B company is Astra Security or Cobalt.io” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Astra Security or Cobalt.io would be the best starting points for most mid-sized B2B companies” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Known for its all-in-one platform, ideal for modern engineering teams and DevSecOps integration.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
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.