Cobalt vs Intruder
Nine of fourteen models named Cobalt first on the direct prompt; zero named Intruder. Cobalt was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Intruder by eleven and Cobalt carries 47 labels and Intruder 13, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in six 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 modelsIntruder
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 Intruder first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Cobalt on the left and Intruder on the right.The direct prompt
Cobalt first, Intruder not the choice
9 of 14 modelsIntruder was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 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
What 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 Intruder
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Do you only want an automated scan (like Intruder or Acunetix)? *Warning: For true B2B credibility, you almost always need human-exploitable proof*” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Automated (e.g., Intruder, Acunetix): Faster and cheaper but prone to false positives and misses business logic flaws.” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · soft negative
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.