Penetration testing as a service · November 2026 Edition
Stingrai vs Bishop Fox
Zero of fourteen models named Stingrai first on the direct prompt; one named Bishop Fox. Stingrai was named by nine of the fourteen models and Bishop Fox by eleven and Stingrai carries 17 labels and Bishop Fox 13, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category 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 rate0%8%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels1713A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Stingrai reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Cobalt was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Cobalt vs Stingrai · Cobalt vs Bishop Fox · Astra Security vs Stingrai
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
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
StingraiFirst choices, of fourteen modelsBishop Fox
Direct01
Paraphrase001 against Bishop Fox
Comparative00
Budget-constrained30
Scale-constrained00
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 Stingrai and Bishop Fox 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 | | |
Stingrai Bishop Fox first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Stingrai on the left and Bishop Fox on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Stingrai and Bishop Fox stood in it.
Bishop Fox first, Stingrai not the choice
1 of 14 modelsStingrai was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Qwen 3.7 FlashBishop Fox, Cobalt alternatives: HackerOne PTaaS, Lattice Security, NCC Group, Secureworks, TrustedSec
Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarCobalt alternatives: Coalfire, NetSPI, Raxis, Stingrai
Mistral SmallCobalt alternatives: BreachLock, NetSPI, Stingrai
DeepSeek V4 FlashBreachLock, Cobalt alternatives: Baker Tilly, Cherry Bekaert, RSM, Rapid7, Sprocket Security, Stingrai
Kimi K2BreachLock, Cobalt alternatives: Stingrai
MiniMax M2.5Astra Security alternatives: BreachLock, Cobalt, Intruder, Stingrai
GPT-6 LunaCobalt alternatives: Bishop Fox, NetSPI
Muse Glimmer 30BCobalt alternatives: BreachLock, Bugcrowd PTaaS, HackerOne PTaaS, NetSPI, Rapid7, Stingrai, Synack
Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniNetSPI alternatives: Appsecco, Cobalt, HackerOne PTaaS, Packetlabs
Gemini 3.5 FlashCobalt alternatives: BreachLock, NetSPI, Synack
Grok 4.20BreachLock alternatives: Cobalt, Rapid7
Llama 4 MaverickCobalt
GLM 4.7 FlashXAstra Security alternatives: Blaze InfoSec, Cobalt, SecurityMetrics
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
Stingrai leads by twenty-two points.
Stingrai22%#1 of 8Bishop Fox0%#– of 8Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
The order flips: Bishop Fox leads at enterprise.
Bishop Fox12%#4 of 12Stingrai2%#– of 12What the models said about Stingrai
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Stingrai Autonomous $3,000 / Hybrid $6,800 is the most commonly cited published entry price with CREST accreditation.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Raxis or Stingrai offer the best balance of real manual testing, transparent published pricing, and value” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Stingrai (Top pick for very low budgets)” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Bishop Fox
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Better for complex, high-risk environments, but likely more than a typical mid-sized company needs initially” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“widely regarded as one of the most technically capable boutique firms” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“High-risk, custom engagements | Specialist offensive-security consultancy focused on deep manual testing” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · alternative
“Recognized for technical depth, manual testing, and a strong reputation in the security community.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · alternative
Also compared
Cobalt vs StingraiCobalt vs Bishop FoxAstra Security vs StingraiAstra Security vs Bishop FoxBreachLock vs StingraiBreachLock vs Bishop FoxStingrai vs NetSPIStingrai vs IntruderStingrai vs RaxisNetSPI vs Bishop FoxBishop Fox vs IntruderBishop Fox vs RaxisAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full ptaas standing
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.