# Threat intelligence platforms for enterprise buyers: what AI models recommend, September 2026 Gane Index, September 2026 Edition. Asked as "threat intelligence platform" and as "cyber threat intelligence feed and platform", six framings each, to twelve models with search on, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/threat-intelligence-platforms/2026-09/enterprise This is the permanent record of the September 2026 Edition, published September 17, 2026 and superseded since. The current standing: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/threat-intelligence-platforms/enterprise/index.md **Standing:** Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud leads with 61% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 44 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts. ## First-choice share | Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | [Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/recorded-future-intelligence-cloud/index.md) | 61% | 14% | 59 | | 2 | [CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/crowdstrike-falcon-intelligence/index.md) | 5% | 9% | 34 | | 3 | [Google Threat Intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/google-threat-intelligence/index.md) | 5% | 12% | 24 | | 5 | [Anomali ThreatStream](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/anomali-threatstream/index.md) | 2% | 11% | 28 | | 6 | [ThreatConnect](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/threatconnect/index.md) | 2% | 21% | 33 | | 7 | [Cyware Intel Exchange](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cyware-intel-exchange/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 10 | | 10 | [Mandiant Threat Intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/mandiant-threat-intelligence/index.md) | 2% | 33% | 18 | | 16 | [Flashpoint Ignite](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/flashpoint-ignite/index.md) | 0% | 10% | 21 | | 17 | [Cyble Vision](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cyble-vision/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 10 | | 79 | [MISP](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/misp/index.md) | 0% | 40% | 10 | Rank is by share of first choices among all 84 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels. ## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt - Claude Haiku 4.5: no first choice - GPT-5.4 mini: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives Flashpoint Ignite, Intel 471 - Gemini 3.5 Flash: Cyware Intel Exchange; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Flare, Google Threat Intelligence, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud - Perplexity Sonar: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives CloudSEK, Cyble Vision, Flashpoint Ignite, ThreatConnect - Grok 4.20: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives Bitsight, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Flashpoint Ignite, Google Threat Intelligence - Mistral Small: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives Google Threat Intelligence - DeepSeek V4 Flash: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Google Threat Intelligence - Llama 4 Maverick: no first choice - Qwen 3.7 Flash: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Mandiant Threat Intelligence - Kimi K2: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives Anomali ThreatStream, Bitsight, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Flashpoint Ignite - GLM 4.7 FlashX: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives Anomali ThreatStream, Check Point Exposure Management, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Cyberint - MiniMax M2.5: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives Anomali ThreatStream, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Google Threat Intelligence, ThreatConnect ## Sources the answers cite 66 of 72 answers came back with a source list, from 12 of 12 models. Sites named in the most answers: - analyticsinsight.net: 44 answers, 82 citations - upguard.com: 30 answers, 31 citations - cyware.com: 26 answers, 36 citations - bitsight.com: 25 answers, 33 citations - esecurityplanet.com: 21 answers, 21 citations - shadowdragon.io: 21 answers, 21 citations - recordedfuture.com: 19 answers, 29 citations - cyble.com: 19 answers, 20 citations Pages named in the most answers: - https://analyticsinsight.net/cybersecurity/best-threat-intelligence-platforms (33 answers) - https://upguard.com/blog/best-threat-intelligence-platforms-and-vendors (30 answers) - https://analyticsinsight.net/cybersecurity/10-best-threat-intelligence-platforms-in-2026 (24 answers) - https://cyware.com/blog/top-threat-intelligence-platforms-and-solutions (21 answers) - https://shadowdragon.io/resources/best-threat-intelligence-platforms (21 answers) - https://esecurityplanet.com/products/threat-intelligence-platforms (20 answers) - https://cyble.com/knowledge-hub/top-best-threat-intelligence-platforms (18 answers) - https://analyticsinsight.net/amp/story/cybersecurity/10-best-threat-intelligence-platforms-in-2026 (17 answers) - https://tech-insider.org/recorded-future-vs-gti-vs-threatconnect-2026 (17 answers) - https://cipherssecurity.com/best-threat-intelligence-platforms-2026 (16 answers) ## Warned against - Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud: 8 of 59 labels negative. "Why avoid "Standard" TIPs (Recorded Future, Mandiant, ThreatConnect)?" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, budget prompt) - Mandiant Threat Intelligence: 6 of 18 labels negative. "should be cautious about or avoid include: 1. Mandiant (Google Threat Intelligence) - due to its high pricing, ecosystem lock-in, and limited continuous external monitoring." (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt) - MISP: 4 of 10 labels negative. "SMB-Focused Tools: Platforms like some open-source (MISP, OpenCTI) or lighter vendors don't handle enterprise data volumes" (Grok 4.20, negative prompt) - ThreatConnect: 7 of 33 labels negative. "Why avoid "Standard" TIPs (Recorded Future, Mandiant, ThreatConnect)?" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, budget prompt) ## Record - Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology - License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, September 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.