# Threat intelligence platforms: 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 a mid-market B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/threat-intelligence-platforms/2026-09

This is the permanent record of the September 2026 Edition, published September 17, 2026 and superseded since.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/index.md

**Standing:** NordStellar leads with 13% of first choices; verdict contested. 47 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [NordStellar](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/nordstellar/index.md) | 13% | 0% | 13 |
| 2 | [MISP](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/misp/index.md) | 11% | 8% | 24 |
| 3 | [Rapid7 Threat Command](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/rapid7-threat-command/index.md) | 11% | 0% | 11 |
| 4 | [SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/socradar-extended-threat-intelligence/index.md) | 11% | 0% | 11 |
| 5 | [Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/recorded-future-intelligence-cloud/index.md) | 9% | 41% | 46 |
| 6 | [OpenCTI](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/opencti/index.md) | 6% | 9% | 23 |
| 7 | [Cyble Vision](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cyble-vision/index.md) | 6% | 0% | 12 |
| 9 | [AlienVault OTX](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/alienvault-otx/index.md) | 4% | 15% | 13 |
| 10 | [ThreatConnect](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/threatconnect/index.md) | 4% | 36% | 28 |
| 12 | [Anomali ThreatStream](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/anomali-threatstream/index.md) | 2% | 19% | 27 |
| 19 | [CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/crowdstrike-falcon-intelligence/index.md) | 0% | 15% | 20 |
| 20 | [Abuse.ch](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/abuse-ch/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 10 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 107 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: Cyble Vision; alternatives Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence, ThreatConnect
- GPT-5.4 mini: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives Anomali ThreatStream, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Cyware Intel Exchange, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence; alternatives Feedly Threat Intelligence, Flare, MISP, OpenCTI
- Perplexity Sonar: Cyble Vision, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence; alternatives Flare, Rapid7 Threat Command
- Grok 4.20: NordStellar; alternatives Flare, Rapid7 Threat Command
- Mistral Small: NordStellar, Rapid7 Threat Command; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon, UpGuard
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: NordStellar, Rapid7 Threat Command; alternatives Cyble Vision
- Llama 4 Maverick: NordStellar; alternatives Flare, Rapid7 Threat Command
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: ThreatConnect; alternatives GreyNoise, OpenCTI, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
- Kimi K2: Flare, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence; alternatives NordStellar, Rapid7 Threat Command
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives Flare, Rapid7 Threat Command
- MiniMax M2.5: Anomali ThreatStream, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives AlienVault OTX, Intel 471, MISP, Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence

## Sources the answers cite

62 of 72 answers came back with a source list, from 12 of 12 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- upguard.com: 38 answers, 46 citations
- analyticsinsight.net: 37 answers, 64 citations
- cyware.com: 27 answers, 37 citations
- learn.g2.com: 25 answers, 26 citations
- b2breviews.com: 25 answers, 25 citations
- esecurityplanet.com: 21 answers, 21 citations
- underdefense.com: 17 answers, 18 citations
- stellarcyber.ai: 16 answers, 23 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://upguard.com/blog/best-threat-intelligence-platforms-and-vendors (38 answers)
- https://analyticsinsight.net/cybersecurity/10-best-threat-intelligence-platforms-in-2026 (25 answers)
- https://b2breviews.com/threat-intelligence-platforms (25 answers)
- https://learn.g2.com/best-threat-intelligence-tools (25 answers)
- https://analyticsinsight.net/cybersecurity/best-threat-intelligence-platforms (22 answers)
- https://cyware.com/blog/top-threat-intelligence-platforms-and-solutions (19 answers)
- https://esecurityplanet.com/products/threat-intelligence-platforms (18 answers)
- https://shadowdragon.io/resources/best-threat-intelligence-platforms (15 answers)
- https://devopsschool.com/blog/top-10-threat-intelligence-tools-globally (14 answers)
- https://underdefense.com/blog/threat-detection-tools (14 answers)

## Warned against

- Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud: 19 of 46 labels negative. "Verdict: Avoid if you have a limited budget or require high-volume, automated ingestion into many disparate tools." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)
- Mandiant Threat Intelligence: 10 of 16 labels negative. "overkill and pricey for most B2B mid-markets" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, paraphrase prompt)
- ThreatConnect: 10 of 28 labels negative. "Avoid enterprise-heavy like Anomali/ThreatConnect unless growing fast." (Grok 4.20, direct prompt)
- Anomali ThreatStream: 5 of 27 labels negative. "Avoid enterprise-heavy like Anomali/ThreatConnect unless growing fast." (Grok 4.20, direct 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.