# Threat intelligence platforms for enterprise buyers: what AI models recommend, October 2026 Gane Index, October 2026 Edition. Asked as "threat intelligence platform" and as "cyber threat intelligence feed and platform", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/threat-intelligence-platforms/2026-10/enterprise This is the permanent record of the October 2026 Edition, published October 1, 2026 and superseded since.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 73% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 48 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) | 73% | 13% | 68 | | 2 | [Anomali ThreatStream](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/anomali-threatstream/index.md) | 6% | 20% | 40 | | 3 | [ThreatConnect](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/threatconnect/index.md) | 4% | 28% | 46 | | 5 | [CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/crowdstrike-falcon-intelligence/index.md) | 2% | 12% | 25 | | 11 | [Flashpoint Ignite](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/flashpoint-ignite/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 21 | | 12 | [Google Threat Intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/google-threat-intelligence/index.md) | 0% | 22% | 27 | | 13 | [Cyware Intel Exchange](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cyware-intel-exchange/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 12 | | 14 | [Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-defender-threat-intelligence/index.md) | 0% | 8% | 12 | | 17 | [Mandiant Threat Intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/mandiant-threat-intelligence/index.md) | 0% | 33% | 24 | | 64 | [OpenCTI](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/opencti/index.md) | 0% | 40% | 15 | | 82 | [MISP](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/misp/index.md) | 0% | 53% | 17 | Rank is by share of first choices among all 82 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 Anomali ThreatStream, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR, ThreatConnect - Gemini 3.5 Flash: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives Anomali ThreatStream, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Flare, Google Threat Intelligence - Perplexity Sonar: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives Bitsight, Cyble Vision, Cyware Intel Exchange, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence - Grok 4.20: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives CrowdStrike, Flashpoint Ignite, Google Cloud, ThreatConnect - Mistral Small: Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSIAM, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives Rapid7 Threat Command - DeepSeek V4 Flash: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Flashpoint Ignite, Google Threat Intelligence, ThreatConnect - Llama 4 Maverick: no first choice - Qwen 3.7 Flash: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives IBM Security QRadar Threat Intelligence, MISP, Splunk Enterprise Security, ThreatConnect - Kimi K2: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives Anomali ThreatStream, Mandiant Threat Intelligence, ThreatConnect - GLM 4.7 FlashX: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives Cyble Vision, Flashpoint Ignite, Group-IB Threat Intelligence, ThreatConnect - MiniMax M2.5: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Google Threat Intelligence - GPT-6 Luna: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives Anomali ThreatStream, Google Threat Intelligence, ThreatConnect - Muse Glimmer 30B: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud; alternatives Anomali ThreatStream, Google Threat Intelligence, ThreatConnect ## Sources the answers cite 80 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers: - analyticsinsight.net: 41 answers, 61 citations - bitsight.com: 34 answers, 54 citations - upguard.com: 27 answers, 27 citations - gane.ai/index: 26 answers, 34 citations - cyware.com: 26 answers, 31 citations - underdefense.com: 24 answers, 30 citations - recordedfuture.com: 22 answers, 32 citations - csoonline.com: 22 answers, 22 citations Pages named in the most answers: - https://upguard.com/blog/best-threat-intelligence-platforms-and-vendors (27 answers) - https://analyticsinsight.net/cybersecurity/10-best-threat-intelligence-platforms-in-2026 (26 answers) - https://gane.ai/index/it/security/threat-intelligence-platforms/enterprise (24 answers) - https://underdefense.com/blog/threat-detection-tools (23 answers) - https://csoonline.com/article/3984720/threat-intelligence-platform-buyers-guide-how-to-pick-the-best-platform.html (22 answers) - https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tools/top-threat-intelligence-tools/126132932 (21 answers) - https://esecurityplanet.com/products/threat-intelligence-platforms (21 answers) - https://bitsight.com/guides/best-cyber-threat-intelligence-platforms-for-global-enterprises-and-soc-teams (20 answers) - https://analyticsinsight.net/amp/story/cybersecurity/10-best-threat-intelligence-platforms-in-2026 (18 answers) - https://breachsense.com/blog/enterprise-threat-intelligence-platform-vendor-guide (18 answers) ## Warned against - ThreatConnect: 13 of 46 labels negative. "Multiple analysts advise avoiding ThreatConnect (and Anomali) "unless growing fast,"" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt) - Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud: 9 of 68 labels negative. "Why avoid 'Standard' TIPs (Recorded Future, Mandiant, ThreatConnect)?" [1][2]" (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt) - MISP: 9 of 17 labels negative. "When to Avoid: Always for large enterprises— they're not built for high-velocity, petabyte-scale threat feeds." (Grok 4.20, negative prompt) - Mandiant Threat Intelligence: 8 of 24 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." (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt) ## Movement since September 2026 Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. Same leader: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud at 69%. - Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud: 61% to 69%, +8. Inside the floor by 3 points · rank 1 of 77, unchanged. - Anomali ThreatStream: 2% to 7%, +5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 5 → 2 of 77. - Google Threat Intelligence: 5% to 0%, −5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 3 → 12 of 77. - ThreatConnect: 2% to 5%, +3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 6 → 3 of 77. - CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence: 5% to 2%, −3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 2 → 5 of 77. - Cyble Vision: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 17 → 6 of 77. - Cyware Intel Exchange: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 7 → 13 of 77. - Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 8 → 14 of 77. - Mandiant Threat Intelligence: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 10 → 16 of 77. - OpenCTI: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 15 → 32 of 77. - Flashpoint Ignite: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 16 → 11 of 77. - MISP: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 79 → 77 of 77. ## Record - Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology - License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, October 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.