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Threat intelligence platforms · November 2026 Edition
Anomali ThreatStream vs Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Four of fourteen models named Anomali ThreatStream first on the direct prompt; two named Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud. Both were named by all fourteen models and Anomali ThreatStream carries 44 labels and Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud 55, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share12%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate16%33%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#7A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels4455A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Anomali ThreatStream reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. MISP vs Anomali ThreatStream · MISP vs Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud · OpenCTI vs Anomali ThreatStream
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 threat intelligence platforms page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Anomali ThreatStreamFirst choices, of fourteen modelsRecorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Direct423 against Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Paraphrase204 against Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Comparative011
Budget-constrained004 against Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Scale-constrained101 against Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Negative017 against Anomali ThreatStream · 6 against Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
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.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Anomali ThreatStream and Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud were named in the same answer 110 times, of the 124 answers naming Anomali ThreatStream and the 181 naming Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud. In those answers Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud took the first choice thirty-nine times and Anomali ThreatStream seven.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Anomali ThreatStream and Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud 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 | | | | |
Anomali ThreatStream Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Anomali ThreatStream on the left and Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Anomali ThreatStream and Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Mistral SmallAnomali ThreatStream, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Cyble Vision
Anomali ThreatStream first, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud an alternative
3 of 14 modelsRecorded Future Intelligence Cloud was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.20Anomali ThreatStream alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, NordStellar, Rapid7 Threat Command, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud, ThreatConnect
Kimi K2Anomali ThreatStream alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, MISP, OpenCTI, ThreatConnect
MiniMax M2.5Anomali ThreatStream alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, OpenCTI, Rapid7 Threat Command, ThreatConnect TI Ops
Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud first, Anomali ThreatStream not the choice
1 of 14 modelsAnomali ThreatStream was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniRecorded Future Intelligence Cloud alternatives: GreyNoise, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence, ZeroFox Intelligence
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashFlare, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Feedly for Cybersecurity, Microsoft MDTI, OpenCTI, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Llama 4 MaverickCyble Vision alternatives: Anomali ThreatStream, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, NordStellar, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Qwen 3.7 FlashRapid7 Threat Command alternatives: Anomali ThreatStream, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, ThreatConnect
GLM 4.7 FlashXRapid7 Threat Command, ThreatConnect TI Ops alternatives: Anomali ThreatStream, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence Platform
GPT-6 LunaRecorded Future Core alternatives: Anomali ThreatStream, Google Threat Intelligence
Muse Glimmer 30BNordStellar, Rapid7 Threat Command alternatives: Anomali ThreatStream, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, MISP, OpenCTI, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud, ThreatConnect
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
Perplexity SonarThreatConnect alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence, UpGuard
DeepSeek V4 FlashCyble Vision, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence
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
Anomali ThreatStream leads by three points.
Anomali ThreatStream3%#9 of 16Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud0%#16 of 16Mid-marketThe figures above
Anomali ThreatStream leads by nine points.
Anomali ThreatStream12%#3 of 14Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud4%#7 of 14Enterprise
The order flips: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud leads at enterprise.
Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud62%#1 of 16Anomali ThreatStream0%#11 of 16What the models said about Anomali ThreatStream
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Anomali has taken an aggressive AI-autonomy bet with ThreatStream Next-Gen, shipping agentic AI levels 1 and 2 autonomous triage and scoring” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“ThreatConnect or Anomali when treated as intelligence sources. These are primarily aggregation and operationalization layers” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“sometimes criticized for inheriting the quality issues of the feeds it ingests, which can lead to noise and false positives” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Anomali ThreatStream and Recorded Future are the top choices due to their comprehensive features and proven track records” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Anomali ThreatStream is highly rated for mid-sized businesses, offering a comprehensive platform” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Anomali ThreatStream (Strongest overall for mid-market)” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“small businesses should generally avoid or be cautious about Recorded Future due to its high cost and steep learning curve” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Top-tier threat intelligence platforms (such as Recorded Future, Mandiant, or ThreatConnect) are legitimate, high-quality enterprise tools. However, they can turn into "shelfware"” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Independent user reviews note Recorded Future as complex to navigate with a big learning curve, difficulty creating accurate queries and managing data, and seen inaccuracy.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Broad intelligence coverage, packaged for multiple teams... Uses AI and machine learning to provide real-time threat intelligence” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
“Frequently ranked 1st in 2026 buyer lists... Broad enterprise coverage and packaging for multiple teams → Recorded Future.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“Forrester's 2023 Wave report highlights leaders like Recorded Future and Mandiant (now Google) for overall capability.” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · first choice
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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.