Threat intelligence platforms · November 2026 Edition
OpenCTI vs CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence
Zero of fourteen models named OpenCTI first on the direct prompt; zero named CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence. OpenCTI was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence by fourteen and OpenCTI carries 32 labels and CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence 34, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share14%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate3%12%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#6A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels3234A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, OpenCTI reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Anomali ThreatStream was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. MISP vs OpenCTI · MISP vs CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence · 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.
OpenCTIFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence
Direct00
Paraphrase111 against CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence
Comparative00
Budget-constrained701 against CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence
Scale-constrained01
Negative001 against OpenCTI · 2 against CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence
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, OpenCTI and CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence were named in the same answer thirty-four times, of the 79 answers naming OpenCTI and the 112 naming CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence. In those answers CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence took the first choice two times and OpenCTI five.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where OpenCTI and CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence 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 | | | |
OpenCTI CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, OpenCTI on the left and CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where OpenCTI and CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
11 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
Perplexity SonarThreatConnect alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence, UpGuard
Grok 4.20Anomali ThreatStream alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, NordStellar, Rapid7 Threat Command, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud, ThreatConnect
Mistral SmallAnomali ThreatStream, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Cyble Vision
DeepSeek V4 FlashCyble Vision, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence
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
Kimi K2Anomali ThreatStream alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, MISP, OpenCTI, ThreatConnect
GLM 4.7 FlashXRapid7 Threat Command, ThreatConnect TI Ops alternatives: Anomali ThreatStream, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence Platform
MiniMax M2.5Anomali ThreatStream alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, OpenCTI, Rapid7 Threat Command, ThreatConnect TI Ops
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
GPT-5.4 miniRecorded Future Intelligence Cloud alternatives: GreyNoise, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence, ZeroFox Intelligence
GPT-6 LunaRecorded Future Core alternatives: Anomali ThreatStream, Google Threat 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
OpenCTI leads by seven points.
OpenCTI7%#6 of 16CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence0%#14 of 16Mid-marketThe figures above
OpenCTI leads by eleven points.
OpenCTI14%#2 of 14CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence4%#6 of 14Enterprise
The order flips: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence leads at enterprise.
CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence10%#2 of 16OpenCTI2%#9 of 16What the models said about OpenCTI
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Use MISP or OpenCTI only if you have the technical capacity to maintain them” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“The best threat intelligence platform for a company with a limited budget is OpenCTI, which is a free and open-source option.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Need to start immediately with zero cost | OpenCTI Community Edition (easier setup)” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“combining free platforms like OpenCTI or AlienVault OTX with curated free threat feeds” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“consider Recorded Future or CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence for automation, but only after proving ROI with free tools” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · soft negative
“when you need vendor independence. It can be expensive and creates greater cloud-ecosystem dependency.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“provides adversary tracking but can be pricier and less "standalone."” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“CrowdStrike Falcon Adversary Intelligence stands out for top-tier analyst recognition, a review base dominated by mid-sized companies, and publicly listed pricing” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Consider starting with integrated intelligence from your EDR/SIEM vendor (e.g., CrowdStrike, Microsoft) before investing in a standalone TIP” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
“If you're already using CrowdStrike Falcon or prefer a tightly integrated endpoint/XDR solution, choose CrowdStrike Falcon Adversary Intelligence” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · alternative
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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.