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Threat intelligence platforms · November 2026 Edition

OpenCTI vs Rapid7 Threat Command

Zero of fourteen models named OpenCTI first on the direct prompt; three named Rapid7 Threat Command. OpenCTI was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Rapid7 Threat Command by seven and OpenCTI carries 32 labels and Rapid7 Threat Command 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.

OpenCTI

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Rapid7 Threat Command

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share14%9%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate3%8%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels3212A 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.CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. MISP vs OpenCTI · MISP vs Rapid7 Threat Command · 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 modelsRapid7 Threat Command
Direct03
Paraphrase11
Comparative00
Budget-constrained701 against Rapid7 Threat Command
Scale-constrained01
Negative001 against OpenCTI
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.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where OpenCTI and Rapid7 Threat Command stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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 Rapid7 Threat Command first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, OpenCTI on the left and Rapid7 Threat Command on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where OpenCTI and Rapid7 Threat Command stood in it.

Rapid7 Threat Command first, OpenCTI an alternative

3 of 14 modelsOpenCTI was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
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
Muse Glimmer 30BNordStellar, Rapid7 Threat Command alternatives: Anomali ThreatStream, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, MISP, OpenCTI, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud, ThreatConnect

Neither was the first choice, one was named

4 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
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

Neither was named

7 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
Perplexity SonarThreatConnect alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence, UpGuard
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
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 16
Rapid7 Threat Command0%#– of 16
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
OpenCTI leads by five points.
OpenCTI14%#2 of 14
Rapid7 Threat Command9%#4 of 14
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
OpenCTI leads by two points.
OpenCTI2%#9 of 16
Rapid7 Threat Command0%#– of 16
The full enterprise standing →

What 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 Rapid7 Threat Command

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“praise affordable alternatives like Rapid7 Threat Command or Cyble for mid-tier needs, but they may still exceed strict budgets” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · soft negative
“Leading vendors stand out with accessible, integrated solutions suited for lean security teams and SMB operational models, e.g., Rapid7 Threat Command, Anomali.” Muse Glimmer 30B · scale prompt · first choice
“Generally considered the best overall choice for mid-sized to large businesses due to its balance of depth and usability.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“For most mid‑market B2B companies, Rapid7 Threat Command or ThreatConnect TI Ops will provide the best balance” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.