Threat intelligence platforms · November 2026 Edition
OpenCTI vs Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Zero of fourteen models named OpenCTI first on the direct prompt; two named Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud. OpenCTI was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud by fourteen and OpenCTI carries 32 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 share14%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate3%33%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#7A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels3255A 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 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.
OpenCTIFirst choices, of fourteen modelsRecorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Direct023 against Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Paraphrase104 against Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Comparative011
Budget-constrained704 against Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Scale-constrained001 against Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Negative011 against OpenCTI · 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, OpenCTI and Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud were named in the same answer sixty-one times, of the 79 answers naming OpenCTI and the 181 naming Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud. In those answers Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud took the first choice twelve times and OpenCTI eleven.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where OpenCTI 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 | | | | |
OpenCTI Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, OpenCTI on the left and Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where OpenCTI and Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud stood in it.
Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud first, OpenCTI not the choice
2 of 14 modelsOpenCTI 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
Mistral SmallAnomali ThreatStream, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Cyble Vision
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
Grok 4.20Anomali ThreatStream alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, NordStellar, Rapid7 Threat Command, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud, ThreatConnect
Llama 4 MaverickCyble Vision alternatives: Anomali ThreatStream, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, NordStellar, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
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
Muse Glimmer 30BNordStellar, Rapid7 Threat Command alternatives: Anomali ThreatStream, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, MISP, OpenCTI, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud, ThreatConnect
Neither was named
6 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
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
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 16Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud0%#16 of 16Mid-marketThe figures above
OpenCTI leads by eleven points.
OpenCTI14%#2 of 14Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud4%#7 of 14Enterprise
The order flips: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud leads at enterprise.
Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud62%#1 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 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
Also compared
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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.