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Threat intelligence platforms · November 2026 Edition
Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud vs AlienVault OTX
Two of fourteen models named Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud first on the direct prompt; zero named AlienVault OTX. Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and AlienVault OTX by ten and Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud carries 55 labels and AlienVault OTX 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share4%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate33%12%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#7#8A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels5517A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud 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 Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud · MISP vs AlienVault OTX · OpenCTI vs Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
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.
Recorded Future Intelligence CloudFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAlienVault OTX
Direct203 against Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Paraphrase014 against Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud · 1 against AlienVault OTX
Comparative110
Budget-constrained014 against Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Scale-constrained001 against Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Negative106 against Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud · 1 against AlienVault OTX
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, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud and AlienVault OTX were named in the same answer thirty-four times, of the 181 answers naming Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud and the 44 naming AlienVault OTX. In those answers AlienVault OTX took the first choice six times and Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud three.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud and AlienVault OTX 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 | | | | |
Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud AlienVault OTX first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud on the left and AlienVault OTX on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud and AlienVault OTX stood in it.
Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud first, AlienVault OTX not the choice
2 of 14 modelsAlienVault OTX 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
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
Llama 4 MaverickCyble Vision alternatives: Anomali ThreatStream, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, NordStellar, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Muse Glimmer 30BNordStellar, Rapid7 Threat Command alternatives: Anomali ThreatStream, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, MISP, OpenCTI, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud, ThreatConnect
Neither was named
8 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
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
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
AlienVault OTX leads by seven points.
AlienVault OTX7%#5 of 16Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud0%#16 of 16Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud4%#7 of 14AlienVault OTX4%#8 of 14Enterprise
The order flips: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud leads at enterprise.
Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud62%#1 of 16AlienVault OTX0%#– of 16What 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
What the models said about AlienVault OTX
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Do not subscribe to free open-source feeds (AlienVault OTX, etc.) unless you have the staff to parse and validate them.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“AlienVault OTX in heavy reliance without enrichment ... leading to alert fatigue” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Top Recommendation: AlienVault OTX (Open Threat Exchange) + MISP (Malware Information Sharing Platform)” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“combining free platforms like OpenCTI or AlienVault OTX with curated free threat feeds” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Ingest free community feeds (AlienVault OTX, CISA KEV, abuse.ch) for baseline coverage” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase 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.