# Bandit: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 13 judge labels across 1 category by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/bandit

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Static application security testing](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/static-application-security-testing/index.md) | 0% | 10 | 15% | 13 |

## What the models said for it

- "For language-specific needs, consider Bandit or gosec." (Mistral Small, SAST)
- "Simple, fast, Python-specific; easy to extend. | Limited scope" (Grok 4.20, SAST)
- "Good lightweight complements for Python or Go projects" (Perplexity Sonar, SAST)
- "(Best for Python) ... Completely free/open source" (MiniMax M2.5, SAST)

## And against it

- "Avoid for mid-market: Pure open-source like Bandit (Python-only, limited)" (Grok 4.20, SAST)
- "Tools such as Bandit or Brakeman can be useful for Python or Rails, respectively, but their narrow scope makes them poor choices as an organization-wide SAST platform." (Perplexity Sonar, SAST)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Bandit, from 30 of the 34 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- safeguard.sh: 22
- checkmarx.com: 13
- appsecsanta.com: 12
- dev.to: 12
- community.owasp.org: 9
- corgea.com: 9
- deepsource.com: 8
- pixee.ai: 6
- upwind.io: 6
- wiz.io: 6

### Pages cited

- https://checkmarx.com/learn/sast/open-source-vs-premium-sast-tools: 11
- https://appsecsanta.com/sast-tools: 9
- https://deepsource.com/resources/static-analysis-tools: 8
- https://dev.to/rahulxsingh/i-reviewed-32-sast-tools-the-ones-worth-using-283e: 8
- https://community.owasp.org/Source_Code_Analysis_Tools: 7
- https://safeguard.sh/resources/blog/free-sast-tools-what-is-actually-free: 7
- https://safeguard.sh/resources/blog/tag/free-sast-tools: 7
- https://pixee.ai/blog/best-sast-tools-2026: 6

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.