# Censys: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Digital risk protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/digital-risk-protection/index.md) | 0% | 70 | 0% | 1 |

## 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Censys, from 2 of the 4 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cloudsek.com: 2
- cybelangel.com: 2
- seceon.com: 2
- upguard.com: 2
- bitsight.com: 1
- breachsense.com: 1
- guideflow.com: 1
- huntress.com: 1
- netcraft.com: 1
- recordedfuture.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://cloudsek.com/knowledge-base/best-digital-risk-protection-platforms: 2
- https://cybelangel.com/blog/best-digital-risk-protection-vendors-2026: 2
- https://seceon.com/best-smb-cybersecurity-solutions-compared-for-2026: 2
- https://upguard.com/blog/best-digital-risk-protection-drp-software-platforms-and-solutions: 2
- https://bitsight.com/guides/best-third-party-risk-management-platforms-for-enterprises: 1
- https://breachsense.com/blog/best-digital-risk-protection-platforms: 1
- https://guideflow.com/blog/digital-risk-protection-software: 1
- https://huntress.com/internal-it-cybersecurity-guide/best-endpoint-protection-for-small-businesses: 1

## In its own words

What Censys's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The Authority for Internet Intelligence and Insights; Security Operations and Exposure Management with actionable, real-time Internet intelligence powered by the world’s most comprehensive and accurate map of the Internet. (https://censys.com/)
- For: security teams (https://censys.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Create free account (https://censys.com/platform)
- Certifications: SOC 2, Cyber Essentials
- Customers named: Swiss Life, Proofpoint, At-Bay, Citizen Lab, NOS, State of Indiana Legislative Affairs, Wiz, Health-ISAC

## What it publishes

Every page censys.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 1722 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 456 pages, 23 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- case study: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-25
- webinar or virtual event: 105 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-25
- conference or event: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-12-05
- report or ebook: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-26
- comparison: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-05
- template or tool: 1 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-19
- glossary or explainer: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-19
- podcast or video: 8 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-10
- news or press: 68 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Introducing censys cli skills https://censys.com/blog/introducing-censys-cli-skills
- Recent: 2026-09-22 news or press: Censys transforms global channel program to accelerate partner led growth https://censys.com/newsroom/censys-transforms-global-channel-program-to-accelerate-partner-led-growth
- Recent: 2026-09-15 blog: Mythic c2 https://censys.com/blog/mythic-c2
- Recent: 2026-09-11 blog: No one inside the machine https://censys.com/blog/no-one-inside-the-machine
- Recent: 2026-09-10 podcast or video: Censys arc flash episode 5 https://censys.com/podcasts-videos/censys-arc-flash-episode-5
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: New on the map august 2026 14 protocol scanners https://censys.com/blog/new-on-the-map-august-2026-14-protocol-scanners

## 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.