# Cortex Xpanse: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 31 judge labels across 1 category by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cortex-xpanse

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Attack surface management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/attack-surface-management/index.md) | 4% | 9 | 45% | 31 |

## What the models said for it

- "Strong in automated discovery, risk prioritization, and response. Excellent for broad internet-facing assets and integrations." (Grok 4.20, ASM)
- "A leading Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM) tool, recognized as a Leader in Forrester's 2024 ASM Wave." (Mistral Small, ASM)
- "Cortex Xpanse represents the enterprise benchmark for internet-scale external attack surface management" (MiniMax M2.5, ASM)
- "Choose Cortex Xpanse for large-scale enterprise exposure management and automated SOC response." (Perplexity Sonar, ASM)

## And against it

- "What to Avoid ... Enterprise-focused; ~$95,000/year starting price" (Kimi K2, ASM)
- "Enterprise tools like Palo Alto Cortex Xpanse, Censys, and Mandiant ASM are powerful but often assume six-figure budgets" (Kimi K2, ASM)
- "General high-cost or complex platforms (e.g., Cortex Xpanse, Mandiant ASM, CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management)" (Grok 4.20, ASM)
- "enterprise options like Cortex Xpanse, CyCognito, or CrowdStrike Falcon often start at thousands per month" (Grok 4.20, ASM)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Cortex Xpanse, from 115 of the 119 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- upguard.com: 62
- cyble.com: 58
- g2.com: 38
- checkpoint.com: 36
- paloaltonetworks.com: 35
- attaxion.com: 32
- cycognito.com: 30
- cybersectools.com: 29
- gane.ai/index: 26
- securityboulevard.com: 25

### Pages cited

- https://cyble.com/knowledge-hub/top-attack-surface-management-services: 58
- https://upguard.com/blog/attack-surface-management-vendors-compared: 50
- https://checkpoint.com/cyber-hub/tools-vendors/best-attack-surface-management-platforms-2026: 33
- https://attaxion.com/top-external-attack-surface-management-vendors: 30
- https://cybersectools.com/resources/shortlists/best-attack-surface-tools: 29
- https://synack.com/blog/best-attack-surface-management-tools: 24
- https://ordr.net/blog/best-attack-surface-management-platforms: 22
- https://circleid.com/posts/best-attack-surface-monitoring-tools: 21

## In its own words

What Cortex Xpanse's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Cortex is the Engineering Operations Platform that gives engineering teams the visibility, governance, and golden paths to ship faster with AI, without runaway risk. (https://cortex.io/)
- For: engineering teams (https://cortex.io/)
- Price stated: Cortex uses a per-seat model with pricing that scales based on org size. Pricing is customized. Contact the team for a quote. (https://www.cortex.io/pricing)
- Integrations claimed: 50 (https://www.cortex.io/pricing)
- Certifications: ISO 27001
- Customers named: H&R Block, Skyscanner, Xero, Archer, Rapid7, MONY Group, VistaPrint, Outreach

## What it publishes

Every page cortex.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 781 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 324 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-11
- case study: 15 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-05
- webinar or virtual event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-27
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-06-18
- report or ebook: 66 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-16
- comparison: 16 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-18
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-14
- glossary or explainer: 32 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-03
- podcast or video: 24 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-10
- Recent: 2026-09-10 podcast or video: Judgment is the job planera s naveen puvvula on keeping the human at the front of the pdlc https://www.cortex.io/podcasts/judgment-is-the-job-planera-s-naveen-puvvula-on-keeping-the-human-at-the-front-of-the-pdlc
- Recent: 2026-09-03 glossary or explainer: What is an internal developer portal https://www.cortex.io/post/what-is-an-internal-developer-portal
- Recent: 2026-08-27 podcast or video: Attacker expertise just got commoditized semgrep s adam berman on security in the agent era https://www.cortex.io/podcasts/attacker-expertise-just-got-commoditized-semgrep-s-adam-berman-on-security-in-the-agent-era
- Recent: 2026-08-18 comparison: Drive vs dx core 4 https://www.cortex.io/post/drive-vs-dx-core-4
- Recent: 2026-08-13 podcast or video: Garbage in garbage out splunk s steve flanders on why ai can t fix your bad telemetry https://www.cortex.io/podcasts/garbage-in-garbage-out-splunk-s-steve-flanders-on-why-ai-can-t-fix-your-bad-telemetry
- Recent: 2026-08-11 blog: Drive and space https://www.cortex.io/post/drive-and-space

## 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.