# CounterCraft: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 20 judge labels across 1 category by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/countercraft

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Deception technology](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/deception-technology/index.md) | 2% | 7 | 25% | 20 |

## What the models said for it

- "High-interaction decoys, strong across network/endpoint/identity/cloud/OT; praised for threat intel." (Grok 4.20, Deception)
- "I would recommend Fidelis Security or CounterCraft as the top choices" (MiniMax M2.5, Deception)
- "Particularly strong for organizations that want deception as part of a broader threat intelligence program" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Deception)
- "CounterCraft, which provides deception-powered threat intelligence with high-interaction decoy environments" (Llama 4 Maverick, Deception)

## And against it

- "Avoid starting with broad enterprise platforms such as Acalvio, CounterCraft, or Zscaler Deception" (Perplexity Sonar, Deception)
- "Avoid overly complex enterprise suites like *Acalvio ShadowPlex* or *CounterCraft*" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Deception)
- "often start at thousands of dollars per year ... making them unsuitable for tight budgets" (Grok 4.20, Deception)
- "Confirm that the deeper, intelligence-oriented model justifies its operational overhead" (Perplexity Sonar, Deception)

## 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 CounterCraft, from 62 of the 63 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- verifiedmarketresearch.com: 45
- acalvio.com: 39
- expertinsights.com: 38
- guideflow.com: 26
- zscaler.com: 23
- gane.ai/index: 22
- countercraftsec.com: 21
- fidelissecurity.com: 20
- cyberpress.org: 17
- linkedin.com: 17

### Pages cited

- https://verifiedmarketresearch.com/blog/best-deception-technology-software: 45
- https://expertinsights.com/network-security/best-deception-technology-companies: 38
- https://guideflow.com/blog/deception-technology-software: 26
- https://cyberpress.org/deception-technology-review: 17
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/deception-technology/enterprise: 16
- https://fidelissecurity.com/threatgeek/deception/top-deception-technology-solutions: 15
- https://acalvio.com/agentic-ai-security/deception-technology-solutions-an-enterprise-buyers-framework-for-2026: 14
- https://techtarget.com/news/7-top-deception-technology-vendors-for-active-defense/836383: 14

## 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.