# Deceptive Bytes: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/deceptive-bytes

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Deception technology](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/deception-technology/index.md) | 0% | 27 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "Explicitly recommended for SMBs and mid-market due to quick deployment and low management overhead." (Kimi K2, Deception)
- "Best endpoint-focused value: Deceptive Bytes — it uses subscription pricing by endpoint/device" (GPT-5.4 mini, Deception)
- "Full-featured but mid-market viable | Deceptive Bytes, Illusive Networks" (Kimi K2, Deception)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 Deceptive Bytes, from 5 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- expertinsights.com: 4
- sourceforge.net: 3
- verifiedmarketresearch.com: 3
- acalvio.com: 2
- cybersectools.com: 2
- g2.com: 2
- github.com: 2
- guideflow.com: 2
- marketintelo.com: 2
- slashdot.org: 2

### Pages cited

- https://expertinsights.com/network-security/best-deception-technology-companies: 4
- https://verifiedmarketresearch.com/blog/best-deception-technology-software: 3
- https://acalvio.com/resources/guide/acalvio-cyber-deception-buyers-guide: 2
- https://guideflow.com/blog/deception-technology-software: 2
- https://marketintelo.com/report/deception-technology-market: 2
- https://slashdot.org/software/deception-technology: 2
- https://sourceforge.net/software/deception-technology/for-small-business: 2
- https://techtarget.com/news/7-top-deception-technology-vendors-for-active-defense/836383: 2

## 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.