# GitHub Advanced Security: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 41 judge labels across 4 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/github-advanced-security

## 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) | 2% | 6 | 0% | 24 |
| [Software composition analysis](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/software-composition-analysis/index.md) | 0% | 16 | 8% | 13 |
| [Application security posture management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/application-security-posture-management/index.md) | 0% | 51 | 33% | 3 |
| [AI security platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/ai-security-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 139 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "GitHub Advanced Security (CodeQL code scanning) is often the best default choice if your engineering team already uses GitHub" (GPT-5.4 mini, SAST)
- "Choose Snyk or GitHub if your priority is developer adoption, fast fixes, and frictionless integration." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, SCA)
- "Platform Native: *GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) or GitLab Ultimate* (Ideal if you are already heavily committed to GitHub or GitLab" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, SCA)
- "You already use GitHub extensively and want deep repository-native analysis | GitHub Advanced Security / CodeQL" (Perplexity Sonar, SAST)

## And against it

- "May be insufficient as a standalone program for complex SBOM, license, or multi-repository governance" (Perplexity Sonar, SCA)
- "GitHub Advanced Security (not a true ASPM, but often marketed as one)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, ASPM)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named GitHub Advanced Security, from 78 of the 113 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- safeguard.sh: 37
- checkmarx.com: 31
- g2.com: 24
- dev.to: 21
- securityboulevard.com: 20
- aikido.dev: 14
- appsecsanta.com: 13
- gane.ai/index: 12
- startupstash.com: 12
- deepsource.com: 11

### Pages cited

- https://checkmarx.com/learn/sast/open-source-vs-premium-sast-tools: 15
- https://dev.to/rahulxsingh/i-reviewed-32-sast-tools-the-ones-worth-using-283e: 14
- https://res.cloudinary.com/snyk/image/upload/v1731508416/website-pdfs/The-Forrester-Wave-Software-Composition-Analysis-Software-Q4-2024.pdf: 10
- https://zeropath.com/blog/best-sast-tools: 10
- https://fluidattacks.com/blog/top-10-sast-tools: 9
- https://softwareadvice.com/sast: 9
- https://startupstash.com/best-sast-tools: 9
- https://deepsource.com/resources/static-analysis-tools: 8

## In its own words

What GitHub Advanced Security's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: enterprise-grade, built-in application security (https://github.com/security)
- For: enterprises (https://github.com/security)
- Certifications: SOC 2, GDPR
- Customers named: SAP, Otto Group, SPH Media, Postmates

## 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.