# GoPhish: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 7 judge labels across 2 categories by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/gophish

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Security awareness training](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/security-awareness-training/index.md) | 0% | 31 | 33% | 6 |
| [Email security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/email-security/index.md) | 0% | 65 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Completely free for custom phishing simulations (self-hosted)... Requires some IT effort but zero cost." (Grok 4.20, Awareness training)
- "Strict $0 budget, have in-house IT support | GoPhish + free CISA/SANS training content" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Awareness training)
- "For a budget-friendly or DIY approach: GoPhish." (Mistral Small, Awareness training)

## And against it

- "Open-source and free, but requires manual setup and management" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Awareness training)
- "GoPhish was one I used to like, but this may be less used" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Awareness training)
- "Testing tool, not a production security solution." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Email security)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named GoPhish, from 16 of the 17 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- reddit.com: 11
- threatcop.com: 10
- hooksecurity.co: 9
- g2.com: 7
- knowbe4.com: 7
- cyberaware.com: 5
- hoxhunt.com: 5
- softwareadvice.com: 5
- community.spiceworks.com: 4
- getapp.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://threatcop.com/blog/best-security-awareness-training-small-business: 7
- https://hooksecurity.co/blog/phishing-simulation-tools: 5
- https://hoxhunt.com/blog/best-phishing-simulation-tools: 5
- https://reddit.com/r/msp/comments/1sr2914/whats_the_best_security_awareness_training_youve: 5
- https://community.spiceworks.com/t/low-cost-security-awareness-training-for-small-companies/1252608: 4
- https://cyberaware.com/blog/security-awareness-training-ranked-by-price-in: 4
- https://phishingbox.com/: 4
- https://expertinsights.com/security-awareness-training/the-top-phishing-awareness-training-and-simulation-solutions: 3

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Open-Source Phishing Framework (https://getgophish.com/)
- For: test your organization's exposure to phishing (https://getgophish.com/)
- Price stated: For free. (https://getgophish.com/)
- Free plan or trial: For free. (https://getgophish.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page getgophish.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 46 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2019-01-11
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2018-05-26
- Recent: 2019-01-11 blog: 2019 01 11 creating the gophish demo part two https://getgophish.com/blog/post/2019-01-11-creating-the-gophish-demo-part-two/
- Recent: 2019-01-06 blog: 2019 01 06 gophish in 2019 https://getgophish.com/blog/post/2019-01-06-gophish-in-2019/
- Recent: 2019-01-04 blog: 2019 01 04 creating the gophish demo part one https://getgophish.com/blog/post/2019-01-04-creating-the-gophish-demo-part-one/
- Recent: 2019-01-02 blog: 2019 01 02 adding autocomplete to gophish https://getgophish.com/blog/post/2019-01-02-adding-autocomplete-to-gophish/
- Recent: 2018-12-02 blog: 2018 12 02 building web servers in go https://getgophish.com/blog/post/2018-12-02-building-web-servers-in-go/
- Recent: 2018-05-26 glossary or explainer: What is gophish https://docs.getgophish.com/user-guide/what-is-gophish

## 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.