# Guardrails: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 2 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/guardrails

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Container and Kubernetes security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/container-and-kubernetes-security/index.md) | 1% | 12 | 0% | 3 |
| [Secure code training](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/secure-code-training/index.md) | 0% | 70 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "GuardRails and Aikido Container Security are often cited as the most cost-effective container security platforms" (Mistral Small, Container security)
- "Best Low-Cost Paid Option:
```
GuardRails (~$35/month)
```
- Provides managed security with minimal ongoing costs" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Container 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 Guardrails, from 9 of the 9 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 5
- capterra.co.uk: 4
- softwareadvice.com: 4
- softwareadvice.co.uk: 3
- appsecsanta.com: 2
- gane.ai/index: 2
- ransomleak.com: 2
- reddit.com: 2
- slashdot.org: 2
- sourceforge.net: 2

### Pages cited

- https://capterra.co.uk/directory/32916/container-security/software: 4
- https://softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4438/container-security/software: 3
- https://softwareadvice.com/container-security/free: 3
- https://g2.com/categories/secure-code-training/small-business: 2
- https://ransomleak.com/blog/best-secure-coding-training-2026: 2
- https://reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/comments/1ip5cke/what_platform_do_you_use_to_train_developers_on: 2
- https://slashdot.org/software/secure-code-training/f-mid-size-business: 2
- https://softwareadvice.com/container-security: 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.