# HoneyWire: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 12 judge labels across 1 category by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/honeywire

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Deception technology](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/deception-technology/index.md) | 4% | 4 | 0% | 12 |

## What the models said for it

- "HoneyWire (Top Recommendation for Pure Open-Source): A free, open-source deception platform designed for quick deployment on Linux hosts." (Grok 4.20, Deception)
- "The best deception technology platform for a company with a limited budget is HoneyWire, an open-source deception platform" (Llama 4 Maverick, Deception)
- "OpenCanary and HoneyWire are also recognized as strong, budget-friendly alternatives" (Mistral Small, Deception)
- "Tightest budget / no budget: OpenCanary + Canarytokens + HoneyWire." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Deception)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named HoneyWire, from 28 of the 28 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- sourceforge.net: 24
- verifiedmarketresearch.com: 22
- gane.ai/index: 17
- expertinsights.com: 15
- guideflow.com: 11
- slashdot.org: 11
- tools.resorsit.com: 11
- github.com: 9
- canary.tools: 8
- trustradius.com: 8

### Pages cited

- https://verifiedmarketresearch.com/blog/best-deception-technology-software: 22
- https://sourceforge.net/software/deception-technology: 18
- https://expertinsights.com/network-security/best-deception-technology-companies: 15
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/deception-technology/smb: 13
- https://sourceforge.net/software/deception-technology/for-small-business: 11
- https://tools.resorsit.com/tools/security/deception: 11
- https://slashdot.org/software/deception-technology: 9
- https://canary.tools/: 8

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Open-source zero-agent cyber deception platform. (https://honeywire.dev/)
- Price stated: Free and Open Source (AGPLv3) (https://honeywire.dev/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://honeywire.dev/)
- Free plan or trial: Free and Open Source (AGPLv3) (https://honeywire.dev/)

## What it publishes

Every page honeywire.dev exposes, read 2026-10-05: 4 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## 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.