2 categories · RankedHorizon3.ai NodeZero
Horizon3.ai NodeZero is an autonomous penetration testing platform from Horizon3.ai · horizon3.ai ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Vanta is first at 20%.
Cymulate is first at 35%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Cymulate is first at 27%.
Why models recommend it
“Horizon3.ai (NodeZero) and OpenBAS typically appear with lower negative feedback rates”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Negative question · first choice
“Choose NodeZero if validating exploitable attack paths and automated penetration tests matters more”Perplexity Sonar · Direct question · alternative
“Consider hybrid approaches like autonomous pentesting (e.g., from Horizon3.ai or Bishop Fox)”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · alternative
“Best for Exploitation & Pen-Testing Validation: Horizon3.ai (NodeZero)”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Paraphrase question · alternative
What gives them pause
No model argued against it.
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Horizon3.ai NodeZero, over the 38 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 10 | View → | |
| 26 | 5 | View → | |
| 26 | 1 | View → | |
| 21 | 2 | View → | |
| 20 | 2 | View → | |
| 13 | 4 | View → | |
| 9 | 1 | View → | |
| 9 | 1 | View → | |
| 9 | 1 | View → | |
| 7 | 4 | View → |
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Horizon3.ai NodeZero's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- cybersecurity teams
- Free plan or trial
- free Docker host or open virtualization appliance (OVA)
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 32 of the 38 answers that named Horizon3.ai NodeZero and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
116 of the 131 domain citations in answers naming Horizon3.ai NodeZero came from a third party's page. Fifteen were to the publisher's own pages (the Gane Index), which the models cite like any other source; they are not counted as a third party.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |