# IBM X-Force Red: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ibm-x-force-red

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Penetration testing as a service](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/penetration-testing-as-a-service/index.md) | 0% | 64 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Large enterprise with complex infrastructure: NetSPI, Bishop Fox, NCC Group, or IBM X-Force Red." (Perplexity Sonar, PTaaS)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 IBM X-Force Red, from 12 of the 12 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- stingrai.io: 11
- cloudsecuritypartners.com: 9
- atlantsecurity.com: 7
- versprite.com: 7
- clutch.co: 4
- echeloncyber.com: 4
- immuniweb.com: 4
- softwaretestinghelp.com: 4
- techrepublic.com: 4
- cybri.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://stingrai.io/blog/best-enterprise-penetration-testing-companies-2026: 11
- https://cloudsecuritypartners.com/blog/best-penetration-testing-companies: 9
- https://versprite.com/resources/blog/best-penetration-testing-firms-compared-2026: 7
- https://clutch.co/it-services/cybersecurity/penetration-testing: 4
- https://echeloncyber.com/2026-guide-best-penetration-testing-companies-in-us: 4
- https://immuniweb.com/resources/top-penetration-testing-companies: 4
- https://stingrai.io/blog/best-penetration-testing-companies-2026: 4
- https://techrepublic.com/article/best-penetration-testing-companies: 4

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Testing AI models, applications, networks, hardware, and personnel to uncover and fix vulnerabilities. (https://www.ibm.com/x-force)
- For: business leaders (https://www.ibm.com/services/xforce-cyber-range)
- Hosting: Cambridge, Massachusetts, Washington DC, Ottawa, Canada
- Customers named: Finastra

## 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.