# Infection Monkey: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 11 judge labels across 1 category by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/infection-monkey

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Breach and attack simulation](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/breach-and-attack-simulation/index.md) | 2% | 9 | 9% | 11 |

## What the models said for it

- "Infection Monkey is the easiest free option for hands-on breach simulation and lateral movement mapping." (Muse Glimmer 30B, BAS)
- "Free for basic use; focuses on lateral movement, breach simulation, and self-propagation testing." (Grok 4.20, BAS)
- "Cost: Free (GPL-3.0) ... Tests network segmentation and lateral movement" (Kimi K2, BAS)
- "Open-source breach simulator - Good for gauging network vulnerabilities" (MiniMax M2.5, BAS)

## And against it

- "it's generally less polished and more DIY than commercial platforms" (GPT-5.4 mini, BAS)

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Infection Monkey, from 39 of the 39 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 26
- gane.ai/index: 22
- startupstash.com: 20
- reddit.com: 16
- sourceforge.net: 14
- peerspot.com: 11
- socradar.io: 11
- techtarget.com: 11
- comparitech.com: 10
- cymulate.com: 10

### Pages cited

- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/breach-and-attack-simulation/smb: 22
- https://startupstash.com/best-breach-and-attack-simulation-tools: 20
- https://g2.com/categories/breach-and-attack-simulation-bas: 14
- https://reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/comments/1bdi6ou/breach_attack_simulation_bas: 13
- https://g2.com/categories/breach-and-attack-simulation-bas/small-business: 11
- https://socradar.io/blog/top-10-breach-and-attack-simulation-bas-software-2024: 11
- https://techtarget.com/news/Pros-and-cons-of-7-breach-and-attack-simulation-tools/837268: 11
- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/best-bas-tools: 10

## 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.