# Kobalt.io: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/kobalt-io

## 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) | 2% | 11 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "I'd get a quote from Kobalt.io first. It publishes small-scope pricing starting at $3,000" (GPT-6 Luna, PTaaS)
- "PTaaS platforms that reduce costs through reusable infrastructure and on-demand testing." (Grok 4.20, 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Kobalt.io, from 20 of the 20 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- stingrai.io: 17
- reddit.com: 13
- atlantsecurity.com: 11
- pentestingproviders.com: 10
- kobalt.io: 7 (its own site)
- clutch.co: 6
- objectstorage.us-ashburn-1.oraclecloud.com: 6
- cobalt.io: 5
- netragard.com: 5
- techrepublic.com: 5

### Pages cited

- https://stingrai.io/blog/best-penetration-testing-companies-startups-2026: 15
- https://stingrai.io/blog/best-penetration-testing-companies-small-businesses-2026: 13
- https://pentestingproviders.com/best/affordable-penetration-testing: 10
- https://atlantsecurity.com/blog/top-penetration-testing-companies: 9
- https://kobalt.io/pentest: 7
- https://objectstorage.us-ashburn-1.oraclecloud.com/n/idjn99rg9axo/b/it-services/o/com-nyc-listicle/phase3/pentest-services-for-small-business-111/.html: 6
- https://clutch.co/it-services/cybersecurity/penetration-testing: 5
- https://netragard.com/blog/best-penetration-testing-companies: 5

## In its own words

What Kobalt.io's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Cybersecurity & Compliance for Growing Companies (https://kobalt.io/)
- For: small and medium businesses (https://kobalt.io/)
- Free plan or trial: Book a free consultation (https://kobalt.io/)
- Certifications: SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC, FedRAMP, GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, PIPEDA
- Hosting: North America, Europe, APAC
- Customers named: Thrive Health, samdesk, Lucidya, Walnut Insurance, Opypro, Squadify, TechSpecialist, Giftbit

## What it publishes

Every page kobalt.io exposes, read 2026-10-05: 440 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 246 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 46 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 9 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.