# Mend SAST: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 1 category by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/mend-sast

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Static application security testing](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/static-application-security-testing/index.md) | 0% | 13 | 0% | 5 |

## What the models said for it

- "Marketed as typically 10× faster than traditional SAST products with easy DevOps/CI-CD integration." (Muse Glimmer 30B, SAST)
- "Mend is a strong choice... their SAST is mature and reliable" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, SAST)
- "Mend SAST if you want a tightly integrated platform" (Claude Haiku 4.5, SAST)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Mend SAST, from 10 of the 13 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- safeguard.sh: 7
- checkmarx.com: 6
- fluidattacks.com: 6
- securityboulevard.com: 6
- aikido.dev: 4
- appsecsanta.com: 4
- g2.com: 4
- cybersecuritynews.com: 3
- open.metu.edu.tr: 3
- zeropath.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://fluidattacks.com/blog/top-10-sast-tools: 6
- https://securityboulevard.com/2025/06/best-sast-tools-top-10-solutions-compared: 6
- https://checkmarx.com/learn/sast/open-source-vs-premium-sast-tools: 5
- https://appsecsanta.com/sast-tools/enterprise-sast-tools: 4
- https://safeguard.sh/resources/blog/best-sast-tools-for-enterprise-applications: 4
- https://aikido.dev/blog/top-enterprise-sast-tools: 3
- https://appsecsanta.com/sast-tools: 3
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-sast-tools: 3

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Static Application Security Testing (SAST) is the frontline tool for finding security vulnerabilities in custom code. Mend SAST is a breakthrough product that lets enterprise application developers create new applications quickly, without sacrificing security. (https://docs.mend.io/platform/latest/mend-sast)
- For: enterprise application developers (https://docs.mend.io/platform/latest/mend-sast)

## 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.