# Mend: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 2 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/mend

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Application security posture management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/application-security-posture-management/index.md) | 0% | 26 | 0% | 2 |
| [Dynamic application security testing](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/dynamic-application-security-testing/index.md) | 0% | 53 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "The Best for Customer Trust & Compliance: Mend (formerly Veracode)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, ASPM)
- "Mend.io (often cheaper than legacy competitors)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, ASPM)

## 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 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Mend, from 6 of the 8 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- checkmarx.com: 4
- github.com: 2
- mend.io: 2 (its own site)
- 0doubt.ai: 1
- aimultiple.com: 1
- akamai.com: 1
- beaglesecurity.com: 1
- binsec.wiki: 1
- csoonline.com: 1
- cyera.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://checkmarx.com/pricing: 2
- https://0doubt.ai/questionnaire/aspm: 1
- https://aimultiple.com/dast-tools: 1
- https://akamai.com/resources/white-paper/best-ai-security-tools: 1
- https://beaglesecurity.com/blog/article/best-dast-tools.html: 1
- https://binsec.wiki/en/hands-on-hacking/pt-hacking-web-application-attacks/tool-introduction-owasp-zap-zed-attack-proxy: 1
- https://checkmarx.com/learn/ai-security/best-ai-cybersecurity-solutions-top-9-options-in-2026: 1
- https://checkmarx.com/learn/aspm/best-aspm-tools-5-platforms-to-watch-in-2026: 1

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Application Security and AI Security, Unified (https://mend.io/)
- For: security teams (https://mend.io/)
- Price stated: Mend AppSec: Up to $1000 per dev/ per year; Mend AI: Up to $300 per dev/ per year; Mend Renovate Enterprise: Up to $250 per dev/ per year (https://www.mend.io/pricing/)
- Starting price: 250 (https://www.mend.io/pricing/)
- Customers named: texthelp, FINOS, Trimble, WorkVision, Ping Identity, Vonage, Yahoo, WTW

## What it publishes

Every page mend.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2220 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 586 pages, 13 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-10
- case study: 30 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-01-24
- webinar or virtual event: 59 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-07-11
- conference or event: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-11
- report or ebook: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-22
- comparison: 44 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-09
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 19 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-09
- podcast or video: 34 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-09-08
- news or press: 152 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-10
- Recent: 2026-09-10 blog: Appsec remediation gap detection scaled https://www.mend.io/blog/appsec-remediation-gap-detection-scaled/
- Recent: 2026-09-09 comparison: Mend vs sonarqube https://www.mend.io/mend-vs-sonarqube/
- Recent: 2026-09-03 blog: Mend renovate enterprise agentic scale https://www.mend.io/blog/mend-renovate-enterprise-agentic-scale/
- Recent: 2026-08-29 blog: Mini shai hulud hits openapi react query codegen https://www.mend.io/blog/mini-shai-hulud-hits-openapi-react-query-codegen/
- Recent: 2026-08-26 blog: Owasp agentic skills top 10 supply chain security https://www.mend.io/blog/owasp-agentic-skills-top-10-supply-chain-security/
- Recent: 2026-08-13 blog: Owasp llm top 10 2026 https://www.mend.io/blog/owasp-llm-top-10-2026/

## 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.