# Minimus: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/minimus

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Container and Kubernetes security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/container-and-kubernetes-security/index.md) | 0% | 113 | 100% | 3 |

## And against it

- "Do not use for new deployments; existing users need immediate migration" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Container security)
- "Minimus (Twistlock founders' follow-up) ❌ SHUT DOWN" (Kimi K2, Container security)
- "Minimus announced it is ending operations in 2026." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Container security)

## 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Minimus, from 5 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 4
- docs.rapid7.com: 3
- microsoft.com: 3
- arxiv.org: 2
- docs.docker.com: 2
- gane.ai/index: 2
- minimus.io: 2 (its own site)
- nvlpubs.nist.gov: 2
- paloaltonetworks.com: 2
- rapid7.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://g2.com/categories/container-security-tools/enterprise: 4
- https://docs.rapid7.com/insightvm/container-security-end-of-life-announcement: 3
- https://docs.docker.com/security/security-announcements.md: 2
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/container-and-kubernetes-security/enterprise: 2
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/security-101/what-is-container-security: 2
- https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/specialpublications/nist.sp.800-190.pdf: 2
- https://paloaltonetworks.com/content/dam/pan/en_US/assets/pdf/ebooks/container-security-definitive-guide.pdf: 2
- https://rapidfort.com/blog/common-container-security-issues-risks-and-best-practices: 2

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Secure, minimal container images. (https://minimus.io/)
- For: Security and platform teams (https://minimus.io/)
- Price stated: Community $0; Enterprise Custom (https://minimus.io/)
- Starting price: $0 (https://minimus.io/)
- Free plan or trial: Community (https://minimus.io/)
- Certifications: STIG, FedRAMP, NIST 800-190, SLSA Level 3, FIPS 140-3

## What it publishes

Every page minimus.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2195 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 116 pages, 24 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-13
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 13 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-09
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-07
- Recent: 2026-08-13 blog: Claude code container cves https://www.minimus.io/post/claude-code-container-cves
- Recent: 2026-08-11 blog: Best container security features https://www.minimus.io/post/best-container-security-features
- Recent: 2026-08-11 blog: Container runtime security tools https://www.minimus.io/post/container-runtime-security-tools
- Recent: 2026-08-11 blog: Container security testing https://www.minimus.io/post/container-security-testing
- Recent: 2026-08-11 blog: Top rated container security tools https://www.minimus.io/post/top-rated-container-security-tools
- Recent: 2026-08-10 blog: Azure container security https://www.minimus.io/post/azure-container-security

## 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.