# MITRE Caldera: 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/mitre-caldera

## 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) | 9% | 4 | 9% | 11 |

## What the models said for it

- "free and open-source BAS tools like MITRE Caldera and Prelude Operator offer powerful capabilities for simulating adversary behaviors without any licensing fees" (Claude Haiku 4.5, BAS)
- "MITRE Caldera (or a combination with Atomic Red Team) is the best breach and attack simulation (BAS) option for a company with a limited budget." (Grok 4.20, BAS)
- "Start free: Deploy Atomic Red Team or MITRE Caldera to establish baseline testing" (MiniMax M2.5, BAS)
- "I'd recommend starting with the free open-source tools (Atomic Red Team + MITRE Caldera)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, BAS)

## And against it

- "Open-source alternatives (e.g., MITRE Caldera, Atomic Red Team) can supplement but usually lack the enterprise polish" (Grok 4.20, BAS)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 MITRE Caldera, from 18 of the 21 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- startupstash.com: 13
- g2.com: 10
- tools.resorsit.com: 10
- comparitech.com: 8
- reddit.com: 7
- socradar.io: 7
- bcs365.com: 6
- guptadeepak.com: 6
- sourceforge.net: 6
- github.com: 5

### Pages cited

- https://startupstash.com/best-breach-and-attack-simulation-tools: 13
- https://tools.resorsit.com/tools/security/bas: 10
- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/best-bas-tools: 8
- https://reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/comments/1bdi6ou/breach_attack_simulation_bas: 7
- https://socradar.io/blog/top-10-breach-and-attack-simulation-bas-software-2024: 7
- https://bcs365.com/insights/breach-and-attack-simulation-pricing: 6
- https://guptadeepak.com/tools/top-5-breach-attack-simulation-tools-2026: 6
- https://g2.com/categories/breach-and-attack-simulation-bas: 5

## What it publishes

Every page mitre.org exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1168 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 64 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-01
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2021-05-20
- webinar or virtual event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 23 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-01
- report or ebook: 1 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: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2021-04-01
- podcast or video: 45 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-12-01
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-10-01
- Recent: 2026-09-01 conference or event: Summiting the pyramid 2026 https://ctid.mitre.org/blog/2026/09/10/summiting-the-pyramid-2026
- Recent: 2026-07-01 blog: Attack flow 2026 https://ctid.mitre.org/blog/2026/07/30/attack-flow-2026
- Recent: 2026-05-01 blog: Secure ai v2 release https://ctid.mitre.org/blog/2026/05/06/secure-ai-v2-release
- Recent: 2026-04-01 blog: Fraud fighters unite with mitre f3 https://ctid.mitre.org/blog/2026/04/09/fraud-fighters-unite-with-mitre-f3
- Recent: 2026-02-01 blog: Ambiguous techniques extension https://ctid.mitre.org/blog/2026/02/19/ambiguous-techniques-extension
- Recent: 2026-02-01 blog: Mitre atlas openclaw investigation https://ctid.mitre.org/blog/2026/02/09/mitre-atlas-openclaw-investigation

## 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.