# Nmap: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 3 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/nmap

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Network monitoring and management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/network-monitoring-and-management/index.md) | 0% | 71 | 50% | 2 |
| [OT and IoT security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/ot-and-iot-security/index.md) | 0% | 30 | 0% | 2 |
| [Vulnerability management platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/vulnerability-management-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 81 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Stick to established community standards like Nmap, Wireshark, Angry IP Scanner" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Network monitoring)
- "Supporting Tool: Nmap (The Network Mapper)." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, OT/IoT security)

## And against it

- "Avoid making these your *sole enterprise platform* unless you have a dedicated security engineering team" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Vuln management)
- "it is often used by attackers to scan networks for open ports and vulnerabilities" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Network monitoring)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Nmap, from 5 of the 11 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- upguard.com: 3
- g2.com: 2
- softwareadvice.com: 2
- andersenlab.com: 1
- attacksurfacescan.com: 1
- attaxion.com: 1
- aws.amazon.com: 1
- bbc.com: 1
- bspeka.com: 1
- captaincompliance.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://andersenlab.com/blueprint/top-15-penetration-testing-companies: 1
- https://attacksurfacescan.com/: 1
- https://attaxion.com/open-source-attack-surface-management: 1
- https://attaxion.com/top-external-attack-surface-management-vendors: 1
- https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-rmloab6wnymno: 1
- https://bbc.com/news/technology-55426212: 1
- https://bspeka.com/blog/best-attack-surface-monitoring-tools-2026: 1
- https://captaincompliance.com/education/third-party-risk-management-tools: 1

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: free and open source utility for network discovery and security auditing (https://nmap.org/)
- For: systems and network administrators (https://nmap.org/)
- Price stated: free download (https://nmap.org/)
- Free plan or trial: free download (https://nmap.org/)

## What it publishes

Every page nmap.org exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1518 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 19 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.