# NodeZero: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 1 category by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/nodezero

## 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) | 0% | 19 | 10% | 10 |

## What the models said for it

- "starts around $25,000/year for autonomous pentesting-style BAS. It's cheaper than the big three" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, BAS)
- "Choose Pentera/NodeZero/XM Cyber when the priority is autonomous internal exploit chaining" (Muse Glimmer 30B, BAS)
- "NodeZero is also highly recommended for mid-sized businesses" (Mistral Small, BAS)
- "Picus or NodeZero | Good value commercial platforms" (Kimi K2, BAS)

## And against it

- "More capable commercial platforms, but typically priced for a larger security program." (Perplexity Sonar, BAS)

## 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 NodeZero, from 19 of the 19 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- startupstash.com: 16
- g2.com: 14
- techtarget.com: 9
- guideflow.com: 8
- socradar.io: 8
- comparitech.com: 7
- guptadeepak.com: 7
- peerspot.com: 7
- sourceforge.net: 7
- csoonline.com: 6

### Pages cited

- https://startupstash.com/best-breach-and-attack-simulation-tools: 16
- https://techtarget.com/news/Pros-and-cons-of-7-breach-and-attack-simulation-tools/837268: 9
- https://guideflow.com/blog/breach-and-attack-simulation-software: 8
- https://socradar.io/blog/top-10-breach-and-attack-simulation-bas-software-2024: 8
- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/best-bas-tools: 7
- https://guptadeepak.com/tools/top-5-breach-attack-simulation-tools-2026: 7
- https://csoonline.com/article/2132289/breach-and-attack-simulation-tools.html: 6
- https://g2.com/categories/breach-and-attack-simulation-bas: 6

## 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.