# Shodan: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 4 categories by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/shodan

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Attack surface management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/attack-surface-management/index.md) | 0% | 44 | 20% | 5 |
| [Threat intelligence platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/threat-intelligence-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 36 | 0% | 3 |
| [Digital risk protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/digital-risk-protection/index.md) | 0% | 100 | 0% | 1 |
| [OT and IoT security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/ot-and-iot-security/index.md) | 0% | 92 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Other options to consider are Attack Surface Scan and Shodan Monitor, which are lightweight monitors" (Llama 4 Maverick, ASM)
- "Supplement with OSINT: Use Shodan (free tier)" (Grok 4.20, Threat intel)

## And against it

- "it also found significant false positives in Shodan's *banner-based* detections" (GPT-6 Luna, ASM)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Shodan, from 20 of the 28 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 10
- attacksurfacescan.com: 9
- upguard.com: 9
- attaxion.com: 6
- circleid.com: 5
- gane.ai/index: 5
- cyble.com: 4
- ordr.net: 4
- paloaltonetworks.com: 4
- reddit.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://attacksurfacescan.com/blog/best-external-attack-surface-monitoring-tools: 7
- https://attaxion.com/top-external-attack-surface-management-vendors: 6
- https://circleid.com/posts/best-attack-surface-monitoring-tools: 5
- https://g2.com/categories/attack-surface-management: 5
- https://g2.com/categories/attack-surface-management/small-business: 5
- https://cyble.com/knowledge-hub/top-attack-surface-management-services: 4
- https://ordr.net/blog/best-attack-surface-management-platforms: 4
- https://surfaceloop.com/blog/best-easm-tools-small-business: 4

## In its own words

What Shodan's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Search Engine for the Internet of Everything (https://shodan.io/)
- For: Developers (https://shodan.io/)
- Free plan or trial: Create a free account to get started. (https://shodan.io/)

## What it publishes

Every page shodan.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 133 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 56 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-08-07
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2024-08-07 blog: 5 free things for everybody http://blog.shodan.io/5-free-things-for-everybody
- Recent: 2024-01-14 blog: Deep dive malware hunter http://blog.shodan.io/deep-dive-malware-hunter
- Recent: 2024-01-10 blog: Deep dive http favicon http://blog.shodan.io/deep-dive-http-favicon
- Recent: 2023-08-21 blog: Developer access to shodan trends http://blog.shodan.io/developer-access-to-shodan-trends
- Recent: 2022-08-03 blog: Accepting crypto a vendor perspective http://blog.shodan.io/accepting-crypto-a-vendor-perspective
- Recent: 2022-04-13 blog: Historical ip information http://blog.shodan.io/historical-ip-information

## 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.