# Smokescreen: 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/smokescreen

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Deception technology](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/deception-technology/index.md) | 2% | 11 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best "budget-first" pick: Smokescreen — it is described as a SaaS deception platform that's "easy to get started with,"" (GPT-5.4 mini, Deception)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Smokescreen, from 14 of the 16 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- verifiedmarketresearch.com: 10
- acalvio.com: 6
- guideflow.com: 6
- wizbrand.com: 5
- sourceforge.net: 4
- aimultiple.com: 3
- cryptika.com: 3
- csoonline.com: 3
- eastbaycyber.com: 3
- expertinsights.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://verifiedmarketresearch.com/blog/best-deception-technology-software: 10
- https://guideflow.com/blog/deception-technology-software: 6
- https://wizbrand.com/tutorials/top-10-deception-technology-tools-features-pros-cons-comparison: 5
- https://acalvio.com/preemptive-security/competitive-intelligence-cyber-deception: 4
- https://aimultiple.com/deception-tech-companies: 3
- https://cryptika.com/10-best-deception-tools-in-2025: 3
- https://csoonline.com/article/570063/5-top-deception-tools-and-how-they-ensnare-attackers.html: 3
- https://eastbaycyber.com/content/compare-best-deception-technology-platforms-2026: 3

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: deception platform (https://www.smokescreen.io/pricing)
- For: offensive security teams (https://www.smokescreen.io/pricing)
- Price stated: 0.00 (https://smokescreen.io/)
- Starting price: 0.00 (https://smokescreen.io/)
- Customers named: Amex Global Business Travel, Godrej Industries, Novelis

## What it publishes

Every page smokescreen.io exposes, read 2026-10-05: 94 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 43 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2021-05-18
- comparison: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2019-12-30
- Recent: 2021-05-18 blog: The bright side of the darkside ransomware https://www.smokescreen.io/the-bright-side-of-the-darkside-ransomware
- Recent: 2021-05-17 blog: Ransomware the limits of prevention and active defense https://www.smokescreen.io/ransomware-the-limits-of-prevention-and-active-defense
- Recent: 2021-05-06 blog: 6 takeaways from gov uks 2021 cybersecurity breaches survey https://www.smokescreen.io/6-takeaways-from-gov-uks-2021-cybersecurity-breaches-survey
- Recent: 2021-02-05 blog: Detecting supply chain attacks with deception https://www.smokescreen.io/resources/detecting-supply-chain-attacks-with-deception
- Recent: 2021-02-05 blog: Detecting sunburst with smokescreen https://www.smokescreen.io/resources/detecting-sunburst-with-smokescreen
- Recent: 2021-02-05 blog: Defending against sunburst style supply chain attacks with deception https://www.smokescreen.io/resources/defending-against-sunburst-style-supply-chain-attacks-with-deception

## 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.