# SpotBugs: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/spotbugs

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Static application security testing](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/static-application-security-testing/index.md) | 0% | 46 | 33% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "SpotBugs with Find Security Bugs for Java" (Muse Glimmer 30B, SAST)

## And against it

- "Older or lightweight open-source tools (e.g., Yasca, older versions of PMD, FindBugs/SpotBugs in some contexts)" (Grok 4.20, SAST)

## 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named SpotBugs, from 7 of the 9 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- safeguard.sh: 6
- checkmarx.com: 4
- dev.to: 4
- appsecsanta.com: 3
- aicodereview.cc: 2
- community.owasp.org: 2
- cybedefend.com: 2
- cybersecuritynews.com: 2
- daily.dev: 2
- deepsource.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://dev.to/rahulxsingh/11-best-sast-tools-in-2026-static-application-security-testing-compared-4ajo: 3
- https://dev.to/rahulxsingh/i-reviewed-32-sast-tools-the-ones-worth-using-283e: 3
- https://appsecsanta.com/sast-tools/sast-tools-for-java: 2
- https://checkmarx.com/learn/sast/choosing-sast-tool-with-gartner-magic-quadrant: 2
- https://checkmarx.com/learn/sast/open-source-vs-premium-sast-tools: 2
- https://community.owasp.org/Source_Code_Analysis_Tools: 2
- https://cybedefend.com/en/blog/open-source-sast-tools: 2
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-sast-tools: 2

## 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.