# T-Pot: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 14 judge labels across 1 category by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/t-pot

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Deception technology](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/deception-technology/index.md) | 2% | 12 | 36% | 14 |

## What the models said for it

- "Deploy T-Pot for network deception (detects reconnaissance and lateral movement)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Deception)
- "T-Pot is the most comprehensive open-source platform available... Drawback: It is resource-heavy and complex to tune." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Deception)
- "Requires significant technical resources to maintain; better suited for companies with security analysts" (Kimi K2, Deception)
- "Strong Open-Source Alternative (If Budget Is Tight): T-Pot + Canarytokens" (Grok 4.20, Deception)

## And against it

- "Another platform that showed a 50% negative rate in the same study, suggesting significant user dissatisfaction." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Deception)
- "50% negative rate specifically for small business deployments - High technical overhead and complexity" (Kimi K2, Deception)
- "Avoid starting with T-Pot unless the goal is a research or threat-intelligence honeynet" (Perplexity Sonar, Deception)
- "*(Note: requires 8–16 GB RAM and 128 GB storage.)*" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Deception)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named T-Pot, from 28 of the 31 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- tools.resorsit.com: 17
- cybersectools.com: 16
- guideflow.com: 15
- gane.ai/index: 13
- github.com: 12
- sourceforge.net: 12
- verifiedmarketresearch.com: 11
- expertinsights.com: 10
- canary.tools: 6
- g2.com: 6

### Pages cited

- https://tools.resorsit.com/tools/security/deception: 17
- https://verifiedmarketresearch.com/blog/best-deception-technology-software: 11
- https://cybersectools.com/categories/honeypots: 10
- https://expertinsights.com/network-security/best-deception-technology-companies: 10
- https://guideflow.com/blog/honeypot-software: 10
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/deception-technology/smb: 8
- https://sourceforge.net/software/deception-technology: 7
- https://canary.tools/: 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.