# Thinkst Canary: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 48 judge labels across 1 category by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/thinkst-canary

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Deception technology](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/deception-technology/index.md) | 56% | 1 | 0% | 48 |

## What the models said for it

- "Thinkst Canary offers the best value for money among paid platforms due to its simplicity, low false positives, and comprehensive coverage." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Deception)
- "Thinkst Canary (from Thinkst Applied Research) stands out as the best deception technology platform for most mid-market B2B companies." (Grok 4.20, Deception)
- "Excellent signal quality, very easy (Canarytokens are free and powerful), low maintenance. Often the "gold standard" for fidelity." (Grok 4.20, Deception)
- "Thinkst Canary is the best simplicity-first deception platform, especially strong for SMBs and mid-market organizations" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Deception)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Thinkst Canary, from 131 of the 137 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- verifiedmarketresearch.com: 60
- gane.ai/index: 58
- guideflow.com: 58
- acalvio.com: 49
- sourceforge.net: 48
- expertinsights.com: 46
- canary.tools: 38
- cyberpress.org: 27
- zscaler.com: 27
- fidelissecurity.com: 25

### Pages cited

- https://verifiedmarketresearch.com/blog/best-deception-technology-software: 60
- https://expertinsights.com/network-security/best-deception-technology-companies: 46
- https://guideflow.com/blog/deception-technology-software: 40
- https://canary.tools/: 38
- https://cyberpress.org/deception-technology-review: 27
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/deception-technology/smb: 27
- https://sourceforge.net/software/deception-technology: 26
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/deception-technology/enterprise: 23

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: a clear, high quality marker of compromise (https://thinkst.com/)
- For: defenders (https://thinkst.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page thinkst.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 212 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 202 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-04
- webinar or virtual event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2018-04-01
- comparison: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2018-11-01
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2011-02-01
- Recent: 2026-09-04 blog: Getting agents to tell on themselves https://blog.thinkst.com/2026/09/getting-agents-to-tell-on-themselves.html
- Recent: 2026-09-04 blog: Ap shell2 mp4 https://blog.thinkst.com/ap-shell2-mp4
- Recent: 2026-09-04 blog: 2026 https://blog.thinkst.com/2026
- Recent: 2026-07-29 blog: Other lessons for security product founders from the wright brothers https://blog.thinkst.com/2026/07/other-lessons-for-security-product-founders-from-the-wright-brothers.html
- Recent: 2026-06-22 blog: One for all the models out there https://blog.thinkst.com/2026/06/one-for-all-the-models-out-there.html
- Recent: 2026-06-05 blog: Introducing package proxy supply chain safety checks without client side software https://blog.thinkst.com/2026/06/introducing-package-proxy-supply-chain-safety-checks-without-client-side-software.html

## 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.