# Intruder vs Aikido Security: which do AI models recommend for DAST, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Dynamic application security testing. Three of fourteen models named Intruder first on the direct prompt; zero named Aikido Security. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/developer/dynamic-application-security-testing/intruder-vs-aikido-security/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intruder | 6% | #6 of 11 | 0% | 13 | 10 of 14 |
| Aikido Security | 2% | #8 of 11 | 0% | 11 | 7 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Grok 4.1 Fast: intruder first (first choices: Intruder) (alternatives: Acunetix, Astra Security)
- Mistral Small: intruder first (first choices: Burp Suite Enterprise Edition, Intruder) (alternatives: Aikido Security)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: intruder first (first choices: Intruder) (alternatives: Acunetix, Aikido Security, Invicti)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Invicti) (alternatives: Acunetix, Intruder, OWASP ZAP, Rapid7 InsightAppSec)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Bright Security) (alternatives: Acunetix, Beagle Security, Detectify, Intruder)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: StackHawk) (alternatives: Escape, Intruder, Invicti)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither first, one named (first choices: Burp Suite Enterprise Edition) (alternatives: Aikido Security, AppCheck, Intruder)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Invicti) (alternatives: Acunetix, Aikido Security, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Rapid7 InsightAppSec)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Acunetix, Invicti) (alternatives: Burp Suite)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: Escape) (alternatives: Astra Security, Invicti, StackHawk)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Bright Security, StackHawk) (alternatives: Acunetix, Invicti)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: StackHawk) (alternatives: OWASP ZAP, Rapid7 InsightAppSec)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: Invicti) (alternatives: Burp Suite DAST, StackHawk)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither named (first choices: Invicti) (alternatives: Acunetix, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP)

## What the models said about Intruder

- "If you need a tool that is easy to set up, offers good support, and doesn't require deep security expertise, Intruder is likely the best fit." (Mistral Small, direct prompt, first choice)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.