Zero of fourteen models named GitHub Advanced Security first on the direct prompt; zero named Veracode Static Analysis. GitHub Advanced Security was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Veracode Static Analysis by fourteen and GitHub Advanced Security carries 16 labels and Veracode Static Analysis 39, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
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; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the static application security testing page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, GitHub Advanced Security and Veracode Static Analysis were named in the same answer twenty-nine times, of the 125 answers naming GitHub Advanced Security and the 138 naming Veracode Static Analysis. In those answers Veracode Static Analysis took the first choice one time and GitHub Advanced Security two.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | ||||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | ||||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | ||||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | ||||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B |
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“GHAS is sold as an add-on license that can be quite expensive for a mid-sized B2B budget.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Top Recommendation: GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS)” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“GitHub Advanced Security / CodeQL if your company is deeply GitHub-native and wants SAST in the same platform.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · alternative
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“What I'd Avoid for Mid-Market: Checkmarx and Veracode are powerful but typically start at $60K–$100K+/year” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“Full scans can delay fast-moving dev cycles, there's no on-premise option with code upload raising security concerns, and pricing can be steep” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“not necessarily the one with the most heavy-duty enterprise compliance rules (like legacy tools Veracode or Fortify)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“the recommended static code security scanner for a mid-sized B2B company could be either Checkmarx or Veracode” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Excels in broad language/framework support (including legacy/binary), whole-app analysis, and enterprise integrations” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative prompt · alternative
“Highly regulated environments, on-premises requirements, or teams needing very deep taint analysis.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.