API security platforms for small business buyers
Asked as “API security platform”, and as “API discovery and protection tool”, on behalf of a small B2B company. 56 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each. Added to the October 2026 Edition on October 4, 2026; its answers are read by the distilled judge (ai-indexes-judge-qwen3-14b-run3), not the claude-opus-5 judge of the earlier categories: how the two compare.
Standing · first-choice share
12%
Contested · StackHawk 11%
1242Crunch11StackHawk09Cloudflare API Shield68others
12% of first choices, contested.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for a small B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrant
Show the one product at 0%, ordered by negative rate
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
For buyers
Head to head
All twenty-eight head-to-head pages: the top eight products, each against each
Wallarm API Security vs Akamai API SecurityWallarm API Security vs Traceable AIWallarm API Security vs Noname SecurityWallarm API Security vs StackHawkOWASP ZAP vs 42CrunchOWASP ZAP vs Salt SecurityOWASP ZAP vs Akamai API SecurityOWASP ZAP vs Traceable AIOWASP ZAP vs Noname SecurityOWASP ZAP vs StackHawk42Crunch vs Salt Security42Crunch vs Akamai API Security42Crunch vs Traceable AI42Crunch vs Noname Security42Crunch vs StackHawkSalt Security vs Akamai API SecuritySalt Security vs Traceable AISalt Security vs Noname SecuritySalt Security vs StackHawkAkamai API Security vs Traceable AIAkamai API Security vs Noname SecurityAkamai API Security vs StackHawkTraceable AI vs Noname SecurityTraceable AI vs StackHawkNoname Security vs StackHawk
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
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0142Crunch12%
42Crunch12%02StackHawk11%
StackHawk11%03Cloudflare API Shield9%
Cloudflare API Shield9%04Zuplo7%
Zuplo7%05OWASP ZAP7%
OWASP ZAP7%06Wallarm API Security7%
Wallarm API Security7%07Postman5%
Postman5%08Beagle Security4%
Beagle Security4%09Akto4%
Akto4%10Tyk2%
Tyk2%11APIsec2%
APIsec2%12Akamai API Security2%
Akamai API Security2%13Salt Security2%
Salt Security2%14Traceable0%
Traceable0%What they warned about
Zero of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. 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 and Muse Glimmer 30B changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
Salt Security83%
30 of 36 labels negative · 11 of 14 models · 12 hard negative
“Tools like Noname Security (part of Akamai) and Salt Security are noted for their long setup times, high costs (often $150K+ annually)” Mistral Small, negative prompt
Akamai API Security79%
22 of 28 labels negative · 10 of 14 models · 11 hard negative
“Platforms to Avoid or Approach Cautiously ... Designed for massive API portfolios, requiring specialized expertise to configure and maintain” GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt
Traceable58%
7 of 12 labels negative · 6 of 14 models · 1 hard negative
“Not accessible for small and medium-sized businesses: pricing starts at $150,000 entry level package for 1 year” Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt
Cequence Unified API Protection83%
5 of 6 labels negative · 5 of 14 models · 3 hard negative
“Strong for inline blocking and bot defense but geared toward organizations with substantial API traffic and security staff” GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt
What they cite
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list: fourteen of the fourteen in this edition, and all six flagship models on the expanded tier.
Sites the answers cite
75 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 1045 links across 192 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. None of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category.
vendor site · Radware46 answers · 67 citations · 10 models
vendor site · G241 answers · 48 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Zuplo39 answers · 49 citations · 11 models
vendor site · G238 answers · 64 citations · 13 models
vendor site · Indusface31 answers · 37 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Beagle Security29 answers · 54 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Akamai27 answers · 33 citations · 10 models
27 answers · 27 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Escape19 answers · 22 citations · 11 models
19 answers · 20 citations · 7 models
16 answers · 16 citations · 6 models
vendor site · FitGap14 answers · 18 citations · 8 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
36 answers · 11 models
30 answers · 9 models
30 answers · 10 models
29 answers · 11 models
27 answers · 12 models
24 answers · 11 models
20 answers · 7 models
19 answers · 10 models
19 answers · 9 models
17 answers · 9 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “api security platform”, “api security platforms”, “best api security platform”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
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| Cloudflare parent site Cloudflare API Shield 9%, Cloudflare Application Security and Performance 2%, Cloudflare Application Security 2%, Cloudflare API Gateway 2% | 14% | 58 | 550,000 | 10,897 | ||||
| 42Crunch 42crunch.com | 12% | 81 | 320 | 4 | 380 | 0 | ||
| StackHawk stackhawk.com | 11% | 142 | 590 | 10 | 8,458 | 8 | 1 | |
| Zuplo zuplo.com | 7% | 154 | 390 | 0 | 7,963 | |||
| OWASP ZAP owasp.org | 7% | 177 | 3,600 | 122 | 365,222 | |||
| Wallarm API Security wallarm.com | 7% | 75 | 50 | 0 | 80,870 | 0 | ||
| Postman postman.com | 5% | 81 | 90,500 | 7,676 | 221,855 | 29 | ||
| Beagle Security beaglesecurity.com | 4% | 49 | 140 | 14 | 10,729 | |||
| Akto akto.io | 4% | 24 | 590 | 21 | 978 | 10 | ||
| Escape escape.tech | 4% | 31 | 90,500 | 261,733 | 2,252 | $190 | 2 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 21 sites; 3 of them are among the sites the models cited here (akamai.com, indusface.com, radware.com). The first result for “api security platform” is opentext.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best API security platform for a small B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which API discovery and protection tool would you recommend to a small business that sells to other businesses?”Comparative“What are the top API security platforms for a small team and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best API security platform for a small company with a tight budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 30 person company evaluating a API security platform. What should we look at?”Negative“Which API security platforms should a small business avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice42Crunch, Aikido SecurityChangedZuplo42Crunchno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
Escape, Traceable AIFour alternatives
42Crunch, Pynt, StackHawk, TykFour alternatives
Cloudflare Application Security and Performance, OWASP ZAP, StackHawk, Traceable AIGPT-5.4 mini42Crunch, Akamai API Securityagainst: Salt Security, TraceableCloudflare API ShieldChanged42Crunchagainst: Salt SecuritySnykagainst: Salt Security, Traceableno first choicenothing named
One alternative
Wallarm API SecurityOne alternative
Wallarm API SecurityThree alternatives
Akto, Escape, TraceableGemini 3.5 FlashEscapeagainst: Akamai API Security, Noname, Salt SecurityCloudflare API ShieldChangedEscapeagainst: Akamai API Security, Harness, Nuclei, OWASP ZAPAktoagainst: Akamai API Security, Noname, Salt Security, TraceableEscapeagainst: Akamai API Security, Noname, Salt Securityagainst: Akamai API Security, Apigee, Cequence Unified API Protection, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Prisma Cloud, Salt Security, Traceable AI, Wiz
Four alternatives
42Crunch, Akto, Cloudflare API Shield, Indusface AppTranaThree alternatives
Akto, Indusface AppTrana, Wallarm API SecurityThree alternatives
42Crunch, Akto, StackHawkSix alternatives
Beagle Security, Escape, Gravitee, Kong Gateway, OWASP ZAP, StackHawkFour alternatives
42Crunch, Akto, Beagle Security, StackHawkPerplexity SonarZuploCloudflare API GatewayChangedZuploagainst: Akamai API Security, Salt SecurityZuploagainst: APIsec, Aktono first choiceagainst: Cloudflare API Shield
Three alternatives
42Crunch, APIsec, TykTwo alternatives
Akamai API Security, MetloTwo alternatives
StackHawk, TykTwo alternatives
Astra Security, Cloudflare API ShieldGrok 4.1 FastStackHawkagainst: Akamai API Security, Salt SecurityTreblleChanged42Crunch, StackHawkagainst: Akamai API Security, Indusface AppTrana, OWASP ZAP, Salt Security, TraceableOWASP ZAPno first choiceagainst: Akamai API Security, Apigee, Cequence Unified API Protection, Cloudflare API Security, Salt Security, Traceable AI, apisec.ai
Three alternatives
Cloudflare API Shield, Kong Gateway, TykThree alternatives
Beagle Security, Indusface AppTrana, StackHawkOne alternative
Cloudflare API ShieldFive alternatives
42Crunch, Beagle Security, Cloudflare API Shield, Pynt, StackHawkMistral SmallIntruderCequence API SecurityChanged42Crunch, OWASP ZAPagainst: Akamai API Security, Salt SecurityOWASP Zed Attack Proxy, Probelyagainst: Noname Security, Salt Security, Traceable AIno first choiceagainst: Noname Security, Salt Security
One alternative
ZuploTwo alternatives
Beagle Security, Salt SecurityOne alternative
Wallarm API SecurityThree alternatives
42Crunch, APIsec, StackHawkDeepSeek V4 FlashTreblleagainst: AWS, Akamai API Security, Salt SecurityAPIsec, Wallarm API SecurityChangedagainst: Akamai API Security, Escape, Salt Security, StackHawk42Crunchagainst: Salt SecurityAktoagainst: Wallarm API Security42Crunch, StackHawk, Wallarm API Securityagainst: Akamai API Security, SaltStack, Traceableagainst: Akamai API Security, Cequence Unified API Protection, Cloudflare API Security, Data Theorem API Secure, Imperva API Security, Plexicus ASPM, Salt Security
Two alternatives
Probely, Wallarm API SecurityThree alternatives
Beagle Security, OWASP ZAP, TreblleThree alternatives
Cloudflare API Shield, OWASP ZAP, TreblleOne alternative
Cloudflare API ShieldLlama 4 MaverickIntruderno first choiceChangedAktono first choiceno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
Radware, ZuploTwo alternatives
StackHawk, TykQwen 3.7 FlashStackHawkTykChangedagainst: Noname Security, Salt SecurityJitagainst: OWASP ZAPOWASP ZAP, Zuploagainst: Apigee, Kong Gateway, MuleSoft, WSO2no first choiceagainst: Akamai API Security, Cloudflare API Shield, F5, Imperva API Security, Mend, Noname, Salt Security
Three alternatives
Intruder, Mend.io, ZuploTwo alternatives
42Crunch, ZuploTwo alternatives
Beagle Security, Wallarm API SecurityThree alternatives
Burp Suite, HackerOne, TykKimi K2StackHawkagainst: Akamai API Security, Escape DAST, Noname, Salt Security, Traceable AI42Crunch, Beagle SecurityChangedagainst: Akamai API Security, Salt Security, Traceable AI, Wallarm API Security42Crunch, OWASP ZAPagainst: Noname Security, Salt Security42Crunch, Cloudflare API ShieldCloudflare API Shield, Salt Security, Zuploagainst: Cequence Unified API Protection, Data Theorem, Noname Security, Salt Security, Traceable AI, Wallarm API Security, Wib
Three alternatives
42Crunch, Beagle Security, Wallarm API SecurityOne alternative
StackHawkFour alternatives
APIsec, Burp Suite, Probely, TykFour alternatives
AWS WAF, Amazon API Gateway, OWASP ZAP, StackHawkGLM 4.7 FlashXStackHawkCloudflare API ShieldChangedagainst: AppTrana API, OWASP ZAPZuploOWASP ZAP, Postmanagainst: Akamai API Security, Imperva API Security, Salt Security, Traceable, Wallarm API Securityno first choiceagainst: 42Crunch, Akamai API Security, Cequence Unified API Protection, Checkmarx API scanning, Cloudflare Application Security, Postman, Salt Security
Three alternatives
Beagle Security, Kong Gateway, PostmanOne alternative
TreblleFour alternatives
Amazon API Gateway, Beagle Security, Cloudflare API Shield, Kong GatewayFour alternatives
APIsec, Beagle Security, Cloudflare API Shield, PyntMiniMax M2.5Cloudflare Application Security, PostmanBeagle SecurityChangedCloudflare Application Security, PostmanOWASP ZAPagainst: KrakenDno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
Intruder, apisec.aiOne alternative
Cloudflare API ShieldOne alternative
ZuploTwo alternatives
Postman, Wallarm API SecurityGPT-6 Luna42Crunchagainst: Cloudflare API ShieldWallarm API SecurityChangedagainst: Cloudflare API Shield42Crunchagainst: Akamai API Security, Salt SecurityWallarm API Securityno first choicenothing named
One alternative
AWS documents API GatewayOne alternative
AWS WAFFour alternatives
Akto, Escape, StackHawk, Wallarm API SecurityOne alternative
OWASP ZAPMuse Glimmer 30BStackHawkagainst: Akamai API Security, Salt SecurityAkto.ioChangedTyk, Zuploagainst: Salt SecurityCloudflare Application Security and Performance, Postmanno first choiceagainst: Akamai API Security, Data Theorem, Noname Security, Salt Security, Traceable
Three alternatives
42Crunch, APIsec, Aikido SecurityFour alternatives
42Crunch, Cloudflare API Discovery, Harness, Salt SecurityTwo alternatives
42Crunch, APIsecSix alternatives
42Crunch, AWS WAF, Akto.io, Cloudflare API Shield, Gravitee, TykBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
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Eighty-four rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
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| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 00:37 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 00:56 | yes | 4 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-04 23:58 | yes | 13 | 22 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 01:06 | yes | 17 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 01:16 | yes | 25 | 9 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 00:31 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-04 23:44 | yes | 22 | 38 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 01:15 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-04 23:59 | yes | 5 | 38 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-04 22:40 | yes | 13 | 18 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-04 23:37 | yes | 21 | 54 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-05 00:28 | yes | 9 | 32 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-05 01:03 | yes | 3 | 14 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-05 01:29 | yes | 15 | 18 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-04 22:46 | yes | 17 | 9 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 01:47 | yes | 2 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-04 22:09 | yes | 13 | 29 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-04 23:45 | yes | 19 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 00:34 | yes | 24 | 10 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 01:41 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-05 00:39 | yes | 24 | 37 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-04 22:10 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-05 01:33 | no | 0 | 28 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-04 23:44 | yes | 21 | 29 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-04 23:05 | yes | 9 | 51 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-04 22:55 | yes | 21 | 58 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-04 23:41 | yes | 4 | 19 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-05 01:48 | yes | 18 | 36 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 00:57 | yes | 10 | 9 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 01:30 | yes | 5 | 10 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-04 23:22 | yes | 19 | 31 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 00:01 | yes | 17 | 6 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-04 22:17 | yes | 25 | 9 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 01:25 | yes | 14 | 9 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-04 23:34 | yes | 24 | 49 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-04 23:14 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-05 00:32 | yes | 13 | 58 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 00:26 | yes | 20 | 40 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-05 01:38 | yes | 23 | 45 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-04 22:24 | yes | 8 | 19 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-04 23:52 | yes | 6 | 32 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-05 00:38 | yes | 23 | 33 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-04 23:38 | yes | 9 | 7 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 00:06 | yes | 3 | 7 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-04 23:35 | yes | 17 | 23 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-04 23:02 | yes | 16 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 00:13 | yes | 23 | 9 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-04 22:28 | yes | 14 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-04 22:09 | yes | 25 | 27 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 01:17 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-04 22:19 | no | 0 | 30 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 01:14 | yes | 24 | 34 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-05 01:27 | yes | 14 | 30 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-04 22:17 | yes | 10 | 21 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-04 22:10 | yes | 3 | 22 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-05 00:14 | yes | 15 | 20 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-04 23:30 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-05 00:47 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-05 00:47 | yes | 15 | 27 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 00:29 | yes | 19 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 00:55 | yes | 17 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 00:54 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-05 01:32 | yes | 16 | 72 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 00:37 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-05 00:16 | no | 0 | 22 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 01:05 | yes | 13 | 19 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-04 22:35 | yes | 14 | 150 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-04 23:37 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-05 01:08 | yes | 3 | 15 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-04 22:37 | yes | 11 | 23 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-05 01:16 | yes | 28 | 12 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-04 23:16 | yes | 3 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-05 01:29 | yes | 17 | 27 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-05 00:12 | yes | 18 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-05 00:21 | yes | 21 | 11 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-05 00:17 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-05 00:31 | yes | 22 | 118 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-05 00:54 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-04 22:54 | no | 0 | 26 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-05 00:51 | yes | 23 | 30 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-04 22:26 | yes | 22 | 23 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-05 00:19 | yes | 14 | 31 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-04 22:16 | yes | 2 | 21 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-05 00:04 | yes | 23 | 32 s |
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
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Category-scoped readings
Akamai read as Akamai API Security
Akamai (Noname) read as Akamai API Security
Cequence read as Cequence Unified API Protection
Cequence Security read as Cequence Unified API Protection
Checkmarx read as Checkmarx One
Cloudflare read as Cloudflare API Shield
Cloudflare (Free Plan) read as Cloudflare API Shield
Imperva read as Imperva API Security
Kong read as Kong Gateway
Kong (Open Source) read as Kong Gateway
Wallarm read as Wallarm API Security
Unresolved, counted raw
AWS documents API Gateway
AppTrana API
Cequence API Security
Checkmarx API scanning
Cherrybomb
Cloudflare API Discovery
Data Theorem API Secure
GCP API Gateway
OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP)
Wallarm API Firewall (Open Source)
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.