Cyber risk quantification · October 2026 Edition
Kovrr vs SAFE Security
One of fourteen models named Kovrr first on the direct prompt; two named SAFE Security. Kovrr was named by twelve of the fourteen models and SAFE Security by twelve and Kovrr carries 30 labels and SAFE Security 40, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share12%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate13%32%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 6; printed, not drawn.
Labels3040A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Kovrr reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.CyberSaint CyberStrong was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. CyberSaint CyberStrong vs Kovrr · CyberSaint CyberStrong vs SAFE Security · Kovrr vs Axio
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 cyber risk quantification page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
KovrrFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSAFE Security
Direct121 against Kovrr · 3 against SAFE Security
Paraphrase421 against Kovrr · 2 against SAFE Security
Comparative09
Budget-constrained001 against Kovrr · 4 against SAFE Security
Scale-constrained10
Negative011 against Kovrr · 4 against SAFE Security
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Kovrr and SAFE Security were named in the same answer seventy-one times, of the 109 answers naming Kovrr and the 116 naming SAFE Security. In those answers SAFE Security took the first choice twenty-nine times and Kovrr six.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Kovrr and SAFE Security stood in it.
| 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 | | | | | |
Kovrr SAFE Security first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Kovrr on the left and SAFE Security on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Kovrr and SAFE Security stood in it.
Kovrr first, SAFE Security not the choice
1 of 14 modelsSAFE Security was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashKovrr alternatives: Axio, CyberSaint CyberStrong
SAFE Security first, Kovrr an alternative
2 of 14 modelsKovrr was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniSAFE Security alternatives: Kovrr, ThreatConnect Risk Quantifier
GLM 4.7 FlashXCyberSaint CyberStrong, SAFE Security alternatives: Axio, Balbix, LogicGate Risk Cloud, RiskLens, UpGuard
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.DeepSeek V4 FlashCyberSaint CyberStrong alternatives: Axio, SAFE Security, vCISO Lite
MiniMax M2.5CyberSaint CyberStrong alternatives: Bitsight, Black Kite, Kovrr, LogicGate Risk Cloud, UpGuard
GPT-6 LunaAxio360 alternatives: CyberSaint CyberStrong, SAFE Security
Muse Glimmer 30BCyberSaint CyberStrong alternatives: Maxxsure, RiskLens, SAFE Security
Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Cyrisma alternatives: Black Kite, Maxxsure, SAI360
Perplexity SonarCyberSaint CyberStrong alternatives: RiskLens, SAFE One
Grok 4.1 FastCyberSaint CyberStrong alternatives: Cyber Quant, Maxxsure, vCISO Lite
Mistral SmallCyberSaint CyberStrong, Maxxsure alternatives: RiskLens
Llama 4 MaverickCyberSaint CyberStrong alternatives: Axio, Maxxsure, RiskLens
Qwen 3.7 FlashCyberSaint CyberStrong, Maxxsure alternatives: Black Kite, RiskLens
Kimi K2CyberSaint CyberStrong alternatives: Axio, Maxxsure
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.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
Kovrr4%#3 of 7SAFE Security4%#6 of 7Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
The order flips: SAFE Security leads at enterprise.
SAFE Security56%#1 of 7Kovrr0%#5 of 7What the models said about Kovrr
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“standard enterprise Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ) tools (such as Kovrr, Safe Security, and Axio) are generally out of reach” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“without the enterprise pricing and dedicated FAIR analyst overhead you see with RiskLens/Safe Security, Kovrr, etc.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“limited GRC integration and typically better suited for larger organizations or brokers” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · soft negative
“Kovrr: Offers flexible pricing tailored to the organization's needs, transparent cost structure, and customizable packages for SMBs and large enterprises.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Kovrr is the market leader... Actuarial-grade modeling that requires very little manual data entry.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Mid-market accessible CRQ | CyberSaint, Kovrr, Cyrisma | Budget-conscious; fast time-to-value” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about SAFE Security
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“such as Kovrr, Safe Security, and Axio) are generally out of reach, as their annual licensing fees frequently scale into the tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Safe Security (post-RiskLens acquisition) | ⚠️ Moderate | Partially black-box methodology; auditability of underlying assumptions varies” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Caveat: It can be expensive and may require more administrative overhead to configure properly compared to Kovrr or Axio.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“The only enterprise platform purpose-built on the FAIR (Factor Analysis of Information Risk) framework... Ranked leader in the 2025 Forrester CRQ Wave” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Safe Security leads the 2025 Forrester CRQ Wave after acquiring RiskLens, consolidating FAIR-native quantification with real-world data integration.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
“Cloud-first enterprises that want CRQ wired into daily security operations lean Safe Security; its integration depth is the widest in the category.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared
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.