Deception technology · October 2026 Edition
OpenCanary vs Fortinet FortiDeceptor
Zero of fourteen models named OpenCanary first on the direct prompt; one named Fortinet FortiDeceptor. OpenCanary was named by ten of the fourteen models and Fortinet FortiDeceptor by seven and OpenCanary carries 17 labels and Fortinet FortiDeceptor 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
OpenCanary
accepted challengerNamed in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share4%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#5A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels1710A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, OpenCanary reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Acalvio ShadowPlex was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Thinkst Canary vs OpenCanary · Thinkst Canary vs Fortinet FortiDeceptor · Acalvio ShadowPlex vs OpenCanary
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 deception technology page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
OpenCanaryFirst choices, of fourteen modelsFortinet FortiDeceptor
Direct01
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained20
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where OpenCanary and Fortinet FortiDeceptor stood in it.
| Model | DirectOP | ParaphraseOP | ComparativeOP | Budget-constrainedOP | Scale-constrainedOP | NegativeOP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | OP | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | OP | OP | | |||
| Perplexity Sonar | | OP | | OP | ||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | OP | OP | |||
| Mistral Small | OP | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | OP | OP | ||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | |||||
| Kimi K2 | OP | |||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | OP | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | OP | OP | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | OP |
OP OpenCanary Fortinet FortiDeceptorOP first choiceOP named as an alternativeOP argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, OpenCanary on the left and Fortinet FortiDeceptor on the right.
Fortinet FortiDeceptorOP first choiceOP named as an alternativeOP argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, OpenCanary on the left and Fortinet FortiDeceptor on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where OpenCanary and Fortinet FortiDeceptor stood in it.
Fortinet FortiDeceptor first, OpenCanary not the choice
1 of 14 modelsOpenCanary was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Muse Glimmer 30BFortinet FortiDeceptor, Rapid7 Incident Command alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Proofpoint, Thinkst Canary
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarAcalvio ShadowPlex alternatives: Fortinet FortiDeceptor, Thinkst Canary
Grok 4.1 FastAcalvio ShadowPlex alternatives: Fortinet FortiDeceptor, Thinkst Canary
GLM 4.7 FlashXRapid7 InsightIDR alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Fortinet FortiDeceptor
Neither was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Deceptive Bytes alternatives: Acalvio 360 Deception, Illusive, Thinkst Canary
GPT-5.4 miniThinkst Canary alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex
Gemini 3.5 FlashThinkst Canary alternatives: SentinelOne Singularity Hologram, Tracebit
Mistral SmallAcalvio ShadowPlex, Attivo Networks ThreatDefend
DeepSeek V4 FlashTracebit alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Fidelis Deception, FortiDeceptor
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashHoneypot.io alternatives: Attivo Networks, Cymulate, Microsoft Defender XDR
Kimi K2Thinkst Canary alternatives: TrapEye, Trapster
MiniMax M2.5Acalvio ShadowPlex, Illusive Networks
GPT-6 LunaTracebit alternatives: Acalvio ShadowPlex, Thinkst Canary, Zscaler Deception
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
OpenCanary leads by eighteen points.
OpenCanary18%#2 of 9
Fortinet FortiDeceptor0%#– of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
OpenCanary leads by two points.
OpenCanary4%#4 of 11
Fortinet FortiDeceptor2%#5 of 11Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
OpenCanary0%#– of 8
Fortinet FortiDeceptor0%#– of 8What the models said about OpenCanary
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Start with Canarytokens.org (free) + OpenCanary (free)” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“For a genuinely limited budget, start with OpenCanary.” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
“Another strong open-source option is OpenCanary, also from Thinkst, which is free and supports multiple protocols.” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · alternative
What the models said about Fortinet FortiDeceptor
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Rapid7 or Fortinet FortiDeceptor are the most frequently cited value choices” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“Platform-Integrated Deception (e.g., SentinelOne Singularity Deception, Fortinet FortiDeceptor)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · alternative
“Choose FortiDeceptor if your company is already a Fortinet shop or has OT/IoT exposure.” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · alternative
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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.