# SpamTitan vs Abnormal AI: which do AI models recommend for email security, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Email security. Zero of fourteen models named SpamTitan first on the direct prompt; two named Abnormal AI. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/security/email-security/spamtitan-vs-abnormal-ai/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpamTitan | 16% | #2 of 9 | 0% | 19 | 12 of 14 |
| Abnormal AI | 4% | #7 of 9 | 2% | 42 | 14 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- DeepSeek V4 Flash: abnormal ai first (first choices: Abnormal AI) (alternatives: Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Proofpoint Email Protection)
- GPT-6 Luna: abnormal ai first (first choices: Abnormal AI) (alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email Protection)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither first, one named (first choices: Microsoft Defender for Office 365) (alternatives: Abnormal AI, Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email Protection)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration) (alternatives: Abnormal AI, Barracuda Email Protection, IRONSCALES)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Proofpoint 365 Total Protection) (alternatives: Abnormal AI, Mimecast Email Security)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Proofpoint Email Protection) (alternatives: Abnormal AI, IRONSCALES, Microsoft Defender for Office 365)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: IRONSCALES) (alternatives: Abnormal AI, Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email Protection)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Microsoft Defender for Office 365) (alternatives: Abnormal AI, Barracuda Integrated Email Protection, IRONSCALES, Proofpoint Email Protection)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (first choices: Proofpoint Email Protection) (alternatives: Abnormal AI, Barracuda Email Protection, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Guardian Digital, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, ThreatDown Email Security, Trustifi)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named (first choices: Barracuda Email Protection) (alternatives: IRONSCALES, Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email Protection)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Microsoft Defender for Office 365) (alternatives: Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Mimecast Email Security)
- Mistral Small: neither named (first choices: Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Proofpoint Email Protection) (alternatives: Mimecast Email Security, Symantec Email Security.cloud)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Mimecast Email Security)

## What the models said about SpamTitan

- "The best email security platform for a company with a limited budget is SpamTitan, which is a budget-friendly spam and malware filtering solution for SMBs and MSPs" (Llama 4 Maverick, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Specifically mentioned as "budget-friendly" and "solid choice for budget-conscious teams"... For smallest budgets: Start with SpamTitan or Barracuda" (MiniMax M2.5, budget prompt, first choice)
- "Barracuda and SpamTitan are consistently highlighted as the most affordable and accessible options" (Claude Haiku 4.5, budget prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Abnormal AI

- "Abnormal Security (caution, not avoid)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "I'd shortlist Abnormal AI as the best add-on for catching business-email-compromise (BEC), vendor impersonation, and other attacks that slip past standard filtering" (GPT-6 Luna, direct prompt, first choice)
- "Abnormal Security is the top AI-native option for teams that need API-based detection of social-engineering attacks without gateway overhead." (Muse Glimmer 30B, comparative prompt, first choice)
- "These solutions (such as Abnormal Security, Avanan, or Sublime) connect directly to your email provider via native APIs." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative 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.