Cobalt vs Astra Security
Nine of fourteen models named Cobalt first on the direct prompt; zero named Astra Security. Cobalt was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Astra Security by eleven and Cobalt carries 41 labels and Astra Security 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in four categories 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 penetration testing as a service page.
By framing
CobaltFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAstra Security
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Cobalt and Astra Security were named in the same answer thirty-eight times, of the 120 answers naming Cobalt and the 90 naming Astra Security. In those answers Astra Security took the first choice ten times and Cobalt eight.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | |||
| 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 | | | |
Cobalt Astra Security first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Cobalt on the left and Astra Security on the right.The direct prompt
Cobalt first, Astra Security an alternative
9 of 14 modelsAstra Security was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Cobalt17%#1 of 8Astra Security11%#4 of 8Cobalt45%#1 of 10Astra Security4%#4 of 10Cobalt12%#3 of 11Astra Security0%#11 of 11What the models said about Cobalt
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“crowdsourced like HackerOne/Cobalt work for speed but less for deep compliance” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · soft negative
“I would recommend considering Cobalt or Software Secured, as they are specifically highlighted as top choices for mid-market organizations” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For Growing Tech Companies: Go with Cobalt. The ability to run frequent tests on your API and web app helps you ship faster” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“For compliance-driven mid-market: Cobalt, Packetlabs, or BreachLock are the most frequently recommended choices.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Astra Security
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“like vPenTest or Astra Pentest. These are generally cheaper than fully manual consulting and are designed for SMBs.” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“Astra Security – Best overall, offering web and mobile applications, cloud infrastructure, API, and network testing.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
“1. Astra Security - Price: Starting at ~$1,999/year ... expert remediation included, strong compliance support” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
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.