# Threat intelligence platforms for enterprise buyers: what AI models recommend, September 2026 IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Asked as "threat intelligence platform" and as "cyber threat intelligence feed and platform", six framings each, to twelve models with search on, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/security/threat-intelligence-platforms/enterprise/ **Standing:** Recorded Future leads with 61% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 44 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts. ## First-choice share | # | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Recorded Future | 61% | 14% | 59 | | 2 | CrowdStrike Falcon Adversary Intelligence | 5% | 6% | 16 | | 3 | Google Threat Intelligence | 5% | 21% | 14 | | 4 | ThreatConnect | 2% | 21% | 33 | | 5 | Anomali ThreatStream | 2% | 0% | 14 | | 6 | Flashpoint | 0% | 5% | 19 | | 7 | CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence | 0% | 7% | 14 | | 8 | Anomali | 0% | 21% | 14 | | 9 | Mandiant | 0% | 31% | 13 | | 10 | MISP | 0% | 40% | 10 | ## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt - Claude Haiku 4.5: no first choice - GPT-5.4 mini: Recorded Future; alternatives Flashpoint, Intel 471 - Gemini 3.5 Flash: Cyware; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Flare, Google Threat Intelligence, Recorded Future - Perplexity Sonar: Recorded Future; alternatives CloudSEK, Cyble Vision, Flashpoint, ThreatConnect - Grok 4.1 Fast: Recorded Future; alternatives Bitsight, CrowdStrike Falcon Adversary Intelligence, Flashpoint, Google Mandiant - Mistral Small: CrowdStrike Falcon Adversary Intelligence, Recorded Future; alternatives Google Threat Intelligence - DeepSeek V4 Flash: Recorded Future; alternatives CrowdStrike Adversary Intelligence, Google Mandiant - Llama 4 Maverick: no first choice - Qwen 3.7 Flash: Recorded Future; alternatives CrowdStrike Falcon Threat Intel, Mandiant - Kimi K2: Recorded Future; alternatives Anomali ThreatStream, Bitsight, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Flashpoint - GLM 4.7 FlashX: Recorded Future; alternatives Anomali ThreatStream, Check Point Exposure Management, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Cyberint - MiniMax M2.5: Recorded Future; alternatives Anomali, CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, Google Mandiant, ThreatConnect ## Sources the answers cite 66 of 72 answers came back with a source list, from 12 of 12 models. Sites named in the most answers: - analyticsinsight.net: 43 answers, 81 citations - upguard.com: 29 answers, 29 citations - cyware.com: 26 answers, 36 citations - bitsight.com: 23 answers, 30 citations - esecurityplanet.com: 20 answers, 20 citations - shadowdragon.io: 20 answers, 20 citations - cyble.com: 18 answers, 19 citations - tech-insider.org: 17 answers, 17 citations Pages named in the most answers: - https://analyticsinsight.net/cybersecurity/best-threat-intelligence-platforms (33 answers) - https://upguard.com/blog/best-threat-intelligence-platforms-and-vendors (29 answers) - https://analyticsinsight.net/cybersecurity/10-best-threat-intelligence-platforms-in-2026 (23 answers) - https://cyware.com/blog/top-threat-intelligence-platforms-and-solutions (21 answers) - https://shadowdragon.io/resources/best-threat-intelligence-platforms (20 answers) - https://esecurityplanet.com/products/threat-intelligence-platforms (19 answers) - https://analyticsinsight.net/amp/story/cybersecurity/10-best-threat-intelligence-platforms-in-2026 (17 answers) - https://cyble.com/knowledge-hub/top-best-threat-intelligence-platforms (17 answers) - https://tech-insider.org/recorded-future-vs-gti-vs-threatconnect-2026 (17 answers) - https://cipherssecurity.com/best-threat-intelligence-platforms-2026 (16 answers) ## Warned against - Recorded Future: 8 of 59 labels negative. "Why avoid "Standard" TIPs (Recorded Future, Mandiant, ThreatConnect)?" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, budget prompt) - Mandiant: 4 of 13 labels negative. "should be cautious about or avoid include: 1. Mandiant (Google Threat Intelligence) - due to its high pricing, ecosystem lock-in, and limited continuous external monitoring." (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt) - MISP: 4 of 10 labels negative. "SMB-Focused Tools: Platforms like some open-source (MISP, OpenCTI) or lighter vendors don't handle enterprise data volumes" (Grok 4.1 Fast, negative prompt) - ThreatConnect: 7 of 33 labels negative. "Why avoid "Standard" TIPs (Recorded Future, Mandiant, ThreatConnect)?" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, budget prompt) ## Record - Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/ - Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/ - License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.