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Threat intelligence platforms · October 2026 Edition
Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud vs SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence
Four of fourteen models named Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud first on the direct prompt; two named SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence. Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence by eight and Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud carries 54 labels and SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share12%10%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate44%13%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels5415A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ThreatConnect was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. MISP vs Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud · MISP vs SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence · Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud vs Anomali ThreatStream
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 threat intelligence platforms page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Recorded Future Intelligence CloudFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence
Direct426 against Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Paraphrase335 against Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Comparative100
Budget-constrained003 against Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud · 1 against SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence
Scale-constrained012 against Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Negative118 against Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud · 1 against SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence
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, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud and SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence were named in the same answer twenty-seven times, of the 175 answers naming Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud and the 78 naming SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence. In those answers SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence took the first choice ten times and Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud six.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud and SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence 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 | | | | |
Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud on the left and SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud and SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence stood in it.
Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud first, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence not the choice
4 of 14 modelsSOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud alternatives: CloudSEK, CrowdStrike Falcon, Cyble Vision, Mandiant Threat Intelligence
GPT-5.4 miniRecorded Future Intelligence Cloud alternatives: Anomali ThreatStream, ThreatConnect
GLM 4.7 FlashXRecorded Future Intelligence Cloud, ThreatSearch alternatives: Anomali ThreatStream, ThreatConnect
GPT-6 LunaRecorded Future Intelligence Cloud alternatives: Anomali ThreatStream, ThreatConnect
SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence first, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud not the choice
2 of 14 modelsRecorded Future Intelligence Cloud was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashFlare, SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, UpGuard
Perplexity SonarSOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence alternatives: Flare, Rapid7 Threat Command, ThreatConnect
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Grok 4.1 FastCrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence alternatives: Anomali ThreatStream, Flashpoint Ignite, ManageEngine Log360, Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud, ThreatConnect
Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Mistral SmallCyble Vision, Rapid7 Threat Command alternatives: UpGuard
DeepSeek V4 FlashCyble Vision, Rapid7 Threat Command alternatives: Anomali ThreatStream, CrowdStrike Falcon, NordStellar, OpenCTI
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashThreatConnect alternatives: ManageEngine Log360, UpGuard
Kimi K2Anomali ThreatStream, ThreatConnect alternatives: Google Threat Intelligence, NordStellar
MiniMax M2.5Rapid7 Threat Command alternatives: ManageEngine Log360, UpGuard
Muse Glimmer 30BUpGuard alternatives: Cyble Vision, ThreatConnect
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
SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence leads by five points.
SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence9%#4 of 14Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud4%#7 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud leads at mid-market.
Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud12%#2 of 14SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence10%#4 of 14Enterprise
Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud leads by seventy-three points.
Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud73%#1 of 11SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence0%#– of 11What the models said about Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Verdict: Avoid if you have a limited budget or require high-volume, automated ingestion into many disparate tools without manual tuning.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“one buyer guide flags "standard" TIPs like Recorded Future as something to avoid in some enterprise-fit comparisons” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · hard negative
“recommended to avoid if you have a limited budget or need high-volume, automated ingestion across many tools” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“For Comprehensive Coverage: If you need to monitor everything from ransomware forums to geopolitical shifts without hiring more analysts, choose Recorded Future.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Best For: Enterprises needing comprehensive, real-time, and automated threat intelligence with broad integration capabilities.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
“Recorded Future is the best all-around choice due to its balance of automation, integration, and actionable intelligence” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about SOCRadar Extended Threat Intelligence
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“positioned for larger teams or come with custom pricing, so they are usually not the best first pick when budget is constrained” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · soft negative
“SOCRadar and similar platforms have user reports of "volume of false positives" requiring extensive manual tuning” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“prioritize platforms that offer Extended Threat Intelligence (XTI) or Brand/Identity protection (like SOCRadar, Flare, or Cyble)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Choose SOCRadar. It offers the most comprehensive, direct threat-intel suite tailored for mid-market budgets.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
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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.