# Arachni: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 1 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/arachni/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamic application security testing | 0% | 58 | 80% | 5 |

## And against it

- "the project is entirely discontinued... Why avoid: Its embedded Ruby environment and browser engines are severely outdated." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, DAST)
- "Arachni for a new deployment. Its GitHub repository is archived and describes the scanner as obsolete." (GPT-6 Luna, DAST)
- "Why Avoid: ... It lacks native support for many modern SPA frameworks and has poor documentation" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, DAST)
- "Arachni was effectively dead by 2021" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, DAST)

## 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, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.