# Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 54 judge labels across 1 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/recorded-future-intelligence-cloud/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat intelligence platforms | 12% | 2 | 44% | 54 |

## What the models said for it

- "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, Threat intel)
- "Best For: Enterprises needing comprehensive, real-time, and automated threat intelligence with broad integration capabilities." (Mistral Small, Threat intel)
- "Recorded Future is the best all-around choice due to its balance of automation, integration, and actionable intelligence" (Mistral Small, Threat intel)
- "Best for: Large enterprises needing massive-scale threat intelligence ... the data-volume benchmark in the industry" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Threat intel)

## And against it

- "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, Threat intel)
- "one buyer guide flags "standard" TIPs like Recorded Future as something to avoid in some enterprise-fit comparisons" (Perplexity Sonar, Threat intel)
- "recommended to avoid if you have a limited budget or need high-volume, automated ingestion across many tools" (Mistral Small, Threat intel)
- "Avoid pure enterprise like Recorded Future initially—suited for larger teams due to cost." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Threat intel)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Threat intelligence platforms: 9% to 12%, +3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 5 → 2 of 119.

## In its own words

What Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: AI-driven defense for evolving threats (https://www.recordedfuture.com/platform)
- For: your organization (https://www.recordedfuture.com/platform)
- Free plan or trial: Take our free maturity assessment (https://www.recordedfuture.com/platform)
- Customers named: Citizens Financial Group, CareFirst, Rivian, Home Depot, Siemens Energy

## What it publishes

Every page recordedfuture.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1810 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 738 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 61 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 362 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 65 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## 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.