# Thinkst Canary: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 40 judge labels across 1 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/thinkst-canary/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deception technology | 37% | 1 | 5% | 40 |

## What the models said for it

- "For most mid-sized B2B companies with a small SOC, start with Thinkst Canary for quick, high-confidence alerts and low operational overhead" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Deception)
- "Lightweight / Token-Centric Deception (e.g., Thinkst Canary, Tracebit) ... Best For: Mid-market companies with small teams." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Deception)
- "Thinkst Canary offers a very low entry price, making it an excellent choice for budget-conscious organizations." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Deception)
- "I'd generally recommend Thinkst Canary as the best default choice for decoy/honeypot-style deception" (GPT-5.4 mini, Deception)

## And against it

- "But pricier than open-source—avoid if truly limited." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Deception)
- "Too expensive for most small budgets" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Deception)

## In its own words

What Thinkst Canary's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: a clear, high quality marker of compromise (https://thinkst.com/)
- For: defenders (https://thinkst.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page thinkst.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 212 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 202 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-04
- webinar or virtual event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2018-04-01
- comparison: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2018-11-01
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2011-02-01
- Recent: 2026-09-04 blog: Getting agents to tell on themselves https://blog.thinkst.com/2026/09/getting-agents-to-tell-on-themselves.html
- Recent: 2026-09-04 blog: Ap shell2 mp4 https://blog.thinkst.com/ap-shell2-mp4
- Recent: 2026-09-04 blog: 2026 https://blog.thinkst.com/2026
- Recent: 2026-07-29 blog: Other lessons for security product founders from the wright brothers https://blog.thinkst.com/2026/07/other-lessons-for-security-product-founders-from-the-wright-brothers.html
- Recent: 2026-06-22 blog: One for all the models out there https://blog.thinkst.com/2026/06/one-for-all-the-models-out-there.html
- Recent: 2026-06-05 blog: Introducing package proxy supply chain safety checks without client side software https://blog.thinkst.com/2026/06/introducing-package-proxy-supply-chain-safety-checks-without-client-side-software.html

## 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.