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Braintrust/Promptfoo for lighter eval loops."},"isDepotPick":false,"isRunnerUp":false,"sourcedInputUsdPerMillionTokens":null,"priceSort":{"skuKind":"chat_completion_input","unit":null,"amountUsd":null,"skuId":null,"sku":null,"comparison":"no matching sourced chat input $/1M; other units were not borrowed","usdPerMillionInputTokens":null}},{"rank":38,"providerId":"athina","slug":"athina","name":"Athina AI","tagline":"Consider in a bake-off if HoneyHive's free tier is too small and you do not want Braintrust. Do not pick…","status":"active","categoryIds":["cat-observability"],"regions":["global"],"overall":7.4,"scores":{"capabilityFit":8,"pricePerformance":6.8,"latencyReliability":7.6,"developerDx":8.2,"privacyPosture":7.4,"lockInRisk":4.8,"maturity":7,"overall":7.4,"kind":"curated_estimate","confidence":"medium","asOf":"2026-09-14","sources":["Athina AI: https://www.athina.ai"],"notes":"Consider in a bake-off if HoneyHive's free tier is too small and you do not want Braintrust. Do not pick until a public SKU appears."},"isDepotPick":false,"isRunnerUp":false,"sourcedInputUsdPerMillionTokens":null,"priceSort":{"skuKind":"chat_completion_input","unit":null,"amountUsd":null,"skuId":null,"sku":null,"comparison":"no matching sourced chat input $/1M; other units were not borrowed","usdPerMillionInputTokens":null}},{"rank":39,"providerId":"patronus","slug":"patronus","name":"Patronus AI","tagline":"Layer on when regulated hallucination/safety gates matter more than general CI evals. 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Lakera for injection firewall; Galileo/Braintrust for broader prod evals."},"isDepotPick":false,"isRunnerUp":false,"sourcedInputUsdPerMillionTokens":null,"priceSort":{"skuKind":"chat_completion_input","unit":null,"amountUsd":null,"skuId":null,"sku":null,"comparison":"no matching sourced chat input $/1M; other units were not borrowed","usdPerMillionInputTokens":null}},{"rank":40,"providerId":"prisma-airs","slug":"prisma-airs","name":"Palo Alto Prisma AIRS (ex-Protect AI)","tagline":"Catalog the current SKU (Prisma AIRS), not the dead Protect AI brand. 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Indie agents: Lakera + NeMo."},"isDepotPick":false,"isRunnerUp":false,"sourcedInputUsdPerMillionTokens":null,"priceSort":{"skuKind":"chat_completion_input","unit":null,"amountUsd":null,"skuId":null,"sku":null,"comparison":"no matching sourced chat input $/1M; other units were not borrowed","usdPerMillionInputTokens":null}},{"rank":41,"providerId":"cisco-ai-defense","slug":"cisco-ai-defense","name":"Cisco AI Defense (ex-Robust Intelligence)","tagline":"Status check: Robust Intelligence brand is gone; buy Cisco AI Defense only inside a Cisco security standard…","status":"active","categoryIds":["cat-observability"],"regions":["global","us"],"overall":7.07,"scores":{"capabilityFit":8.4,"pricePerformance":4.8,"latencyReliability":8.6,"developerDx":6,"privacyPosture":8.8,"lockInRisk":7.8,"maturity":8.8,"overall":7.07,"kind":"curated_estimate","confidence":"medium","asOf":"2026-09-14","sources":["Robust Intelligence is now part of Cisco: https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/security/ai-defense/robust-intelligence-is-part-of-cisco/index.html","Cisco intent to acquire Robust Intelligence: https://blogs.cisco.com/news/fortifying-the-future-of-security-for-ai-cisco-announces-intent-to-acquire-robust-intelligence"],"notes":"Status check: Robust Intelligence brand is gone; buy Cisco AI Defense only inside a Cisco security standard. 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