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Robust Intelligence vs Mindgard: Which One Covers More of the OWASP LLM Top 10 in 2026?

Robust Intelligence and Mindgard are both AI Red Teaming vendors. Robust Intelligence covers 3 of 10 OWASP LLM risks and Mindgard covers 4, as of 2026-07-13. Based on llmthreat's coverage scoring, Mindgard covers more of the OWASP LLM Top 10 (4 vs 3). The full row-by-row diff is below.

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Spec comparison

AttributeRobust IntelligenceMindgard
CategoryAI Red TeamingAI Red Teaming
DeploymentSaaS + self-hosted; inline AI firewall proxy + validation pipelineSaaS cloud platform with API and CI/CD integration; Burp Suite integration
Best forAutomated pre-deployment red teaming plus runtime guardrails, especially for Cisco-aligned enterprise stacksSecurity teams wanting continuous automated red teaming and attack-surface mapping for LLMs, image models and agents
Founded20192022
Funding~$44M total (seed + Series A + $30M Series B)$11.6M+
StatusAcquired · CiscoActive

OWASP LLM Top 10 coverage: Robust Intelligence vs Mindgard

This diff is llmthreat's editorial read of both vendors' public documentation as of 2026-07-13, not an audited or vendor-endorsed score.

OWASP LLM Top 10 (2025) coverage diff — as of 2026-07-13
OWASP LLM RiskRobust IntelligenceMindgard
LLM01 Prompt Injection Covered Covered
LLM02 Sensitive Information Disclosure Covered Partial
LLM03 Supply Chain Partial Partial
LLM04 Data and Model Poisoning Covered Covered
LLM05 Improper Output Handling Partial Unverified
LLM06 Excessive Agency Partial Partial
LLM07 System Prompt Leakage Partial Covered
LLM08 Vector and Embedding Weaknesses Unverified Unverified
LLM09 Misinformation Partial Covered
LLM10 Unbounded Consumption Unverified Partial

Where they differ

Robust Intelligence addresses LLM05 Improper Output Handling — risks where Mindgard scores Not covered or Unverified.

Mindgard covers LLM10 Unbounded Consumption where Robust Intelligence doesn't.

On the rest, they overlap. Past those gaps the decision is depth per risk, deployment, and price, not breadth.

Which should you choose?

Mindgard edges it on breadth, 4 covered risks to 3. Robust Intelligence is built for automated pre-deployment red teaming plus runtime guardrails, especially for Cisco-aligned enterprise stacks, while Mindgard suits security teams wanting continuous automated red teaming and attack-surface mapping for LLMs, image models and agents. Both rows sit in the full coverage matrix — read the profiles before deciding: Robust Intelligence and Mindgard.

Frequently asked questions

Does Robust Intelligence or Mindgard cover more of the OWASP LLM Top 10?

Mindgard does, 4 risks to 3 by our scoring. The diff table above shows exactly where they part ways.

Are Robust Intelligence and Mindgard independent?

Robust Intelligence was acquired by Cisco; Mindgard is independent, as of 2026-07-13.

Last verified . Sources: https://blogs.cisco.com/news/fortifying-the-future-of-security-for-ai-cisco-announces-intent-to-acquire-robust-intelligence, https://mindgard.ai/, OWASP LLM Top 10 (2025). Funding and repo figures are third-party and go stale. Re-verify before you rely on them.
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