ComparisonChecked Nov 8, 2026

Gray Swan AI vs HackerOne

Both sell human-led AI red-team engagements with written findings and reproductions. Gray Swan also sells pre-release adversarial evaluation to model builders; HackerOne packages AI red teaming as a fixed-length engagement on its security platform.

What differs

  • Engagement: Gray Swan offers private red teaming scoped to your model, policies, and attack surface, plus adversarial evaluation for model builders; HackerOne offers 15- or 30-day engagements that launch in about one week.
  • Testers: Gray Swan draws on its Arena network (page cites 23,000+ red teamers); HackerOne uses vetted AI security researchers with a dedicated Solutions Architect.
  • Deliverables: Gray Swan lists reproducible transcripts, severity classifications, and a remediation roadmap; HackerOne lists reproducible attack traces, proof of exploit, framework mapping, and retesting.
  • Published security: Gray Swan lists SOC 2 Type 2 and Cyber Essentials; HackerOne lists SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, and UK Cyber Essentials Plus.

Who each tends to fit

Model builders wanting pre-release adversarial benchmarks and checkpoint comparisons may look at Gray Swan. Enterprises wanting a time-boxed test of a deployed AI application with findings mapped to security frameworks may look at HackerOne.

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Side by side

FactGray Swan AIHackerOne
StatusActive.Active.
OwnershipPrivately heldPrivately held
Buying modelManaged evaluation service, Security and red-team engagement, Self-serve platformSecurity and red-team engagement
CategoriesRed team engagements and adversarial evaluation; Managed red teaming service; Security platform (Shade, Cygnal)Security assessment firm; Red team engagements (human-led, agent-driven)
PricingContact vendor (schedule a demo)Contact vendor (get started / speak with a security expert)
CertificationsSOC 2 Type 2 (Trust Center); Cyber Essentials (Trust Center)SOC 2 Type 2 (Trust Center); ISO 27001 (Trust Center); FedRAMP (Trust Center; level not stated there); UK Cyber Essentials Plus (Trust Center)
LimitationsNo public pricing; Trust Center documents are behind a request; confirm report period and scopeNo public pricing; Focus is adversarial security and safety testing of deployed systems, not capability benchmarking or domain-expert grading; Trust Center does not state the FedRAMP level; confirm scope
How to buygrayswan.aihackerone.com
Sources[1] [2] [3] [4] Checked 2026-11-08[1] [2] Checked 2026-11-08

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