The Cheapest, Fastest Model Is the Best Security Reviewer. I Tested 8 to Find Out.

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Most security benchmarks test textbook cases. Do reasoning models outperform standard ones on security tasks that require multi-step inference? If a $0. 02 model matches a $0. 47 model, that changes how security teams should build triage pipelines.

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