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Cisco unveils Antares, a family of open-source security AI models

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Cisco has introduced Antares, a new family of compact, open-source AI models designed for security applications. These models aim to identify vulnerable code at a lower cost than traditional frontier models. The Antares family is intended to make advanced code security analysis more accessible. AI

IMPACT Makes advanced code security analysis more accessible and affordable by offering specialized, open-source AI models.

RANK_REASON This is a product release from a major company, but not a frontier AI model release.

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Cisco unveils Antares, a family of open-source security AI models

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Cisco Antares: A New Family of Open Source, Inexpensive Compact Security AI Models https:// securityboulevard.com/2026/07/ cisco-antares-a-new-family-of-open-so

    Cisco Antares: A New Family of Open Source, Inexpensive Compact Security AI Models https:// securityboulevard.com/2026/07/ cisco-antares-a-new-family-of-open-source-inexpensive-compact-security-ai-models/ by @ sjvn Cisco Antares is a new family of cheap, local security # AI model…

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