Cost-Optimized Security Scanning Orchestration for Codebases

C5/10April 4, 2026

WhatA tool that intelligently partitions codebases and routes security analysis tasks to the cheapest capable model (from Opus down to open-source), minimizing token spend while maximizing bug-finding coverage.

SignalCommenters debate whether AI security scanning is too expensive for most companies, while others counter that tokens are already cheap if you know how to split up the codebase — suggesting most teams lack the tooling to do this efficiently.

Why NowThe model ecosystem has exploded with options at wildly different price points (100x cost range between frontier and open-source), and most teams lack the infrastructure to intelligently route security tasks across them.

MarketMid-market engineering teams (5-200 devs) who want AI security but lack the budget or expertise to orchestrate it; part of the DevSecOps tooling market ($7B+). Competes with generic AI coding tools but specialized for security ROI optimization.

MoatBenchmark data on which models find which bug classes at what cost creates a unique routing intelligence layer that improves with scale.

Claude Code Found a Linux Vulnerability Hidden for 23 Years View discussion ↗ · Article ↗ · 399 pts · April 4, 2026

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