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CrowdStrike CEO Kurtz says in-house security models can cut per-task costs versus frontier cyber models

By Egleze Editorial Desk · Published October 22, 2026 · No Priors Podcast · The New Apex Predator: CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz on Adversaries Armed With AI Agents
CrowdStrike CEO Kurtz says in-house security models can cut per-task costs versus frontier cyber models
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The New Apex Predator: CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz on Adversaries Armed With AI Agents

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"So for general remediation if you use like uh the highest caliber frontier cyber model it probably cost you about $10. Ours is like 3 cents."

George Kurtz says CrowdStrike’s ‘SafeMind’ effort includes models post-trained on the firm’s security data, and argues this focus can deliver useful security outputs at lower cost. He offers an example that a “highest calibre frontier cyber model” might cost about $10 for general remediation, while CrowdStrike’s model costs about $0.03. He also says some customers are concerned about sending sensitive data to external AI labs or having it used for training.

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The New Apex Predator: CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz on Adversaries Armed With AI Agents
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