# AIBOM vs SBOM Analyzer — Free Tool

> Paste a bill of materials — see whether it is an SBOM or a real AIBOM.

URL: [https://playciso.com/tools/aibom-vs-sbom](https://playciso.com/tools/aibom-vs-sbom)

An SBOM answers "what code is in this software?" An AIBOM answers the same question for an AI product — plus the components an SBOM was never designed to describe: the models, the datasets, and the licenses and provenance attached to each. This tool reads a CycloneDX bill of materials, tells you which one you actually have, and shows the gap.

Paste your existing SBOM and it will point out that your models and training data are unaccounted for — the exact blind spot that becomes a finding in an AI supply-chain review.

## How to use it

- Paste a CycloneDX bill of materials (the JSON your SBOM tooling emits).
- Read the verdict — SBOM (code only) or AIBOM (models & datasets present) — and the side-by-side of what each covers.
- If it is only an SBOM, add your models and datasets with the ML-BOM Converter to turn it into an AIBOM.

## FAQ

### What is the difference between an SBOM and an AIBOM?

An SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) inventories code — packages, versions and licenses. An AIBOM (AI Bill of Materials) extends it with the AI-specific components an SBOM ignores: the models and datasets, each with its license and provenance. In an AI product the model and its training data are dependencies with risk, exactly like an npm package.

### What about AIBOM vs CBOM?

A CBOM (Cryptography Bill of Materials) inventories cryptographic assets; an AIBOM inventories AI assets (models and datasets). Both are CycloneDX extensions to the SBOM idea for a specific risk domain — they are complementary, not alternatives.

### Can it turn my SBOM into an AIBOM?

This tool identifies the gap; the free ML-BOM Converter helps you add the model and dataset components that make it an AIBOM. Then validate the result with the AIBOM Validator.


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