AML Watcher vs Sanction Scanner
One of fourteen models named AML Watcher first on the direct prompt; zero named Sanction Scanner. AML Watcher was named by eight of the fourteen models and Sanction Scanner by seven and AML Watcher carries 11 labels and Sanction Scanner 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the AML and transaction monitoring page.
By framing
AML WatcherFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSanction Scanner
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, AML Watcher and Sanction Scanner were named in the same answer twenty-one times, of the 37 answers naming AML Watcher and the 43 naming Sanction Scanner. In those answers Sanction Scanner took the first choice three times and AML Watcher three.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.20 | | | ||||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | ||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | |||||
| Kimi K2 | | | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
AML Watcher Sanction Scanner first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, AML Watcher on the left and Sanction Scanner on the right.The direct prompt
AML Watcher first, Sanction Scanner not the choice
1 of 14 modelsSanction Scanner was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Sanction Scanner8%#4 of 12AML Watcher6%#5 of 12AML Watcher7%#4 of 15Sanction Scanner5%#5 of 15AML Watcher0%#– of 13Sanction Scanner0%#– of 13What the models said about AML Watcher
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Start with ComplyAdvantage or AML Watcher if you need strong screening and transaction monitoring at predictable pricing” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“AML Watcher and ComplyAdvantage are top choices, especially for fintechs and SMEs” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“AML Watcher (Best Overall Value for Limited Budgets)” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Sanction Scanner
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Sanction Scanner is best for small to mid-size firms needing an affordable, easy-to-deploy AML stack with good UX.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with Sanction Scanner or Didit” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“Sanction Scanner is the strongest default choice” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.