ComplyAdvantage vs Unit21
Seven of fourteen models named ComplyAdvantage first on the direct prompt; six named Unit21. Both were named by all fourteen models and ComplyAdvantage carries 57 labels and Unit21 40, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories 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
ComplyAdvantageFirst choices, of fourteen modelsUnit21
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, ComplyAdvantage and Unit21 were named in the same answer ninety-five times, of the 172 answers naming ComplyAdvantage and the 100 naming Unit21. In those answers Unit21 took the first choice eleven times and ComplyAdvantage twenty-three.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| 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 | | | | |
ComplyAdvantage Unit21 first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ComplyAdvantage on the left and Unit21 on the right.The direct prompt
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.ComplyAdvantage first, Unit21 an alternative
6 of 14 modelsUnit21 was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Unit21 first, ComplyAdvantage an alternative
5 of 14 modelsComplyAdvantage was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 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
ComplyAdvantage29%#1 of 12Unit214%#7 of 12ComplyAdvantage39%#1 of 15Unit2114%#2 of 15ComplyAdvantage17%#2 of 13Unit214%#4 of 13What the models said about ComplyAdvantage
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“If I had to pick a starting point for a typical mid-sized B2B company, I'd shortlist ComplyAdvantage for sanctions, PEP, and adverse-media screening with ongoing monitoring.” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“start by requesting demos from Sumsub (for end-to-end legal entity onboarding) and ComplyAdvantage (for industry-leading risk database screening)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“ComplyAdvantage and LexisNexis Risk Solutions are often recommended for their balance of advanced features, ease of use, and scalability” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Unit21
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Strong transaction monitoring and case management, but may be more than a small company needs initially.” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · soft negative
“Unit21 (due to pricing transparency)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Modern RiskOps/API-first (Unit21, Flagright, ComplyAdvantage, AMLYZE, Salv): Faster to deploy, better UX, more suited to lean compliance teams” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
“Unit21 — Best for Configurable Operations & Built-in Case Management ... Industry standard for mid-market compliance workflow customization.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“ComplyAdvantage, Unit21, and Flagright are the top choices due to their modern architectures” Mistral Small · direct 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.