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AML and transaction monitoring · November 2026 Edition

Flagright vs Sanction Scanner

Two of fourteen models named Flagright first on the direct prompt; zero named Sanction Scanner. Flagright was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Sanction Scanner by seven and Flagright carries 27 labels and Sanction Scanner 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Flagright

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Sanction Scanner

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share9%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#5A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels2715A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Flagright reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ComplyAdvantage was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. ComplyAdvantage vs Flagright · ComplyAdvantage vs Sanction Scanner · Unit21 vs Flagright

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

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
FlagrightFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSanction Scanner
Direct20
Paraphrase10
Comparative00
Budget-constrained13
Scale-constrained10
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Flagright and Sanction Scanner stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Flagright Sanction Scanner first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Flagright on the left and Sanction Scanner on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Flagright and Sanction Scanner stood in it.

Flagright first, Sanction Scanner not the choice

2 of 14 modelsSanction Scanner was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Mistral SmallComplyAdvantage, Flagright, Unit21 alternatives: Bureau ID
Kimi K2Flagright, Unit21 alternatives: ComplyAdvantage

Neither was the first choice, one was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Perplexity SonarUnit21 alternatives: ComplyAdvantage, Fraud.net, Hawk AI, Sanction Scanner
Grok 4.20ComplyAdvantage alternatives: Flagright, Fraudio, Sardine, Unit21
GLM 4.7 FlashXComplyAdvantage alternatives: AML Watcher, Flagright, Unit21
MiniMax M2.5ComplyAdvantage alternatives: Alessa, Flagright, FraudNet, Napier AI, Unit21
Muse Glimmer 30BComplyAdvantage alternatives: AMLYZE, Bureau ID, Flagright, Fraudio, SEON, Unit21

Neither was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Alessa alternatives: ComplyAdvantage, Napier AI
GPT-5.4 miniUnit21 alternatives: Feedzai, Fenergo, NICE Actimize
Gemini 3.5 FlashUnit21 alternatives: ComplyAdvantage, Hawk AI, Sumsub
DeepSeek V4 FlashAML Watcher, ComplyAdvantage alternatives: FraudNet, Napier AI
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashComplyAdvantage alternatives: AML Watcher, FICO Falcon Fraud Manager, NICE Actimize, VITAL4
GPT-6 LunaUnit21 alternatives: ComplyAdvantage, Sardine

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Flagright leads by two points.
Flagright10%#2 of 12
Sanction Scanner8%#4 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Flagright leads by four points.
Flagright9%#3 of 15
Sanction Scanner5%#5 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Flagright0%#10 of 13
Sanction Scanner0%#– of 13
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Flagright

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“Modern RiskOps/API-first (Unit21, Flagright, ComplyAdvantage, AMLYZE, Salv): Faster to deploy, better UX” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
“start by evaluating Flagright and Unit21 side-by-side. Both are built for your segment” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“described as "AI-native AML compliance and risk management — Best for startups and SMEs"” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase 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
Also compared

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.