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Click fraud protection · November 2026 Edition

Cheq vs ClickPatrol

One of fourteen models named Cheq first on the direct prompt; one named ClickPatrol. Cheq was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and ClickPatrol by twelve and Cheq carries 26 labels and ClickPatrol 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Cheq

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

ClickPatrol

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share6%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%19%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#8A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels2621A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Cheq reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.ClickCease was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. ClickCease vs Cheq · ClickCease vs ClickPatrol · Lunio vs Cheq

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 click fraud protection page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
CheqFirst choices, of fourteen modelsClickPatrol
Direct111 against Cheq
Paraphrase10
Comparative101 against ClickPatrol
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained10
Negative103 against ClickPatrol
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.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Cheq and ClickPatrol were named in the same answer nineteen times, of the 99 answers naming Cheq and the 62 naming ClickPatrol. In those answers ClickPatrol took the first choice zero times and Cheq four.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Cheq and ClickPatrol 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
Cheq ClickPatrol first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Cheq on the left and ClickPatrol on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Cheq and ClickPatrol stood in it.

Cheq first, ClickPatrol not the choice

1 of 14 modelsClickPatrol was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Perplexity SonarCheq alternatives: ClickCease, Lunio

ClickPatrol first, Cheq not the choice

1 of 14 modelsCheq was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5ClickGUARD, ClickPatrol alternatives: ClickCease, Spider AF

Neither was the first choice, one was named

4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniLunio alternatives: Cheq, ClickCease
Gemini 3.5 FlashLunio alternatives: Cheq, ClickGUARD, ClickPatrol, TrafficGuard
Mistral SmallClickCease alternatives: Cheq, Spider AF
MiniMax M2.5ClickCease, ClickGUARD alternatives: Cheq, TrafficGuard

Neither was named

8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Grok 4.20ClickCease alternatives: ClickGUARD, TrafficGuard
DeepSeek V4 FlashClickCease alternatives: ClickGUARD, Lunio
Llama 4 MaverickClickCease
Qwen 3.7 FlashClickCease alternatives: TrafficGuard
Kimi K2ClickCease alternatives: ClickGUARD, PPC Protect
GLM 4.7 FlashXClickGUARD alternatives: ClickCease, ClickGuardian, TrafficGuard
GPT-6 LunaCHEQ Acquisition alternatives: Lunio
Muse Glimmer 30BClickCease alternatives: Fraud Blocker, IPQualityScore, Lunio, TrafficGuard

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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Cheq4%#7 of 10
ClickPatrol4%#5 of 10
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Cheq leads by four points.
Cheq6%#4 of 10
ClickPatrol2%#8 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Cheq leads by twenty-one points.
Cheq21%#2 of 13
ClickPatrol0%#13 of 13
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Cheq

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

“More enterprise-oriented... it may involve custom pricing and less self-serve transparency.” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · soft negative
“Look for enterprise-grade security tools (like CHEQ/PPC Protect or Fraudlogix) that focus on bot detection via behavioral analysis, server-side tracking, and invalid placement exclusions” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“The vendor positions it as "No. 1 Click Fraud Solution For PPC Campaigns" with advanced AI-powered detection and real-time monitoring and blocking.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“consider: Lunio, CHEQ, DataDome, and Anura – these are noted as enterprise-ready” MiniMax M2.5 · scale prompt · first choice

What the models said about ClickPatrol

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

“The same limitation applies to the broader category that ClickCease, ClickGuard, ClickPatrol, TrafficGuard and Lunio belong to” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“there are concerns about its overall effectiveness and the possibility of false positives or negatives in fraud detection” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Cons include complex implementation, outdated docs, limited integrations, and potential for blocking good traffic.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd recommend requesting demos from ClickPatrol and ClickGUARD, as they appear most tailored to mid-market B2B needs” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Best for European advertisers: ClickPatrol, which combines multi-platform coverage with a GDPR-focused positioning.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · alternative
“Choose ClickPatrol if you want more comprehensive features for just a bit more money” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · alternative
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.