Click fraud protection · November 2026 Edition
Lunio vs ClickPatrol
Two of fourteen models named Lunio first on the direct prompt; one named ClickPatrol. Lunio was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and ClickPatrol by twelve and Lunio carries 36 labels and ClickPatrol 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share13%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate14%19%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#8A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels3621A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Lunio 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 Lunio · ClickCease vs ClickPatrol · Lunio vs ClickGUARD
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.
LunioFirst choices, of fourteen modelsClickPatrol
Direct211 against Lunio
Paraphrase401 against Lunio
Comparative001 against ClickPatrol
Budget-constrained001 against Lunio
Scale-constrained10
Negative002 against Lunio · 3 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, Lunio and ClickPatrol were named in the same answer thirty times, of the 111 answers naming Lunio and the 62 naming ClickPatrol. In those answers ClickPatrol took the first choice zero times and Lunio ten.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Lunio and ClickPatrol stood in it.
| 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 | | | | |
Lunio ClickPatrol first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Lunio on the left and ClickPatrol on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Lunio and ClickPatrol stood in it.
Lunio first, ClickPatrol an alternative
2 of 14 modelsClickPatrol was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniLunio alternatives: Cheq, ClickCease
Gemini 3.5 FlashLunio alternatives: Cheq, ClickGUARD, ClickPatrol, TrafficGuard
ClickPatrol first, Lunio not the choice
1 of 14 modelsLunio 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.Perplexity SonarCheq alternatives: ClickCease, Lunio
DeepSeek V4 FlashClickCease alternatives: ClickGUARD, Lunio
GPT-6 LunaCHEQ Acquisition alternatives: Lunio
Muse Glimmer 30BClickCease alternatives: Fraud Blocker, IPQualityScore, Lunio, TrafficGuard
Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Grok 4.20ClickCease alternatives: ClickGUARD, TrafficGuard
Mistral SmallClickCease alternatives: Cheq, Spider AF
Llama 4 MaverickClickCease
Qwen 3.7 FlashClickCease alternatives: TrafficGuard
Kimi K2ClickCease alternatives: ClickGUARD, PPC Protect
GLM 4.7 FlashXClickGUARD alternatives: ClickCease, ClickGuardian, TrafficGuard
MiniMax M2.5ClickCease, ClickGUARD alternatives: Cheq, 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
Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
Lunio leads by twenty-five points.
Lunio25%#1 of 13ClickPatrol0%#13 of 13What the models said about Lunio
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Complaints center on admin overhead (manual tweaks needed), questionable effectiveness, and not being "worth the hassle"” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise tools such as Lunio unless your annual paid-media spend is very high” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“The same limitation applies to the broader category that ClickCease, ClickGuard, ClickPatrol, TrafficGuard and Lunio belong to” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Lunio is a real-time invalid traffic detection tool that uses AI and machine learning to detect and prevent invalid traffic. It is recommended for mid-market B2B companies.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“consider: Lunio, CHEQ, DataDome, and Anura – these are noted as enterprise-ready with proper security credentials and multi-account capabilities.” MiniMax M2.5 · scale prompt · first choice
“I'd lean toward Lunio since it offers broader platform coverage and cross-channel insights” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase 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
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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.