Whistleblowing and investigations · November 2026 Edition
Ethico vs Case IQ
One of fourteen models named Ethico first on the direct prompt; one named Case IQ. Ethico was named by nine of the fourteen models and Case IQ by thirteen and Ethico carries 12 labels and Case IQ 20, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share8%4%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#4#5A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels1220A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Ethico reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Whistlelink was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Whistlelink vs Ethico · Whistlelink vs Case IQ · Whistleblower Software vs Ethico
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 whistleblowing and investigations page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
EthicoFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCase IQ
Direct11
Paraphrase31
Comparative00
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained00
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 Ethico and Case IQ 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 |
Ethico Case IQ first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Ethico on the left and Case IQ on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Ethico and Case IQ stood in it.
Ethico first, Case IQ an alternative
1 of 14 modelsCase IQ was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniEthico alternatives: Case IQ, FaceUp, Whispli
Case IQ first, Ethico an alternative
1 of 14 modelsEthico was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-6 LunaCase IQ alternatives: EQS Integrity Line, Ethico, NAVEX One
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.Claude Haiku 4.5Whistleblower Software alternatives: AllVoices, Ethico, FaceUp, VoxWel, Whispli, Whistlelink
Qwen 3.7 FlashWhistlelink alternatives: Case IQ
Kimi K2Whistlelink alternatives: AllVoices, Case IQ, NAVEX WhistleB
GLM 4.7 FlashXAllVoices alternatives: Case IQ, NAVEX EthicsPoint, WeMoral, Whistlelink
MiniMax M2.5Whistlelink alternatives: Case IQ, NAVEX One, WhistleB
Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Gemini 3.5 FlashFaceUp, Whispli alternatives: NAVEX One, Vault Platform, Whistlelink
Perplexity SonarWhistlelink alternatives: Formalize, Whispli, Whistleblower Software
Grok 4.20Whistleblower Software alternatives: AllVoices, FaceUp, Whistlelink
Mistral SmallSpeakUp, Whistlelink alternatives: EQS Integrity Line, Mitratech Syntrio
DeepSeek V4 FlashWhistleblower Software alternatives: AllVoices, FaceUp Whistleblowing System, Whistlelink
Llama 4 MaverickWhistlelink alternatives: NAVEX EthicsPoint, Red Flag Reporting, SpeakUp
Muse Glimmer 30BWhistlelink alternatives: NAVEX EthicsPoint, Syntrio / Mitratech
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.
Ethico0%#– of 10Case IQ0%#7 of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
The order flips: Case IQ leads at enterprise.
Case IQ4%#4 of 13Ethico2%#9 of 13What the models said about Ethico
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“my practical pick would be Ethico if you want the best balance of whistleblowing hotline + case management + human support” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“my default recommendation would be Ethico if you want a purpose-built ethics hotline plus case management in one platform” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I recommend Ethico as the top choice for an ethics hotline combined with case management.” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Case IQ
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“My default pick: Case IQ for a U.S.-based mid-market B2B company” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · first choice
“My default recommendation: Case IQ” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“best if you need a broader investigations/compliance suite and are willing to skew a bit more enterprise-oriented” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · alternative
Also compared
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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.