# First Advantage + Sterling: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/first-advantage-sterling

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Background screening](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/background-screening/index.md) | 0% | 35 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best for Global Enterprise & Scale" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Background screening)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named First Advantage + Sterling, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- certn.co: 1
- checkr.com: 1
- checkrreviews.com: 1
- consumer.ftc.gov: 1
- dhrmap.com: 1
- edifyscreening.com: 1
- goodhire.com: 1
- hireshield.com: 1
- investors.fadv.com: 1
- pin.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://certn.co/us/pricing: 1
- https://checkr.com/pricing: 1
- https://checkrreviews.com/hireright-vs-sterling: 1
- https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/employer-background-checks-and-your-rights: 1
- https://dhrmap.com/news/first-advantage-to-acquire-background-check-company-sterling-for-2-2-billion-in-cash-and-stock: 1
- https://edifyscreening.com/employees/top-5-background-check-companies-for-2026: 1
- https://goodhire.com/pricing: 1
- https://hireshield.com/blog/top-10-background-check-companies-2026: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.