Five of fourteen models named Credo AI first on the direct prompt; one named Microsoft Purview. Credo AI was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Microsoft Purview by twelve and Credo AI carries 49 labels and Microsoft Purview 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in eleven categories this edition.
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 AI governance platforms page.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Credo AI and Microsoft Purview were named in the same answer eighty-four times, of the 160 answers naming Credo AI and the 562 naming Microsoft Purview. In those answers Microsoft Purview took the first choice five times and Credo AI thirty.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
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| 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 |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“$25K–$45K+/year | Enterprise-focused” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Most traditional GRC ... platforms—like Credo AI, OneTrust, Vanta, Drata, or Holistic AI—are designed more for documentation and reporting, which may not be sufficient” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Tools such as Credo AI, OneTrust, and Holistic AI can be strong for inventories, assessments, policy mapping, and audit evidence, but may not stop unsafe prompts” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Credo AI is widely considered a pioneer in the dedicated AI governance space. Unlike general GRC tools that added AI features later, Credo was built specifically for AI.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Credo AI pioneered the AI governance category... Best for: Organizations needing a governance-first platform with mature policy automation and audit-ready evidence.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Credo AI is the most-deployed control plane, a Forrester Wave Leader and Gartner Visionary, making it the best AI governance platform for most enterprises.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
No label in this category carried a quote.
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.