cside vs Source Defense
Four of fourteen models named cside first on the direct prompt; one named Source Defense. cside was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Source Defense by eleven and cside carries 28 labels and Source Defense 23, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category 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 client-side protection page.
By framing
csideFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSource Defense
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, cside and Source Defense were named in the same answer twenty-six times, of the 83 answers naming cside and the 59 naming Source Defense. In those answers Source Defense took the first choice one time and cside ten.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | | |
cside Source Defense first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, cside on the left and Source Defense on the right.The direct prompt
cside first, Source Defense not the choice
4 of 14 modelsSource Defense was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Source Defense first, cside not the choice
1 of 14 modelscside was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
cside17%#2 of 11Source Defense0%#8 of 11cside18%#1 of 10Source Defense2%#5 of 10What the models said about cside
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“While it may have a cost, it's designed for businesses that need comprehensive protection and can provide value for money.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · soft negative
“cside's free forever tier and $99/mo self-serve start is the most affordable specialist in the category” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Choose cside when complete real-session visibility and PCI evidence are the priority.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“cside stands out as the top client-side protection tool for a mid-market B2B company” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Source Defense
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Tools that rely solely on client-side JavaScript agents or sandboxing (such as those from vendors like JScrambler, SourceDefense, Reflectiz, and Human Security) are often criticized.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“"such as JavaScript sandboxing agents (e.g., from vendors like JScrambler, SourceDefense/Reflectiz, Human Security)" ... 7 of 14 models · 3 hard negative” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Vendors like SourceDefense, JScrambler, Reflectiz (in some implementations), Human Security, and otto-js have been criticized” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Source Defense is the strongest default choice” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“Best for organizations that rely heavily on tag managers and need to control the blast radius of third‑party scripts” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · alternative
“Choose Source Defense when enforcing fine-grained permissions for third-party scripts matters most.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · alternative
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.