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SEC and disclosure reporting · October 2026 Edition

DFIN ActiveDisclosure vs IRIS CARBON

Four of fourteen models named DFIN ActiveDisclosure first on the direct prompt; one named IRIS CARBON. DFIN ActiveDisclosure was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and IRIS CARBON by thirteen and DFIN ActiveDisclosure carries 64 labels and IRIS CARBON 43, so the shares are not directly comparable.

DFIN ActiveDisclosure

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

IRIS CARBON

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share22%17%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.

Negative rate3%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.

Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 6; printed, not drawn.

Labels6443A count; the two differ.

The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, DFIN ActiveDisclosure reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Workiva was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Workiva vs DFIN ActiveDisclosure · Workiva vs IRIS CARBON · DFIN ActiveDisclosure vs Certent Disclosure Management

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 SEC and disclosure reporting page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.

DFIN ActiveDisclosureFirst choices, of fourteen modelsIRIS CARBON

Direct41

Paraphrase50

Comparative00

Budget-constrained310

Scale-constrained20

Negative002 against DFIN ActiveDisclosure

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 October 2026 Edition, DFIN ActiveDisclosure and IRIS CARBON were named in the same answer 101 times, of the 185 answers naming DFIN ActiveDisclosure and the 119 naming IRIS CARBON. In those answers IRIS CARBON took the first choice twenty-two times and DFIN ActiveDisclosure eleven.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where DFIN ActiveDisclosure and IRIS CARBON 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 4.1 Fast
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

DFIN ActiveDisclosure

IRIS CARBON

first choice

named as an alternative

argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, DFIN ActiveDisclosure on the left and IRIS CARBON on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where DFIN ActiveDisclosure and IRIS CARBON stood in it.

DFIN ActiveDisclosure first, IRIS CARBON not the choice

4 of 14 modelsIRIS CARBON was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.

Llama 4 MaverickDFIN ActiveDisclosure

Kimi K2Certent Disclosure Management, DFIN ActiveDisclosure

GLM 4.7 FlashXCertent Disclosure Management, DFIN ActiveDisclosure alternatives: DataTracks DART, FilePoint, IDL Publisher, Workiva

GPT-6 LunaDFIN ActiveDisclosure alternatives: Toppan Merrill Bridge, Workiva

IRIS CARBON first, DFIN ActiveDisclosure not the choice

1 of 14 modelsDFIN ActiveDisclosure was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.

Mistral SmallIRIS CARBON, Workiva alternatives: Basedash, RERegnology ESEF

Neither was the first choice, one was named

9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.

Claude Haiku 4.5Workiva alternatives: Certent, DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON

GPT-5.4 miniWorkiva alternatives: DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON

Gemini 3.5 FlashWorkiva alternatives: Certent Disclosure Management, DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON, Toppan Merrill Bridge

Perplexity SonarWorkiva alternatives: Certent Disclosure Management, DFIN ActiveDisclosure

Grok 4.1 FastWorkiva alternatives: Certent Disclosure Management, DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON

DeepSeek V4 FlashCertent Disclosure Management alternatives: DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON, Toppan Merrill Bridge

Qwen 3.7 FlashWorkiva alternatives: Certent, DFIN ActiveDisclosure, IRIS CARBON, Toppan Merrill Bridge

MiniMax M2.5Workiva alternatives: ActiveDisclosure, Certent, DFIN ActiveDisclosure, RDG Filings

Muse Glimmer 30BCertent Disclosure Management alternatives: DFIN ActiveDisclosure, Workiva

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

IRIS CARBON leads by fifteen points.

IRIS CARBON#1 of 8

DFIN ActiveDisclosure#3 of 8

The full small business standing →

Mid-marketThe figures above

The order flips: DFIN ActiveDisclosure leads at mid-market.

DFIN ActiveDisclosure#2 of 6

IRIS CARBON#4 of 6

The full mid-market standing →

Enterprise

DFIN ActiveDisclosure leads by seven points.

DFIN ActiveDisclosure#2 of 6

IRIS CARBON#5 of 6

The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about DFIN ActiveDisclosure

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.

“Proceed with caution if you plan to do extensive, fast-paced table updates directly in the tool or manage complex, in-house XBRL tagging.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative

“Even leading platforms like Workiva and ActiveDisclosure have specific limitations you should understand before implementation.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative

“The best SEC and disclosure reporting platform for a mid-market B2B company is DFIN, as it offers a sharper price and an SEC-only focus.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice

“I'd put DFIN ActiveDisclosure on the shortlist as the likely best value among established, full-featured platforms” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice

“I'd lean toward DFIN ActiveDisclosure as the best balance of functionality, price, and specialized SEC expertise” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about IRIS CARBON

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“IRIS CARBON® and Workiva are the top choices due to their strong compliance features, ease of use, and scalability” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice

“the best SEC‑disclosure platform is likely IRIS CARBON (cloud SaaS, flat‑annual fee, strong small‑business focus)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice

“IRIS CARBON is typically the lowest-cost of the major dedicated platforms, with Certent as a close second” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice

Also compared

Workiva vs DFIN ActiveDisclosure Workiva vs IRIS CARBON DFIN ActiveDisclosure vs Certent Disclosure Management DFIN ActiveDisclosure vs Certent Certent Disclosure Management vs IRIS CARBON IRIS CARBON vs Certent All ten head-to-head pages and the full disclosure reporting standing

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.