Sanction Scanner vs Alessa
Zero of fourteen models named Sanction Scanner first on the direct prompt; one named Alessa. Sanction Scanner was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Alessa by seven and both carry 17 labels, so the shares below are directly comparable.
Named in one category 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 AML and transaction monitoring page.
By framing
Sanction ScannerFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAlessa
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Sanction Scanner and Alessa were named in the same answer thirteen times, of the 48 answers naming Sanction Scanner and the 42 naming Alessa. In those answers Alessa took the first choice one time and Sanction Scanner four.
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 4.1 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 | | |
Sanction Scanner Alessa first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Sanction Scanner on the left and Alessa on the right.The direct prompt
Alessa first, Sanction Scanner not the choice
1 of 14 modelsSanction Scanner was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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.Neither was named
8 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
Sanction Scanner15%#3 of 14Alessa2%#10 of 14Sanction Scanner13%#3 of 13Alessa2%#5 of 13Sanction Scanner0%#– of 11Alessa0%#9 of 11What the models said about Sanction Scanner
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Explicitly described as screening-only / sanctions and PEP, not full transaction monitoring.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Sanction Scanner if you want the best all-around balance of features and usability.” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Positioned as a budget-friendly AML for businesses of any size with tier-based pricing.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“1. Sanction Scanner - Cost-effective screening solution - API-first approach” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Alessa
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Alessa is another strong contender specifically positioned for mid-market organizations.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“If compliance case volume is already high and you need robust investigation workflows, Alessa or Lucinity are safer bets.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · alternative
“If you need a more rules-based, configurable solution at a mid-market price point, Alessa is also highly recommended.” Mistral Small · direct 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.