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Identity verification · October 2026 Edition

Persona vs iDenfy

Seven of fourteen models named Persona first on the direct prompt; zero named iDenfy. Persona was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and iDenfy by thirteen and Persona carries 41 labels and iDenfy 26, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Persona

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

iDenfy

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share21%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate15%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#4A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels4126A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Persona reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Sumsub was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. Persona vs Veriff · Persona vs Sumsub · Persona vs Trulioo

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 identity verification page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
PersonaFirst choices, of fourteen modelsiDenfy
Direct70
Paraphrase21
Comparative20
Budget-constrained23
Scale-constrained00
Negative016 against Persona
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, Persona and iDenfy were named in the same answer thirty-seven times, of the 121 answers naming Persona and the 75 naming iDenfy. In those answers iDenfy took the first choice eight times and Persona six.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Persona and iDenfy stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Persona iDenfy first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Persona on the left and iDenfy on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Persona and iDenfy stood in it.

Persona first, iDenfy an alternative

7 of 14 modelsiDenfy was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniPersona alternatives: Jumio, Sumsub, Trulioo
Gemini 3.5 FlashPersona alternatives: Middesk, Sumsub, iDenfy
Grok 4.1 FastPersona, Sumsub alternatives: Trulioo
DeepSeek V4 FlashPersona alternatives: Middesk, Sumsub, Trulioo
Kimi K2Persona, Sumsub alternatives: iDenfy
GLM 4.7 FlashXPersona, Sumsub alternatives: Trulioo, Veriff
GPT-6 LunaMiddesk, Persona alternatives: Alloy

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.
Claude Haiku 4.5Trulioo alternatives: Ondato, Sumsub, iDenfy
Perplexity SonarTrulioo alternatives: Jumio, Sumsub, Veriff, iDenfy
Llama 4 MaverickVeriff alternatives: Trustpair, iDenfy

Neither was named

4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Mistral Small1Kosmos, Trulioo alternatives: Middesk, Veriff
Qwen 3.7 FlashMiddesk, Veriff alternatives: IDology, Jumio, Onfido, Shufti Pro
MiniMax M2.5GBG, Veriff alternatives: Trustpair
Muse Glimmer 30Bno first choice

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
iDenfy leads by seven points.
iDenfy18%#2 of 11
Persona12%#3 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Persona leads at mid-market.
Persona21%#1 of 10
iDenfy8%#4 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Persona leads by four points.
Persona13%#3 of 11
iDenfy9%#5 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Persona

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

“third-party B2B identity verifiers like Persona Identities or Confirm ID ... faced class-action lawsuits under BIPA” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Veriff and Persona – due to consistently poor user ratings, frequent verification failures, and unhelpful support.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Data Pass-Through: Research found that identity checks can pass personal data through up to 17 different companies” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Best overall for regulated onboarding: Persona, for configurable identity flows and fraud orchestration across the full lifecycle.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“Persona — Best Overall for Customization & Unified Flows ... widely considered the gold standard for mid-market companies” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“If you want zero upfront costs and the easiest developer integration, go with Persona (Starter Plan).” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about iDenfy

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

“I'd recommend iDenfy or Sumsub as top KYC document and selfie verification tools, with iDenfy edging out for its budget-friendly pricing” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“the best practical choice is usually iDenfy because it is specifically described as well-suited for small businesses” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“For the tightest budget, I'd recommend starting with iDenfy or Veriff Essential” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

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.