Seven of fourteen models named Persona first on the direct prompt; three named Veriff. Persona was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Veriff by thirteen and Persona carries 41 labels and Veriff 44, so the shares are not 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 identity verification page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Persona and Veriff were named in the same answer seventy-five times, of the 121 answers naming Persona and the 133 naming Veriff. In those answers Veriff took the first choice fourteen times and Persona eleven.
| 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 |
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.
“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
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Veriff and Persona – due to consistently poor user ratings, frequent verification failures, and unhelpful support.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“Late 2025 breach leaked plaintext government IDs, DOBs, and addresses. Faces class-action lawsuits” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Exposed data for thousands of customers” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“I would particularly highlight Veriff or Jumio as top recommendations due to their balanced approach to security, user experience, and compliance.” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“the best identity verification service for a company with a strictly limited budget is typically Veriff” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Veriff Essential is the cheapest credible option at $1.44 per user including sanctions screening” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
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.