Unslop vs LLM-based code scanners

Both find problems in a codebase. They fail in opposite directions, so the choice is about which failure you can live with.

Side by side

UnslopLLM-based code scanners
DeterminismSame code, same findings, every run.Findings vary between runs and between model versions.
Novel bugsFinds only what is in the dataset. Will not spot a bug nobody has catalogued.Can reason about code it has never seen, which is the real advantage.
Source exposureNothing leaves the machine. No model calls.Source is sent to the model provider unless self-hosted.
Speed and costThousands of files in seconds, no per-token cost.Cost and latency scale with codebase size.
False positivesLow: a match is an exact match.Higher, and they change between runs.
Auto-fixSubstitutes known-good code or a registered rewrite.Generates a patch that needs review.

Which to choose

Use Unslop in CI, where you need the same answer every time and cannot ship source to a third party. Use an LLM scanner for exploratory review of novel code. They are complementary, not competing — running both is the correct answer for most teams.

About Unslop

Unslop is a modular, encrypted knowledge base of code bugs and vulnerabilities paired with a non-LLM detector. It ingests dozens of open-source vulnerability datasets into one sealed, source-blind store, then scans whole codebases in seconds by matching against it.

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