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The Commission's AI Act Compliance Checker or Complipath: which do you need?

The European Commission's AI Act Compliance Checker, on the AI Act Service Desk and in beta, helps you see which AI Act rules may apply to an AI system. Complipath (complipath.io) keeps what comes after: the register, the evidence, the plan and the answers for your customers.

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What the Commission's checker says it does

Its own page was read on 29 October 2026.
It says: "The official AI Act Compliance Checker helps users understand which AI Act rules may apply to their AI system, including possible obligations for providers, deployers and other operators under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689." It adds that it is "Currently in its beta version".

The AI Act Service Desk describes it as "a tool that assists in evaluating whether AI systems and general-purpose AI models meet the requirements set by the AI Act." Nothing on either page mentions Complipath, and nothing here suggests the Commission recommends it.

Side by side

What each says it does: the Commission's two pages beside Complipath's own list
What you need	The Commission's checker	Complipath
Which rules may apply	What its page says it does: which AI Act rules may apply to an AI system	A classification per system that rules decide, with the article behind it; a person confirms it
A register of every system	Not stated on its page	Every AI system you build or buy, each with an owner
Evidence	Not stated on its page	An evidence library: one file can stand for several systems, and what is still missing is listed per system
A plan	Not stated on its page	The duties that follow from each confirmed classification, each with an owner, a status and a date
Your customers' questions	Not stated on its page	The audit room answers a customer's AI questionnaire from what you have confirmed, each answer with its source
Price	Not stated on its page	The Free plan, one AI system and one user, with no end date; Starter is €499 a month or €4,990 a year. Prices exclude VAT.

When the checker is enough

If you have one AI system and want to know which rules may apply to it, start with the Commission's checker on its AI Act Service Desk.
When you have several systems, customers asking about them, or evidence to keep for each duty, a register that holds all of it is the part Complipath does.

Starter

€499 a month

or €4,990 a year. Prices exclude VAT.

Up to 20 AI systems
Evidence and the audit log
The Free plan is for one AI system and one user, with no end date

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Questions

What does the Commission's checker say it does?

Its own page was read on 29 October 2026. It says two things: the checker helps users understand which AI Act rules may apply to their AI system, including possible obligations for providers, deployers and other operators; and it is in its beta version. It sits on the AI Act Service Desk.

Does the Commission recommend Complipath?

No. Nothing on the checker's page or on the AI Act Service Desk mentions Complipath, and this page does not suggest otherwise. It sets what the Commission's page says its checker does beside what Complipath's own list says Complipath does, so you can decide which part of the work each one covers.

What does Complipath add after the checker?

A register of every AI system with an owner, a classification per system that rules decide with the article behind it, the duties that follow with dates and owners, an evidence library and answers to your customers' AI questionnaires from what you have confirmed. The Free plan is for one AI system and one user, with no end date.

Can we use both?

Yes. Use the Commission's checker to see which rules may apply to a system, and Complipath to keep the register, the evidence, the plan and the answers for customers. Complipath classifies from your own confirmed answers and quotes the article each result rests on, so a person can compare the two results.