Sift analysis

Sift is the AI that reads a filing for you. It goes through the filing section by section, flags the lines that matter, and fades out the routine legal text so the most useful content stands out.

Flags

A flag marks a specific line and explains why it stands out. There are three kinds, and the color tells you the type:

  • Positive (green): Something that looks good, or better than before.
  • Notable (amber): Something worth knowing that is neither good nor bad on its own.
  • Concern (red): Something that could be a problem and is worth a closer look.

Click a flag to jump to the exact line, and read the short note on why it was raised. Turn any flag color on or off to focus on just the kind you care about.

Routine text fade

Filings are full of standard legal wording that shows up in almost every filing and carries nothing particularly helpful. Sift identifies this routine text so the parts that actually say something stand out. You have three settings:

  • Show: Leave everything at full strength.
  • Fade: Dim the routine text.
  • Hide: Collapse the fully routine parts to get them out of the way.

You choose how strong the fade is, and the original text is always one click away. Nothing is ever permanently removed from any filing.

Section reads

For each section, Sift gives a short read, a plain-English summary with a quick verdict on whether the section is worth your time. That is what lets you skim a 200-page filing and still land on the few pages that matter.

How to run Sift

Open a filing and click "Run Sift" in the top right. Reading is free, but Sift uses AI, so it requires a free account and spends credits.

Flag something yourself

If Sift is on and you spot something it did not flag, flag it yourself. Highlight the passage, then select whether it is Positive, Notable, or a Concern, the same three types Sift uses. Your flags sit alongside the AI's.

Models and cost

Sift can run on different AI models. A stronger model gives a sharper read and costs more:

  • Standard: Fast and a good default. Included on every plan, and the cheapest.
  • Pro: A sharper read, at 10 times the credits. Requires a paid plan.
  • Max: The deepest reasoning, at 30 times the credits. Requires a paid plan.

Sift is priced by how much there is to read. On the Standard model a short filing under 2,000 words costs 3 credits, a mid-size one under 15,000 words costs 6, and a full report costs 10. You are charged once per run, and running it again later costs the same as the first run. The Run Sift button shows the price for the filing you have open. A free account starts with 100 credits. See Plans and credits for the full table.

Sift can be wrong: It reads the filing and the numbers in it, and it is grounded in real accounting rules, but it can still miss things or read them wrong. Treat its notes as a smart first pass, not the final word, and check a flag against the filing before you act on it. Nothing on SECSift is investment advice.