.compare-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow-x: clip;
  padding-top: 82px;
  padding-bottom: 88px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  background: var(--color-canvas);
}

.compare-hero::before {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(var(--color-border) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, var(--color-border) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 52px 52px;
  content: "";
  opacity: .22;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--color-ink), transparent);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--color-ink), transparent);
}

.compare-hero::after {
  position: absolute;
  top: 12%;
  right: 5%;
  width: 44%;
  height: 76%;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(closest-side, var(--color-accent-glow), var(--color-accent-faint) 50%, transparent);
  content: "";
}

.compare-hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.02fr) minmax(360px, .98fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: 72px;
}

.compare-hero-copy {
  min-width: 0;
}

.compare-hero-copy h1 {
  max-width: 700px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.compare-hero-copy .lead {
  max-width: 680px;
}

.compare-hero-copy .lead strong {
  color: var(--color-ink);
}

.compare-hero-copy .button-row {
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.decision-board {
  position: relative;
  min-width: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border-strong);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  background: var(--color-canvas);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
}

.decision-board::after {
  position: absolute;
  top: 45px;
  bottom: 54px;
  left: 26px;
  width: 1px;
  background: var(--color-accent-wire);
  content: "";
}

.decision-board-head {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 46px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding-inline: 17px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  background: var(--color-panel);
  color: var(--color-ink-muted);
  font-size: .75rem;
}

.decision-light {
  width: 7px;
  height: 7px;
  flex: none;
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  background: var(--color-success);
}

.decision-state {
  margin-left: auto;
  color: var(--color-success);
}

.decision-path {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(128px, 1fr) auto minmax(90px, .7fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  min-height: 78px;
  padding: 14px 20px 14px 46px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.decision-path::before {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  left: 22px;
  width: 9px;
  height: 9px;
  border: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  background: var(--color-canvas);
  content: "";
}

.decision-key {
  min-width: 0;
  color: var(--color-accent-dark);
  font-size: .74rem;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

.decision-arrow {
  color: var(--color-accent);
}

.decision-path strong {
  color: var(--color-ink);
  font-size: .9rem;
}

.decision-path small {
  grid-column: 3;
  color: var(--color-ink-muted);
  font-size: .66rem;
}

.decision-rule {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 54px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 10px;
  padding-inline: 20px;
  background: var(--color-panel);
  color: var(--color-ink-muted);
  font-size: .7rem;
}

.decision-rule code {
  color: var(--color-accent-dark);
}

.verdict-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
}

.verdict-card {
  position: relative;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 27px;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  background: var(--color-canvas);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-panel);
}

.verdict-card::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: -1px;
  right: 24px;
  left: 24px;
  height: 2px;
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  background: var(--color-border-strong);
  content: "";
}

.verdict-primary::before {
  background: var(--color-accent);
}

.verdict-label {
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  color: var(--color-accent-dark);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.verdict-card h3 {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
}

.verdict-card p:not(.verdict-label) {
  color: var(--color-ink-muted);
  font-size: .9rem;
}

.comparison-section {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  background: var(--color-panel);
}

.compare-table-wrap {
  background: var(--color-canvas);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-panel);
}

.compare-table {
  min-width: 920px;
}

.compare-table th:first-child {
  width: 152px;
}

.compare-table thead th {
  color: var(--color-ink);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .78rem;
}

.compare-table tbody th {
  color: var(--color-ink);
  font-size: .86rem;
}

.compare-table td {
  color: var(--color-ink-muted);
  font-size: .86rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.compare-table tbody tr:hover td,
.compare-table tbody tr:hover th {
  background: var(--color-accent-faint);
}

.review-stack {
  display: grid;
  gap: 26px;
}

.client-review {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 92px minmax(0, 1fr);
  min-width: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  background: var(--color-canvas);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-panel);
}

.review-index {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: center;
  padding-top: 31px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  background: var(--color-panel);
  color: var(--color-border-strong);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.review-content {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 31px 34px 34px;
}

.review-heading {
  display: flex;
  min-width: 0;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.review-heading > div {
  min-width: 0;
}

.review-heading h3 {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.review-path {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  color: var(--color-accent-dark);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .72rem;
}

.review-content > p {
  color: var(--color-ink-muted);
}

.review-points {
  margin-top: 24px;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  padding: 20px 22px 20px 42px;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  background: var(--color-panel);
  color: var(--color-ink-muted);
}

.review-points li + li {
  margin-top: 8px;
}

.review-points strong {
  color: var(--color-ink);
}

.review-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-top: 25px;
}

.scenario-section {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  background: var(--color-panel);
}

.scenario-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}

.scenario-grid .callout {
  min-width: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.core-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(320px, .72fr);
  align-items: start;
  gap: 42px;
}

.core-copy {
  min-width: 0;
}

.core-copy p {
  color: var(--color-ink-muted);
}

.core-checklist ol {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  padding-left: 1.3rem;
  color: var(--color-ink-muted);
}

.core-checklist li + li {
  margin-top: 11px;
}

.compare-dark {
  padding-top: 74px;
  padding-bottom: 74px;
}

.compare-dark-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 40px;
}

.compare-dark-inner h2 {
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.compare-dark-inner p {
  max-width: 700px;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.dark-button {
  border-color: var(--color-accent);
  background: var(--color-accent);
  color: var(--color-deep);
}

.dark-button:hover {
  border-color: var(--color-canvas);
  background: var(--color-canvas);
  color: var(--color-deep);
}

.dark-secondary {
  border-color: var(--color-white-muted);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--color-white-soft);
}

.dark-secondary:hover {
  border-color: var(--color-accent);
  color: var(--color-canvas);
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .compare-hero-inner {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(330px, .85fr);
    gap: 42px;
  }

  .decision-path {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(105px, 1fr) auto minmax(76px, .65fr);
    gap: 9px;
    padding-right: 14px;
  }

  .verdict-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .compare-hero {
    padding-top: 58px;
    padding-bottom: 68px;
  }

  .compare-hero-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .decision-board {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .client-review {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .review-index {
    min-height: 54px;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    padding: 0 22px;
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
    font-size: 1.2rem;
  }

  .scenario-grid,
  .core-layout,
  .compare-dark-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .compare-dark-inner .button-row {
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .compare-hero {
    padding-top: 46px;
    padding-bottom: 56px;
  }

  .compare-hero-copy .button-row {
    align-items: stretch;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .compare-hero-copy .button-row a {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .decision-board-head {
    padding-inline: 13px;
  }

  .decision-path {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto minmax(74px, .65fr);
    min-height: 72px;
    padding-left: 38px;
  }

  .decision-board::after {
    left: 20px;
  }

  .decision-path::before {
    left: 16px;
  }

  .decision-path small {
    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  }

  .decision-rule {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    padding-top: 10px;
    padding-bottom: 10px;
  }

  .verdict-card {
    padding: 22px;
  }

  .review-content {
    padding: 23px 20px 25px;
  }

  .review-heading {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .review-points {
    padding: 17px 17px 17px 35px;
  }

  .review-actions {
    align-items: stretch;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .review-actions a {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .compare-dark-inner .button-row {
    align-items: stretch;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .compare-dark-inner .button-row a {
    width: 100%;
  }
}