61% of first choices, clear leader.
Google Display & Video 360 is made by Google, whose model Gemini 3.5 Flash is in the set. On the four share prompts that model made it the first choice zero times of 4; the other eleven models zero times of 44. Lab treatment is defined on the method page; the row is marked, not excluded.
“Avoid DV360/Trade Desk/Amazon DSP: High mins ($25K–$50K/month), fees make them unviable below that.” Grok 4.20, budget prompt
“Platforms to AVOID with Limited Budgets ... Requires $25,000-$50,000/month minimum” Kimi K2, budget prompt
“Amazon DSP: High CPMs, limited B2B advantage outside retail” Mistral Small, direct prompt
“Walled gardens (e.g., Google, Meta) that trade transparency for closed-loop reach—you can't independently validate their inventory” MiniMax M2.5, negative prompt
20 of 72 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 4 of 12 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 259 links across 118 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. The other 8 models searched through a gateway that returned no source list on this edition.
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StackAdapt stackadapt.com | 61% | 393 | 8,100 | 167 | 26,512 | $18,665 | 39 | 3 |
| AdRoll adroll.com AdRoll 13%, AdRoll ABM 2% | 15% | 204 | 2,900 | 50 | 52,273 | 18 | ||
| The Trade Desk thetradedesk.com | 11% | 351 | 27,100 | 1,140 | 68,569 | $8,113 | 18 | |
| Choozle choozle.com | 4% | 48 | 720 | 12 | 2,161 | $135 | 13 | |
| ad:personam adpersonam.io | 4% | 10 | 0 | 528 | ||||
| Demandbase Advertising demandbase.com | 2% | 62 | 42,531 | 34 | ||||
| Google parent site Google Ads 2%, Google Display & Video 360 0%, Google Ad Manager 0% | 2% | 201 | 550,000 | 15,818 | ||||
| Basis basis.com | 0% | 58 | 27,100 | 18,059 | 9,941 | $141 | 15 | |
| Amazon DSP amazon.com | 0% | 139 | 22,200 | 1,498 | 1,681,997,879 | $106,125 | 115 | 5 |
| Hey Sid heysid.com | 0% | 15 | 70 | 22 | 452 | 15 |
Google's top ten for the two searches hold 15 sites; 4 of them are among the sites the models cited here (directiveconsulting.com, improvado.io, reddit.com, vibe.co). The first result for “best programmatic advertising platform” is mediajel.com.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-15 00:16 | yes | 9 | 10 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-15 00:46 | yes | 1 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-15 00:47 | yes | 13 | 27 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-14 23:10 | yes | 20 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-15 02:30 | yes | 0 | 8 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-15 02:35 | yes | 0 | 8 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-09-15 00:57 | yes | 0 | 39 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-15 01:39 | yes | 0 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-15 00:13 | no | 0 | 37 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-15 03:22 | yes | 0 | 29 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-15 03:55 | yes | 0 | 25 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-15 00:19 | yes | 0 | 9 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-14 23:44 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-15 04:49 | yes | 4 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-15 02:23 | yes | 6 | 21 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-15 03:00 | yes | 20 | 7 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-14 23:54 | yes | 0 | 7 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-14 23:33 | yes | 0 | 8 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-09-14 23:56 | yes | 0 | 27 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-15 03:14 | yes | 0 | 1 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-15 02:24 | yes | 0 | 33 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-14 23:34 | yes | 0 | 33 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-15 04:08 | yes | 0 | 43 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-15 02:37 | yes | 0 | 31 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-15 03:02 | yes | 8 | 10 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-14 23:40 | no | 0 | 9 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-15 03:00 | yes | 17 | 22 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-15 03:07 | yes | 20 | 11 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-15 04:29 | yes | 0 | 8 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-15 01:07 | yes | 0 | 8 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-09-14 23:25 | yes | 0 | 38 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-15 01:21 | yes | 0 | 2 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-15 04:34 | no | 0 | 46 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-15 01:47 | yes | 0 | 40 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-15 02:39 | yes | 0 | 22 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-15 02:29 | yes | 0 | 18 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-15 03:18 | yes | 8 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-15 03:06 | yes | 3 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-15 02:44 | yes | 29 | 22 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-15 04:13 | yes | 20 | 6 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-15 03:07 | yes | 0 | 9 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-15 03:54 | yes | 0 | 7 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-15 03:24 | yes | 0 | 17 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-15 00:45 | yes | 0 | 2 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-14 23:09 | yes | 0 | 32 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-15 02:52 | yes | 0 | 31 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-15 04:26 | yes | 0 | 45 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-14 23:47 | yes | 0 | 14 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-15 02:38 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-14 23:56 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-14 23:43 | yes | 9 | 25 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-15 01:19 | yes | 20 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-15 00:33 | yes | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-15 01:07 | yes | 0 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-15 03:52 | yes | 0 | 35 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-15 00:47 | yes | 0 | 2 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-15 01:00 | yes | 0 | 50 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-15 01:54 | yes | 0 | 248 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-15 02:17 | yes | 0 | 77 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-15 00:50 | yes | 0 | 15 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-15 01:31 | yes | 15 | 10 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-15 01:47 | yes | 4 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-15 04:35 | yes | 13 | 28 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-15 00:27 | yes | 20 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.20 | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex (asked for grok-4.20-non-reasoning; the API answered as this version) | 2026-09-15 04:16 | yes | 0 | 11 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-15 00:30 | yes | 0 | 12 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-09-15 05:04 | yes | 0 | 46 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-15 03:41 | yes | 0 | 1 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-15 04:27 | no | 0 | 43 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-14 23:48 | yes | 0 | 49 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-14 22:58 | yes | 0 | 32 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-15 03:41 | yes | 0 | 23 s |
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