Skai vs Walmart Connect
Zero of fourteen models named Skai first on the direct prompt; zero named Walmart Connect. Skai was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Walmart Connect by fourteen and Skai carries 16 labels and Walmart Connect 58, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the retail media platforms page.
By framing
SkaiFirst choices, of fourteen modelsWalmart Connect
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Skai and Walmart Connect were named in the same answer thirty-three times, of the 182 answers naming Skai and the 158 naming Walmart Connect. In those answers Walmart Connect took the first choice two times and Skai nine.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | |||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | | |
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | | |
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | |
Skai Walmart Connect first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Skai on the left and Walmart Connect on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Walmart Connect13%#2 of 12Skai0%#– of 12Skai4%#4 of 9Walmart Connect2%#5 of 9Skai40%#1 of 14Walmart Connect8%#5 of 14What the models said about Skai
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Pricing starts at significant annual minimums (often $50k–$100k+ per year), and they require dedicated platform operators” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Top Recommendation: Skai (formerly Kenshoo) ... is the leading platform for mid-market and enterprise B2B companies” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Walmart Connect
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Any platform that is a strict walled garden with redacted ad IDs and no independent verification, particularly Walmart Connect” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Walmart Connect: 18% of labels were negative, with 8 out of 12 models giving it a hard negative rating.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“explicitly advise avoiding "pure retail media platforms" like standard Amazon Ads or Walmart Connect” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Walmart Connect remains the undisputed leader in retail media with massive online traffic, thousands of physical stores, and one of the richest first-party datasets in retail” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Major, established networks like Amazon Ads, Walmart Connect, Target Roundel, Kroger Precision Media, and Instacart Ads have the most mature technology” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · first choice
“Keep your core investments in large, technologically mature networks (e.g., Amazon, Walmart Connect, Target Roundel)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.