Walmart Connect vs Criteo
Zero of fourteen models named Walmart Connect first on the direct prompt; one named Criteo. Walmart Connect was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Criteo by eight and Walmart Connect carries 58 labels and Criteo 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
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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
Walmart ConnectFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCriteo
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Walmart Connect and Criteo were named in the same answer thirty times, of the 158 answers naming Walmart Connect and the 61 naming Criteo. In those answers Criteo took the first choice two times and Walmart Connect three.
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 | | | | | |
Walmart Connect Criteo first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Walmart Connect on the left and Criteo on the right.The direct prompt
Criteo first, Walmart Connect not the choice
1 of 14 modelsWalmart Connect was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
6 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 12Criteo0%#– of 12Walmart Connect2%#5 of 9Criteo2%#6 of 9Walmart Connect8%#5 of 14Criteo0%#8 of 14What 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
What the models said about Criteo
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“Criteo: 30% of labels were negative, with 10 out of 14 models giving it a hard negative rating.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · hard negative
“Criteo: also flagged for significant invalid traffic exposure” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd recommend Criteo as the best starting point” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Criteo — *Best for Commerce AI & Off-Site Reach*” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · alternative
“implement a platform like Criteo or AdLib” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · alternative
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.