# Video advertising: what AI models recommend, October 2026

Gane Index, October 2026 Edition. Asked as "video advertising platform" and as "connected TV and online video ads platform", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/video-advertising/2026-10

This is the permanent record of the October 2026 Edition, published October 1, 2026 and superseded since. The current standing: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/video-advertising/index.md

**Standing:** StackAdapt leads with 32% of first choices; verdict contested. 53 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [StackAdapt](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/stackadapt/index.md) | 32% | 0% | 36 |
| 2 | [LinkedIn Video Ads](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/linkedin-video-ads/index.md) | 17% | 16% | 25 |
| 3 | [YouTube Ads](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/youtube-ads/index.md) | 15% | 15% | 46 |
| 4 | [Meta Ads](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/meta-ads/index.md) | 11% | 21% | 42 |
| 5 | [Vibe.co](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/vibe-co/index.md) | 8% | 0% | 17 |
| 6 | [MNTN](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/mntn/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 15 |
| 7 | [TikTok Ads](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/tiktok-ads/index.md) | 2% | 35% | 34 |
| 8 | [Google Display & Video 360](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/google-display-video-360/index.md) | 2% | 10% | 10 |
| 9 | [Demandbase CTV](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/demandbase-ctv/index.md) | 2% | 18% | 11 |
| 15 | [The Trade Desk](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/the-trade-desk/index.md) | 0% | 27% | 22 |
| 16 | [Amazon DSP](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/amazon-dsp/index.md) | 0% | 8% | 12 |
| 17 | [Roku Ads](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/roku-ads/index.md) | 0% | 8% | 12 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 112 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: StackAdapt; alternatives LinkedIn Video Ads, MNTN, Vibe.co
- GPT-5.4 mini: LinkedIn Video Ads; alternatives YouTube Ads
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: LinkedIn Video Ads; alternatives Meta Ads, StackAdapt, Vibe.co, YouTube Ads
- Perplexity Sonar: StackAdapt; alternatives AdRoll ABM, LinkedIn Video Ads, The Trade Desk, Vibe.co
- Grok 4.20: LinkedIn Video Ads; alternatives YouTube Ads
- Mistral Small: StackAdapt; alternatives Demandbase CTV, YouTube Ads
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: LinkedIn Video Ads; alternatives StackAdapt, YouTube Ads
- Llama 4 Maverick: StackAdapt
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: LinkedIn Video Ads, StackAdapt; alternatives Google Ads
- Kimi K2: LinkedIn Video Ads, YouTube Ads; alternatives Hey Sid, StackAdapt
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: LinkedIn Video Ads; alternatives Demandbase CTV, StackAdapt, YouTube Ads
- MiniMax M2.5: StackAdapt; alternatives AdRoll, Demandbase CTV, Hey Sid
- GPT-6 Luna: LinkedIn Video Ads; alternatives StackAdapt, YouTube Ads
- Muse Glimmer 30B: LinkedIn Sponsored Video / LinkedIn Campaign Manager; alternatives Google Video, StackAdapt, YouTube Ads

## Sources the answers cite

75 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- vibe.co: 32 answers, 47 citations
- madgicx.com: 29 answers, 33 citations
- influencermarketinghub.com: 23 answers, 24 citations
- learn.g2.com: 23 answers, 23 citations
- demandbase.com: 21 answers, 36 citations
- fueler.io: 20 answers, 31 citations
- mobidea.com: 19 answers, 19 citations
- guideflow.com: 17 answers, 18 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://madgicx.com/blog/ad-tech-platform-for-video-advertising (27 answers)
- https://vibe.co/blog/how-to/video-advertising-platforms (26 answers)
- https://influencermarketinghub.com/video-advertising/video-ad-platforms (23 answers)
- https://learn.g2.com/best-video-advertising-tools (21 answers)
- https://mobidea.com/academy/best-video-ad-networks (18 answers)
- https://demandbase.com/blog/best-ctv-advertising-platforms (17 answers)
- https://thecmo.com/tools/best-video-advertising-platform (17 answers)
- https://heysid.com/resources/best-connected-tv-advertising-platforms (12 answers)
- https://pipeline.zoominfo.com/marketing/b2b-advertising-platforms (12 answers)
- https://improvado.io/blog/top-programmatic-platforms (10 answers)

## Warned against

- TikTok Ads: 12 of 34 labels negative. "The "Trap" to Watch Out For: TikTok Ads ... TikTok is physically too expensive to start with, and you should stick to YouTube or Meta." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, budget prompt)
- Meta Ads: 9 of 42 labels negative. "major platforms like YouTube and Meta (Facebook/Instagram) have strict advertising policies. Violations can result in harsh penalties, such as ad account suspension." (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- Google Video Partners: 6 of 6 labels negative. "Google Video Partners (GVP) — Use with Extreme Caution ... roughly 80% of video ad placements ... violated Google's own promised standards." (Kimi K2, negative prompt)
- YouTube Ads: 7 of 46 labels negative. "major platforms like YouTube and Meta (Facebook/Instagram) have strict advertising policies. Violations can result in harsh penalties, such as ad account suspension." (Mistral Small, negative prompt)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: StackAdapt at 33%.

- StackAdapt: 24% to 33%, +9. Inside the floor by 2 points · rank 1 of 108, unchanged.
- YouTube Ads: 20% to 15%, −5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 2 → 3 of 108.
- TikTok Ads: 7% to 2%, −5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 6 → 7 of 108.
- LinkedIn Video Ads: 20% to 17%, −3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 3 → 2 of 108.
- Meta Ads: 13% to 11%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 4 of 108, unchanged.
- Vibe.co: 7% to 9%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 5 of 108, unchanged.
- MNTN: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 12 → 6 of 108.
- Demandbase CTV: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 7 → 8 of 108.
- The Trade Desk: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 17 → 13 of 108.
- Amazon DSP: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 19 → 14 of 108.
- Hulu: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 16 → 15 of 108.
- Roku Ads: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 13 → 16 of 108.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, October 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.