# Video advertising: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 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

**Standing:** LinkedIn Video Ads leads with 24% of first choices; verdict contested. 50 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [LinkedIn Video Ads](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/linkedin-video-ads/index.md) | 24% | 16% | 31 |
| 2 | [StackAdapt](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/stackadapt/index.md) | 22% | 0% | 26 |
| 3 | [YouTube Ads](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/youtube-ads/index.md) | 18% | 12% | 51 |
| 4 | [TikTok Ads](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/tiktok-ads/index.md) | 12% | 18% | 38 |
| 5 | [Meta Ads](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/meta-ads/index.md) | 8% | 9% | 43 |
| 6 | [Demandbase CTV](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/demandbase-ctv/index.md) | 4% | 0% | 13 |
| 7 | [Vibe.co](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/vibe-co/index.md) | 2% | 11% | 18 |
| 8 | [The Trade Desk](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/the-trade-desk/index.md) | 2% | 29% | 31 |
| 9 | [MNTN](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/mntn/index.md) | 2% | 9% | 11 |
| 13 | [Roku Ads](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/roku-ads/index.md) | 0% | 7% | 15 |
| 14 | [Hulu](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/hulu/index.md) | 0% | 8% | 13 |
| 16 | [Amazon DSP](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/amazon-dsp/index.md) | 0% | 10% | 10 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 106 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: LinkedIn Video Ads, StackAdapt; alternatives Vibe.co, Vidyard, Wistia
- GPT-5.4 mini: LinkedIn Video Ads; alternatives YouTube Ads
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: LinkedIn Video Ads; alternatives MNTN, Meta Ads, YouTube Ads
- Perplexity Sonar: StackAdapt; alternatives Demandbase CTV, LinkedIn Video Ads, Vibe.co, YouTube Ads
- Grok 4.20: LinkedIn Video Ads; alternatives YouTube Ads
- Mistral Small: LinkedIn Video Ads, YouTube Ads; alternatives Demandbase CTV
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: LinkedIn Video Ads; alternatives Demandbase CTV, StackAdapt, YouTube Ads
- Llama 4 Maverick: StackAdapt
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: LinkedIn Video Ads, YouTube Ads; alternatives Demandbase CTV, Google Display, Meta Ads, StackAdapt
- Kimi K2: LinkedIn Video Ads; alternatives StackAdapt, Vibe.co, YouTube Ads
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: LinkedIn Video Ads; alternatives Demandbase CTV, Spotify Ads, StackAdapt, YouTube Ads
- MiniMax M2.5: LinkedIn Video Ads; alternatives Demandbase CTV, YouTube Ads
- GPT-6 Luna: LinkedIn Video Ads; alternatives YouTube Ads
- Muse Glimmer 30B: LinkedIn Video Ads, StackAdapt; alternatives YouTube Ads

## Sources the answers cite

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

- influencermarketinghub.com: 22 answers, 22 citations
- demandbase.com: 20 answers, 34 citations
- vibe.co: 20 answers, 26 citations
- ads.tiktok.com: 14 answers, 19 citations
- iab.com: 13 answers, 15 citations
- support.google.com: 12 answers, 22 citations
- linkedin.com: 12 answers, 15 citations
- target-video.com: 12 answers, 14 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://influencermarketinghub.com/video-advertising/video-ad-platforms (20 answers)
- https://demandbase.com/blog/best-ctv-advertising-platforms (14 answers)
- https://iab.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024_IAB_Video_Ad_Spend_Report_July_2024.pdf (12 answers)
- https://thecmo.com/tools/best-video-advertising-platform (12 answers)
- https://vibe.co/blog/how-to/video-advertising-platforms (12 answers)
- https://guideflow.com/blog/video-advertising-software (10 answers)
- https://richads.com/blog/best-video-ad-networks (9 answers)
- https://target-video.com/video-ad-networks (9 answers)
- https://tatari.tv/insights/best-ctv-ad-platforms-of-2026 (9 answers)
- https://videoweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Video-Advertising-Guide-2024.pdf (9 answers)

## Warned against

- TikTok Ads: 7 of 38 labels negative. "Many enterprise buyers tend to avoid or heavily restrict TikTok for sensitive brand categories due to concerns about brand safety" (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- The Trade Desk: 9 of 31 labels negative. "Unlike enterprise DSPs (like The Trade Desk or Google DV360) that require massive monthly minimum spends ($25k–$50k+) or dedicated ad ops teams" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, paraphrase prompt)
- YouTube Ads: 6 of 51 labels negative. "YouTube Ads and Meta Ads are also mentioned as having some negative labels, but not to the same extent as X" (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt)
- LinkedIn Video Ads: 5 of 31 labels negative. "Platforms to Avoid on a Tight Budget * LinkedIn Ads: ... very high Cost-Per-Click (CPC) and CPM rates" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, budget prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
New leader: StackAdapt (32%) to LinkedIn Video Ads (24%). Margin 2 points, within noise.

- StackAdapt: 32% to 22%, −10. Inside the floor by 1 point · rank 1 → 2 of 106.
- TikTok Ads: 2% to 12%, +10. Inside the floor by 1 point · rank 7 → 4 of 106.
- LinkedIn Video Ads: 17% to 24%, +7. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 2 → 1 of 106.
- Vibe.co: 8% to 2%, −6. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 5 → 7 of 106.
- YouTube Ads: 15% to 18%, +3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 3 of 106, unchanged.
- Meta Ads: 11% to 8%, −3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 4 → 5 of 106.
- Demandbase CTV: 2% to 4%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 9 → 6 of 106.
- The Trade Desk: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 15 → 8 of 106.
- Google Display & Video 360: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 8 → 18 of 106.
- MNTN: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 6 → 9 of 106.
- Roku Ads: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 17 → 13 of 106.
- Hulu: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 18 → 14 of 106.

## Record

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