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Video advertising · November 2026 Edition

LinkedIn Video Ads vs Demandbase CTV

Twelve of fourteen models named LinkedIn Video Ads first on the direct prompt; zero named Demandbase CTV. LinkedIn Video Ads was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Demandbase CTV by ten and LinkedIn Video Ads carries 31 labels and Demandbase CTV 13, so the shares are not directly comparable.

LinkedIn Video Ads

accepted challenger

By LinkedIn, Sunnyvale, United States, founded 2002. Named in two categories this edition.

Demandbase CTV

accepted challenger

By Demandbase, San Francisco, United States, founded 2006. Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share24%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate16%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#6A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels3113A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, LinkedIn Video Ads reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.YouTube Ads was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. LinkedIn Video Ads vs StackAdapt · LinkedIn Video Ads vs YouTube Ads · LinkedIn Video Ads vs TikTok Ads

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 video advertising page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
LinkedIn Video AdsFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDemandbase CTV
Direct120
Paraphrase02
Comparative00
Budget-constrained003 against LinkedIn Video Ads
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against LinkedIn Video Ads
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, LinkedIn Video Ads and Demandbase CTV were named in the same answer twenty-five times, of the 100 answers naming LinkedIn Video Ads and the 36 naming Demandbase CTV. In those answers Demandbase CTV took the first choice five times and LinkedIn Video Ads sixteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where LinkedIn Video Ads and Demandbase CTV stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
LinkedIn Video Ads Demandbase CTV first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, LinkedIn Video Ads on the left and Demandbase CTV on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where LinkedIn Video Ads and Demandbase CTV stood in it.

LinkedIn Video Ads first, Demandbase CTV an alternative

12 of 14 modelsDemandbase CTV was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5LinkedIn Video Ads, StackAdapt alternatives: Vibe.co, Vidyard, Wistia
GPT-5.4 miniLinkedIn Video Ads alternatives: YouTube Ads
Gemini 3.5 FlashLinkedIn Video Ads alternatives: MNTN, Meta Ads, YouTube Ads
Grok 4.20LinkedIn Video Ads alternatives: YouTube Ads
Mistral SmallLinkedIn Video Ads, YouTube Ads alternatives: Demandbase CTV
DeepSeek V4 FlashLinkedIn Video Ads alternatives: Demandbase CTV, StackAdapt, YouTube Ads
Qwen 3.7 FlashLinkedIn Video Ads, YouTube Ads alternatives: Demandbase CTV, Google Display, Meta Ads, StackAdapt, The Trade Desk
Kimi K2LinkedIn Video Ads alternatives: StackAdapt, Vibe.co, YouTube Ads
GLM 4.7 FlashXLinkedIn Video Ads alternatives: Demandbase CTV, Spotify Ads, StackAdapt, YouTube Ads
MiniMax M2.5LinkedIn Video Ads alternatives: Demandbase CTV, YouTube Ads
GPT-6 LunaLinkedIn Video Ads alternatives: YouTube Ads
Muse Glimmer 30BLinkedIn Video Ads, StackAdapt alternatives: YouTube Ads

Neither was the first choice, one was named

1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Perplexity SonarStackAdapt alternatives: Demandbase CTV, LinkedIn Video Ads, Vibe.co, YouTube Ads

Neither was named

1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Llama 4 MaverickStackAdapt

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
LinkedIn Video Ads leads by twenty-two points.
LinkedIn Video Ads22%#2 of 9
Demandbase CTV0%#– of 9
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
LinkedIn Video Ads leads by twenty points.
LinkedIn Video Ads24%#1 of 13
Demandbase CTV4%#6 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
LinkedIn Video Ads leads by twenty-one points.
LinkedIn Video Ads38%#1 of 11
Demandbase CTV17%#3 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about LinkedIn Video Ads

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Platforms to Avoid on a Tight Budget * LinkedIn Ads: ... very high Cost-Per-Click (CPC) and CPM rates” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Good for B2B with a $10 daily minimum, but generally more expensive per impression” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · soft negative
“best for B2B, but usually expensive, so not ideal for tight budgets” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“LinkedIn – Best Overall for B2B Video ... Start with LinkedIn. It’s the most cost-effective and powerful B2B video platform for mid-market companies.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“LinkedIn is the gold standard for B2B targeting because users self-report their job titles, seniority, company size, industry, and skills.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Primary Channel: Start with LinkedIn if your sales cycle is complex and you need high-intent professionals.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Demandbase CTV

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“If your priority is account-level targeting and connecting CTV to pipeline, start with Demandbase CTV/Piper.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Top Recommendation: Demandbase CTV” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best if you're already doing ABM ... Caveat: It's an enterprise-grade platform and may be overkill or cost-prohibitive for some mid-sized companies.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · alternative
Also compared

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.