Video advertising · November 2026 Edition
Vibe.co vs The Trade Desk
Zero of fourteen models named Vibe.co first on the direct prompt; zero named The Trade Desk. Vibe.co was named by nine of the fourteen models and The Trade Desk by fourteen and Vibe.co carries 18 labels and The Trade Desk 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
By Trade Desk, Ventura, United States, founded 2009. Named in ten categories this edition.
First-choice share2%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate11%29%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#7#8A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels1831A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Vibe.co reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.LinkedIn Video Ads was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. LinkedIn Video Ads vs Vibe.co · LinkedIn Video Ads vs The Trade Desk · StackAdapt vs Vibe.co
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.
Vibe.coFirst choices, of fourteen modelsThe Trade Desk
Direct004 against The Trade Desk
Paraphrase011 against Vibe.co · 5 against The Trade Desk
Comparative10
Budget-constrained101 against Vibe.co
Scale-constrained00
Negative01
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Vibe.co and The Trade Desk stood in it.
| 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 | | |
Vibe.co The Trade Desk first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Vibe.co on the left and The Trade Desk on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Vibe.co and The Trade Desk stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5LinkedIn Video Ads, StackAdapt alternatives: Vibe.co, Vidyard, Wistia
Perplexity SonarStackAdapt alternatives: Demandbase CTV, LinkedIn Video Ads, Vibe.co, 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
Neither was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Llama 4 MaverickStackAdapt
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
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
Vibe.co leads by seven points.
Vibe.co7%#4 of 9The Trade Desk0%#9 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Vibe.co2%#7 of 13The Trade Desk2%#8 of 13Enterprise
The order flips: The Trade Desk leads at enterprise.
The Trade Desk17%#2 of 11Vibe.co4%#– of 11What the models said about Vibe.co
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“campaigns can start at $500, though its B2B depth should be validated” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Vibe $1,500/mo” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · soft negative
“Vibe.co is the top choice for most performance marketers — 100% direct premium streaming inventory, full self-serve controls” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“For the absolute best value and ease of use on a limited budget, Vibe and Meta (Facebook/Instagram) are top choices.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Vibe is designed for performance marketers, DTC brands, B2B teams, and in-house marketing teams that want self-serve video advertising” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · alternative
What the models said about The Trade Desk
No label in this category carried a quote.
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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.