# Google Video Partners: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 2 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/google-video-partners

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Video advertising](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/video-advertising/index.md) | 0% | 105 | 100% | 3 |
| [Programmatic and display advertising](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/programmatic-and-display-advertising/index.md) | 0% | 91 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "This is arguably the riskiest video advertising channel you can spend money on." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Video ads)
- "Highest Risk: Avoid or Strictly Limit ... exclude GVP inventory" (Kimi K2, Video ads)
- "Highest reported invalid traffic/click fraud rate (~20.6% in unprotected campaigns per 2025–2026 analyses)" (Grok 4.20, Video ads)
- "Video Partners at 20.62% IVT ... as placements "you never chose"" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Programmatic)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Google Video Partners, from 6 of the 6 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- adindex.ru: 3
- lunio.ai: 3
- support.google.com: 3 (its own site)
- admonsters.com: 2
- amic.media: 2
- sparkdms.com: 2
- accc.gov.au: 1
- adexchanger.com: 1
- adguard.com: 1
- admedia.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://adindex.ru/publication/analitics/search/341994/img/Global%20Invalid%20Traffic%20Report%202026%20(1).pdf: 3
- https://lunio.ai/blog/click-fraud-inside-google-ads: 3
- https://amic.media/media/files/file_352_3973.pdf: 2
- https://sparkdms.com/blog/wasted-ad-spend-invalid-traffic-fixes: 2
- https://accc.gov.au/system/files/Digital%20Advertising%20Services%20Inquiry%20-%20Interim%20report.pdf: 1
- https://adexchanger.com/digital-tv/advertisers-love-their-ctv-despite-an-abundance-of-programmatic-landmines: 1
- https://adguard.com/fc/en/blog/doctor-falls-victim-youtube-malvertising.html: 1
- https://admedia.com/video/click-fraud_protection/index.php: 1

## The company

Google; https://google.com; Mountain View, California, United States; founded 1998; part of Alphabet Inc.. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## 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.