Two of fourteen models named LinkedIn Sponsored Content first on the direct prompt; zero named Teads. LinkedIn Sponsored Content was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Teads by fourteen and LinkedIn Sponsored Content carries 19 labels and Teads 74, so the shares are not directly comparable.
By LinkedIn, Sunnyvale, United States, founded 2002. Named in one category this edition.
By Q28872999, New York City, United States, founded 2005. Named in four categories this edition.
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 native and content advertising page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, LinkedIn Sponsored Content and Teads were named in the same answer forty-eight times, of the 60 answers naming LinkedIn Sponsored Content and the 198 naming Teads. In those answers Teads took the first choice three times and LinkedIn Sponsored Content twenty.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | ||||||
| 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 |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Start with LinkedIn Sponsored Content for your primary native ads effort since it offers the best B2B targeting and highest intent.” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“StackAdapt and LinkedIn Sponsored Content are often the top recommendations” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd start with LinkedIn Sponsored Content... use LinkedIn as the main B2B channel” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Avoid the "big two" (Taboola/Outbrain)” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“be very careful reading Taboola or Outbrain agreements. They historically include aggressive exclusivity clauses and auto-renewal traps.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Reputable alternatives (fewer complaints): Outbrain, Taboola (with controls), Sharethrough.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · first choice
“Best for: Performance marketing, content-driven brands, premium publisher environments” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Choose Taboola or Outbrain if you want scale and mainstream publisher reach” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
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.