Twelve of fourteen models named StackAdapt first on the direct prompt; zero named Teads. Both were named by all fourteen models and StackAdapt carries 41 labels and Teads 74, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eight categories 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, StackAdapt and Teads were named in the same answer ninety-three times, of the 388 answers naming StackAdapt and the 198 naming Teads. In those answers Teads took the first choice nine times and StackAdapt thirty-two.
| 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 |
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.
No label in this category carried a quote.
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 4.20 · 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.