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Video advertising · September 2026 Edition

Meta Ads vs LinkedIn Video Ads

Zero of twelve models named Meta Ads first on the direct prompt; two named LinkedIn Video Ads. Meta Ads was named by eleven of the twelve models and LinkedIn Video Ads by eight and Meta Ads carries 28 labels and LinkedIn Video Ads 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Meta Ads

accepted challenger

By Meta Platforms, Menlo Park, United States, founded 2004. Named in six categories this edition.

LinkedIn Video Ads

accepted challenger

By LinkedIn, Sunnyvale, United States, founded 2002. Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share11%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%18%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#7A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels2811A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Meta Ads reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.YouTube Ads was named alongside these two in eight of the twelve direct answers. StackAdapt vs Meta Ads · StackAdapt vs LinkedIn Video Ads · YouTube Ads vs Meta Ads

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve 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 twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Meta AdsFirst choices, of twelve modelsLinkedIn Video Ads
Direct02
Paraphrase00
Comparative30
Budget-constrained401 against LinkedIn Video Ads
Scale-constrained10
Negative001 against Meta Ads · 1 against LinkedIn Video Ads
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

Every model, every framing

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

The direct prompt

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

LinkedIn Video Ads first, Meta Ads not the choice

2 of 12 modelsMeta Ads was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Mistral SmallLinkedIn Video Ads alternatives: Vidyard, Wistia, YouTube Ads
MiniMax M2.5LinkedIn Video Ads alternatives: Vidyard, Wistia

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Qwen 3.7 FlashLinkedIn Campaign Manager, YouTube Ads via Google Video/PMax campaigns alternatives: Meta Ads, Reddit Ads
GLM 4.7 FlashXLinkedIn Campaign Manager alternatives: Meta Ads, YouTube Ads

Neither was named

8 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5StackAdapt alternatives: AdRoll ABM, MNTN, Vibe.co, YouTube Ads
GPT-5.4 miniLinkedIn Campaign Manager alternatives: YouTube Ads
Gemini 3.5 FlashLinkedIn Campaign Manager, YouTube Ads alternatives: MNTN, VISTY, Vibe.co
Perplexity SonarStackAdapt alternatives: Demandbase, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, Vibe.co
Grok 4.1 FastLinkedIn Campaign Manager alternatives: Demandbase CTV, YouTube Ads
DeepSeek V4 FlashLinkedIn Campaign Manager alternatives: StackAdapt, YouTube Ads
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice alternatives: Goldcast, Vibe.co
Kimi K2LinkedIn Campaign Manager alternatives: StackAdapt, 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
Meta Ads leads by eight points.
Meta Ads21%#1 of 9
LinkedIn Video Ads13%#4 of 9
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Meta Ads leads by seven points.
Meta Ads11%#4 of 9
LinkedIn Video Ads4%#7 of 9
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: LinkedIn Video Ads leads at enterprise.
LinkedIn Video Ads5%#– of 10
Meta Ads0%#9 of 10
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Meta Ads

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

“Significant fraud problem: ... Meta earns approximately 10% of its revenue (~$16 billion) from scam ads” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Meta (Facebook & Instagram) and TikTok offer the best combination of low entry costs and high return on investment for most small businesses.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Meta (Facebook/Instagram) | Performance, e-commerce | Strong engagement, built-in creative tools, excellent for short-form video” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice

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. Five of six in this category shown.

“While generally pricier, it can be cost-effective for B2B companies with targeted campaigns.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · soft negative
“Not Ideal for Video-First Strategies” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Primary: LinkedIn Video Ads for paid advertising (best ROI for B2B)” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with LinkedIn Video Ads for distribution” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“LinkedIn Video Ads for professional targeting and lead generation” Mistral Small · 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.