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Video advertising · October 2026 Edition

StackAdapt vs Google Display & Video 360

Six of fourteen models named StackAdapt first on the direct prompt; zero named Google Display & Video 360. StackAdapt was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Google Display & Video 360 by eight and StackAdapt carries 36 labels and Google Display & Video 360 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.

StackAdapt

endorsed leader

Named in eight categories this edition.

Google Display & Video 360

accepted challenger

By Google, Mountain View, California, United States, founded 1998. Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share32%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%10%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#8A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels3610A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, StackAdapt reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.YouTube Ads was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. StackAdapt vs YouTube Ads · StackAdapt vs Meta Ads · StackAdapt vs LinkedIn Video Ads

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.
StackAdaptFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGoogle Display & Video 360
Direct60
Paraphrase1011 against Google Display & Video 360
Comparative00
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained10
Negative10
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.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, StackAdapt and Google Display & Video 360 were named in the same answer 106 times, of the 388 answers naming StackAdapt and the 176 naming Google Display & Video 360. In those answers Google Display & Video 360 took the first choice twelve times and StackAdapt thirty-two.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where StackAdapt and Google Display & Video 360 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
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
StackAdapt Google Display & Video 360 first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, StackAdapt on the left and Google Display & Video 360 on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where StackAdapt and Google Display & Video 360 stood in it.

StackAdapt first, Google Display & Video 360 not the choice

6 of 14 modelsGoogle Display & Video 360 was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5StackAdapt alternatives: LinkedIn Video Ads, MNTN, Vibe.co
Perplexity SonarStackAdapt alternatives: AdRoll ABM, LinkedIn Video Ads, The Trade Desk, Vibe.co
Mistral SmallStackAdapt alternatives: Demandbase, YouTube Ads
Llama 4 MaverickStackAdapt
Qwen 3.7 FlashLinkedIn Video Ads, StackAdapt alternatives: Google Ads
MiniMax M2.5StackAdapt alternatives: AdRoll, Demandbase, Hey Sid

Neither was the first choice, one was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Gemini 3.5 FlashLinkedIn Video Ads alternatives: Meta Ads, StackAdapt, Vibe.co, YouTube Ads
DeepSeek V4 FlashLinkedIn Video Ads alternatives: StackAdapt, YouTube Ads
Kimi K2LinkedIn Video Ads, YouTube Ads alternatives: Hey Sid, StackAdapt
GLM 4.7 FlashXLinkedIn Video Ads alternatives: Demandbase, StackAdapt, YouTube Ads
GPT-6 LunaLinkedIn Campaign Manager alternatives: StackAdapt, YouTube Ads
Muse Glimmer 30BLinkedIn Sponsored Video / LinkedIn Campaign Manager alternatives: Google Video, StackAdapt, YouTube Ads

Neither was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniLinkedIn Campaign Manager alternatives: YouTube Ads
Grok 4.1 FastLinkedIn Campaign Manager 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
StackAdapt leads by four points.
StackAdapt4%#9 of 11
Google Display & Video 3600%#– of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
StackAdapt leads by thirty points.
StackAdapt32%#1 of 13
Google Display & Video 3602%#8 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Google Display & Video 360 leads at enterprise.
Google Display & Video 36012%#2 of 9
StackAdapt2%#5 of 9
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about StackAdapt

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

“1. StackAdapt – Best for Programmatic & Multi-Channel Reach ... Designed specifically for advertisers who need programmatic sophistication without enterprise-level complexity or costs.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“This programmatic advertising platform is highly regarded for mid-market advertisers, offering strong video capabilities and a user-friendly interface.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Google Display & Video 360

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

“Choose Display & Video 360 if you need more advanced programmatic buying, richer audience targeting, and more control across CTV and premium video.” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
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.