Vidyard vs SproutVideo
Zero of fourteen models named Vidyard first on the direct prompt; zero named SproutVideo. Vidyard was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and SproutVideo by twelve and Vidyard carries 50 labels and SproutVideo 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
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Named in one category 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 video marketing and hosting page.
By framing
VidyardFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSproutVideo
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Vidyard and SproutVideo were named in the same answer thirty-seven times, of the 152 answers naming Vidyard and the 58 naming SproutVideo. In those answers SproutVideo took the first choice one time and Vidyard eight.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | |
Vidyard SproutVideo first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Vidyard on the left and SproutVideo on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Vidyard12%#3 of 6SproutVideo0%#6 of 6Vidyard15%#3 of 7SproutVideo2%#5 of 7What the models said about Vidyard
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Wistia and Vidyard are the strongest choices when the goal is capturing leads and measuring viewer behavior.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“the best business video hosting and analytics tool for a mid-sized B2B company would be Vidyard or Wistia” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Wistia or Vidyard are strong\u2014but watch Wistia's overage math and Vidyard's per-seat costs” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about SproutVideo
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Fewer advanced marketing features (no built‑in CTA overlays)” MiniMax M2.5 · scale prompt · soft negative
“Best budget-friendly marketing hosting: SproutVideo” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“SproutVideo currently lists a plan at $12/month billed annually with marketing features, though check storage and bandwidth limits” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · alternative
“If you want strong performance and better value at scale with solid marketing features, SproutVideo is underappreciated.” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · alternative
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.