One of twelve models named Vidyard first on the direct prompt; one named Vimeo. Both were named by all twelve models and Vidyard carries 53 labels and Vimeo 68, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Kitchener, Canada, founded 2011. Named in three categories this edition.
United States, United States, founded 2004. Named in three categories this edition.
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 marketing and hosting page.
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Vidyard and Vimeo were named in the same answer 139 times, of the 161 answers naming Vidyard and the 199 naming Vimeo. In those answers Vimeo took the first choice sixteen times and Vidyard seventeen.
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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. Five of six in this category shown.
“enterprise-tier Vidyard or Wistia are incredible tools. However, small-to-mid-sized businesses should be highly cautious of their pricing structures.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Vidyard/Wistia (entry plans): Excellent for leads/CRM but per-seat or per-video pricing explodes at scale” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Vidyard offers the best balance of sales enablement features and reasonable pricing” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“If your primary goal is empowering your sales development reps ... Vidyard is the superior tool.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“If I had to pick one platform for a typical mid-sized B2B company, I'd lean toward Vidyard” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Vimeo (Proceed with Extreme Caution) ... Vimeo is currently facing massive backlash from marketers and small businesses.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“1 GB lifetime storage cap - completely insufficient for growing businesses” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid: ... consumer-focused platforms (Vimeo Basic)” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · hard negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Wistia or Vimeo offer the best balance of lead generation capabilities, branding control, and ease of use” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“For Website Landing Pages: Embed your video via Wistia or Vimeo to maintain a clean, professional, branded experience” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Wistia or Vimeo for conversion-focused videos on your own site (lead capture, product demos, gated content)” Kimi K2 · 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.