# Teads: how AI models rank it, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 75 judge labels across 3 categories by 12 of 12 models. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/teads/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native and content advertising | 14% | 3 | 23% | 70 |
| Video advertising | 0% | 41 | 0% | 3 |
| Programmatic and display advertising | 0% | 93 | 100% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "I'd recommend starting with Outbrain Engage for both native advertising and content recommendation widgets" (Mistral Small, Native ads)
- "If I had to pick one default recommendation for B2B, I’d lean Outbrain for lead-gen/content-driven campaigns" (GPT-5.4 mini, Native ads)
- "Teads offers a cleaner, more brand-safe user experience. It provides a full-funnel approach" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Native ads)
- "If native is your *only* channel, test Outbrain or Taboola for content discovery." (Kimi K2, Native ads)

## And against it

- "Platforms to Avoid on a Tight Budget: Outbrain... Running ads with less than this often yields poor results." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Native ads)
- "Avoid Taboola, Outbrain (now Teads), StackAdapt, and other premium platforms" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Native ads)
- "Avoid premium platforms (Taboola, Outbrain) until you validate ROAS" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Native ads)
- "Avoid if brand safety is key; whitelist aggressively if testing." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Native ads)

## The company

Q28872999; https://www.teads.com/; New York City, United States; founded 2005. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## Record

- Method: https://gtm-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://gtm-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, gtm-ai-index.com.