Best AI ads of 2026
Every brand ad made with generative AI in 2026 that we've documented, by month. We list rather than rank: each entry shows the sourced tools, studio and audience reception so you can judge for yourself.
- 37 ads from 36 brands released in 2026.
- 19 of 37 publicly credit at least one AI tool. Most credited: Nano Banana (9), Google Veo (7), Higgsfield (6), Kling (6).
- Formats: Social (16), Brand film (9), Online video (6), TV (6), OOH (2).
- 35 official brand ads and 2 spec ads (unofficial work not commissioned by the brand).
- 7 drew documented public backlash, and 6 were pulled or taken down.
August 2026
The End of Oak Street x Dogbone Podcast
AI-animated dog podcast hosts interview Starbuck, the dog from the film, to promote the movie's release.
International Furniture. Unbeatable Price.
A light comedy about a woman chasing international experiences who finds international furniture at Royaloak. Billed as its first fully AI-created campaign.
July 2026
Equinox global campaign (AI 'false realities')
A campaign Equinox said explored 'the false realities created by AI', including an image of an Asian woman's head as a robot.
Fang Taozi contact lens ad
AI actress Fang Taozi tells a friend her colored contact lenses stay comfortable all day. Neither woman in the ad is real.
June 2026
Obsession (anti-drug PSA)
A fictional AI girl group personifying drugs sings their 'benefits' before turning into haggard men to deliver the anti-drug message.
NBA Finals champions celebration
A cinematic, Easter-egg-packed celebration of the NBA Finals winner, prepped for both possible winners and published within five days.
Lil Lean promo images
Editorial-style images of models posing with the ice cream brand's 'Lil Lean' treat, which Entertainment Weekly confirmed used AI-generated models.
Tire Story
A discarded tire chases a Jeep across different terrains looking for a new home. The AI-generated vehicles were approved by product specialists to the same standard as filmed footage.
May 2026
Beyond the Tests (MH900)
A glitch-born robot, QUECH-01, escapes to test a new hiking boot in the wild, then concludes human testers make the final call.
Creative Flow: Activated
Creators stay locked in while chaos escalates around them (circus bees, lucha libre, monster trucks), a metaphor for tool overload.
We Come To You
Absurd phone disasters involving ghosts, Sasquatch and UFOs, all fixed by Samsung's doorstep repair service.
Pelicana AI chicken-family ad
Anthropomorphized fried-chicken characters in a comedy about a baby that looks like seasoned chicken and a suspicion of infidelity.
Gopher 5 spokesrodent
A new gopher spokescharacter for the Gopher 5 game, made with a hybrid of live action, custom CG and AI animation.
April 2026
Every Journey Matters
A 50+ scene film tracing Saudi lives from school runs to first drives, with Mobil as a quiet constant. The agency says no cameras, crew, locations or actors were used.
Lorem Ipsum (Samurai / Mafia / Western)
Three slick AI genre films whose dialogue is all placeholder 'lorem ipsum', arguing that AI can deliver visuals but stories still need human writers.
February 2026
Shake Your Bots Off
Svedka's Fembot and new partner Brobot dance at a human party in the brand's first Super Bowl spot. Human dance performances were translated onto the robots through a custom AI pipeline.
Dreaming of DEELING
Deel customers drift into dreamlike AI-built worlds where their HR worries disappear. Only the copywriting was human; everything else was generated.
Your Vision. Our Light.
For its 10th anniversary, the lighting company ran its first fully AI-generated campaign built around AI-generated characters and an orange glass 'Supersign'. It labeled the work as AI-generated up front.
Lemmings (AI hype)
Lemmings illustrate the risk of following AI hype blindly. Ad Age reports the entire ad was generated in Brandtech's Pencil tool.
Samsung social campaign (AI-generated shorts)
A set of short social videos made with generative AI, each using a different amount of AI-generated material.
Splash Pad
Kids play at an ordinary splash pad, except the water is visibly filthy, paired with a stat about 703 million people lacking clean water. Promotes the charity's Experience Lab in Franklin, TN.
Salomon global brand campaign
A live-action heroine shot on green screen moves through shape-shifting AI-generated worlds. Launched around the opening of the Milan Olympics, then rolled out worldwide.
Artlist Big Game ad
A behind-the-scenes riff on other Super Bowl LX commercials, made to prove the spot was produced in days. Artlist says it was conceived, produced and delivered in five days with its own AI toolkit.
January 2026
O carro que conhece você (Haval H6)
A father-daughter story about time passing, used to launch the Haval H6 hybrid SUV. GWM calls it Brazil's first car commercial made 100% with AI, with virtual actors and an AI-generated song.
Strog Drama
Real fan posts begging for Steak Stroganoff's return are turned into over-the-top AI mini-dramas: a raft survivor, an astronaut, a storm-soaked man.
2026, month not reported
The Wipemare
A darkly surreal satire of Western toilet-paper habits that makes the case for washing instead.
Maradona Official apparel launch
A complete AI-built brand world for the first official Maradona apparel label, timed to the World Cup.
All New MG3 launch spot
Launch commercial for the gasoline and hybrid MG3 with AI-generated images, video, voiceover and music. Described as Latin America's first AI-made spot.
Moria hybrid launch campaign
Giant real-world installations for the series Moria were extended on social with three hyperreal AI 'installations': oversized nails, a rooftop piece and a planetarium.
Liberá tu cocodrilo
A live shoot in Quito combined with AI-generated characters and environments.
Don't Touch My Mini
Mini fragrances keep vanishing from creator packages, so Adopt activates a fictional 'Code Rose' crisis unit and locks the rest in safes.
The Dream Brief
Luma invited creatives to make full commercials with its tools and offered $1M for any entry that won a Cannes Lions Gold.
The ultimate collector (Impossible Ad)
A four-act fashion film tracing the founder's path from Sag Harbor vintage shops to Paris to an endless pink dinner party. Made for Google's Creative Lighthouse 'Impossible Ads' program.
Snapple Real Facts films
Hundreds of under-the-cap 'Real Facts' turned into surreal short films, like a conga line of migrating spiny lobsters. AI use was disclosed in the social posts.
Stan the State Farm Stanchion Pad
The red stanchion pad under the basket becomes a deadpan AI social commentator. Gemini drafts responses to live highlights, and Veo 3 renders lip-synced clips after a quick human review.
Spec ads of 2026
Unofficial work made by creators without a brand commission.
Take Your Time (spec)
An unofficial, semi-autobiographical tribute to Guinness ads: a life lived inside the slow pour of one pint.
Every deck tells a story (spec)
Unofficial spec ad where the face cards break out of the deck, each with its own voice and personality.
AI tools behind 2026 ads
Brands with 2026 AI ads
- Samsung2
- Adopt Parfums: Don't Touch My Mini
- Artlist: Artlist Big Game ad
- Bicycle Playing Cards: Every deck tells a story (spec)
- Bidetlity: The Wipemare
- charity: water: Splash Pad
- Deel: Dreaming of DEELING
- Envato: Creative Flow: Activated
- Equinox: Equinox global campaign (AI 'false realities')
- ESPN / SportsCenter: NBA Finals champions celebration
- Guinness: Take Your Time (spec)
- GWM Brasil: O carro que conhece você (Haval H6)
- Hong Kong Correctional Services Department: Obsession (anti-drug PSA)
- Jeep: Tire Story
- LEDVANCE: Your Vision. Our Light.
- LoveShackFancy: The ultimate collector (Impossible Ad)
- Luma AI: The Dream Brief
- Maradona Official: Maradona Official apparel launch
- MG Motor: All New MG3 launch spot
- Minnesota Lottery: Gopher 5 spokesrodent
- Mobil: Every Journey Matters
- NetApp: Lemmings (AI hype)
- Netflix Latin America: Moria hybrid launch campaign
- Noodles & Company: Strog Drama
- Nutnutlook: Fang Taozi contact lens ad
- Pelicana: Pelicana AI chicken-family ad
- Purga Films: Lorem Ipsum (Samurai / Mafia / Western)
- Quechua: Beyond the Tests (MH900)
- Royaloak Furniture: International Furniture. Unbeatable Price.
- Salomon: Salomon global brand campaign
- SMiZE & DREAM: Lil Lean promo images
- Snapple: Snapple Real Facts films
- State Farm: Stan the State Farm Stanchion Pad
- Svedka: Shake Your Bots Off
- Tango: Liberá tu cocodrilo
- Warner Bros.: The End of Oak Street x Dogbone Podcast