A month ago, we reported on a new help document on Google Ads for Performance Max optimization experiments: A/B testing assets beta. Well, now some are seeing this in the wild, where you can set up these A/B tests in a controlled environment.
Matteo Braghetta posted about this on LinkedIn (hat tip Adrian Dekker) and he wrote, "Google is rolling out controlled A/B testing for creatives directly inside Performance Max. You can now test two asset sets in a single asset group, with a defined traffic split and experiment structure."
Here is his screenshot showing this in the Google Ads interface:
He also posted how it all works:
- Select a Performance Max campaign and one asset group
- Define:
- - Assets A = control (existing live assets)
- - Assets B = treatment (new or alternative creatives)
- Common assets = shared assets that keep serving in both variants
- - Set the traffic split between A and B (e.g., 50/50)
- - Launch the experiment and let it run for the recommended duration (typically 4–6 weeks)
- - Monitor experiment results and apply the winning asset set to the asset group
Forum discussion at LinkedIn.
