head-to-head · ai tracker
two tools, one question — answered with daily search-interest data across 87 countries.
Right now the world searches for Gemini more: 9.6% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 0.9% for Character.AI — a lead of 8.7pp. Country-by-country, Character.AI is the preferred pick in 1 of the 87 tracked countries and Gemini in 86. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
updated 2026-10-05 · search-share data through Oct 2, 2026 · refreshed daily
01 · the two-horse race
weekly, 2025-10-05 → 2026-09-27. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
02 · momentum
share moves from daily snapshots, side by side. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts — history accumulates from Jul 7, 2026.
03 · who prefers what
every country compared on its own shares; ranked by margin. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
| # | country | Character.AI | Gemini | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2.4% | 2.3% | +0.1pp |
| # | country | Gemini | Character.AI | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 34.6% | 0.4% | +34.2pp |
| 2 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 26.6% | 0.6% | +26.0pp |
| 3 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 21.8% | 0.2% | +21.6pp |
| 4 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 20.4% | 0.2% | +20.2pp |
| 5 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 19.6% | 0.2% | +19.4pp |
| 6 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 18.0% | 0.8% | +17.2pp |
| 7 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 15.6% | 0.5% | +15.1pp |
| 8 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 13.7% | 0.3% | +13.4pp |
country links open that country’s full AI-preference page. updated 2026-10-05.
faq
Not globally — Gemini holds 9.6% of AI-tool search interest this week versus Character.AI's 0.9%, a gap of 8.7pp. Character.AI does lead Gemini in 1 of the 87 tracked countries, against 86 for Gemini. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
Gemini out-searches Character.AI in 86 of the 87 tracked countries — most strongly in Indonesia (34.6% vs 0.4%), Myanmar (Burma) (26.6% vs 0.6%), Ethiopia (21.8% vs 0.2%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.
Over the last 30 days Character.AI's global search share moved -0.1pp and Gemini's +0.0pp — so Gemini has the better momentum right now. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.
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