head-to-head · ai tracker
two tools, one question — answered with daily search-interest data across 85 countries.
Right now the world searches for Gemini more: 10.7% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 1.5% for Character.AI — a lead of 9.2pp. Country-by-country, Character.AI is the preferred pick in 1 of the 85 tracked countries and Gemini in 84. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
updated 2026-07-23 · refreshed daily
01 · the two-horse race
weekly, 2025-07-13 → 2026-07-19. 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 | 4.2% | 2.8% | +1.4pp |
| # | country | Gemini | Character.AI | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 35.6% | 0.7% | +34.9pp |
| 2 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 28.4% | 0.6% | +27.8pp |
| 3 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 24.2% | 0.0% | +24.2pp |
| 4 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 23.5% | 0.3% | +23.2pp |
| 5 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 22.8% | 0.2% | +22.6pp |
| 6 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 16.1% | 0.7% | +15.4pp |
| 7 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 14.2% | 0.3% | +13.9pp |
| 8 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 13.3% | 0.4% | +12.9pp |
country links open that country’s full AI-preference page. updated 2026-07-23.
faq
Not globally — Gemini holds 10.7% of AI-tool search interest this week versus Character.AI's 1.5%, a gap of 9.2pp. Character.AI does lead Gemini in 1 of the 85 tracked countries, against 84 for Gemini. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
Gemini out-searches Character.AI in 84 of the 85 tracked countries — most strongly in Indonesia (35.6% vs 0.7%), Myanmar (Burma) (28.4% vs 0.6%), Ethiopia (24.2% vs 0.0%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.
Over the last 30 days Character.AI's global search share moved +0.3pp and Gemini's +1.4pp — 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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