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 4.1% for Claude — a lead of 5.5pp. Country-by-country, Claude is the preferred pick in 11 of the 87 tracked countries and Gemini in 76. 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 | Claude | Gemini | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 7.1% | 3.5% | +3.6pp |
| 2 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 4.0% | 2.7% | +1.3pp |
| 3 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 3.5% | 2.3% | +1.2pp |
| 4 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 4.8% | 3.6% | +1.2pp |
| 5 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp |
| 6 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 3.5% | 2.7% | +0.8pp |
| 7 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 4.3% | 3.5% | +0.8pp |
| 8 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 3.2% | 2.7% | +0.5pp |
| # | country | Gemini | Claude | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 26.6% | 1.1% | +25.5pp |
| 2 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 34.6% | 9.3% | +25.3pp |
| 3 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 21.8% | 5.3% | +16.5pp |
| 4 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 20.4% | 4.5% | +15.9pp |
| 5 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 18.0% | 2.3% | +15.7pp |
| 6 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 19.6% | 4.0% | +15.6pp |
| 7 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 15.6% | 5.4% | +10.2pp |
| 8 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 10.0% | 0.0% | +10.0pp |
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 Claude's 4.1%, a gap of 5.5pp. Claude does lead Gemini in 11 of the 87 tracked countries, against 76 for Gemini. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
Gemini out-searches Claude in 76 of the 87 tracked countries — most strongly in Myanmar (Burma) (26.6% vs 1.1%), Indonesia (34.6% vs 9.3%), Ethiopia (21.8% vs 5.3%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.
Over the last 30 days Claude's global search share moved +0.4pp and Gemini's +0.0pp — so Claude has the better momentum right now. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.
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