Appfigures finds AI image models beat chatbots 6.5x in downloads
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AI image models are now way more popular than regular chatbots, pulling in 6.5 times more downloads, says Appfigures.
People clearly love creating images with these apps; Google's Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT both saw major growth right after launching their own image tools.
ChatGPT $70 million versus Gemini $181,000
Gemini's Nano Banana model launch in August 2025 brought over 22 million extra downloads in just four weeks, while ChatGPT's GPT-4o update led to more than a 12-million-download spike.
But when it comes to making money, only ChatGPT really scored: it turned that surge into $70 million in consumer spending, while Gemini made just $181,000 during its 28-day post-release window.