Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Four new phantom AI tools (quad medvi, quad ed, runable ai, licrown ai) join the graveyard with breakout-level rising query percentages but near-zero actual US traction, while Gemini continues its steady climb to 37 interest as the only Big Three winner and Astra AI's September spike collapses to single digits proving education AI tools struggle with retention.
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The Big Three AI Models
Still TrendingGemini continues its quiet climb to 37 interest while Claude remains flat at 24. The divergence persists.
See previous coveragePhantom Graveyard - Rising Query Breakouts With No US Traction
Major UpdateFour more tools added to the graveyard: quad medvi, quad ed, runable ai, and licrown ai all show near-zero actual interest despite breakout-level rising query percentages.
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The Big Three: Gemini's Quiet Climb Continues
Gemini interest climbed to 37 (latest), up from mean of 27 over 3 months. Claude remains flat at 24 (mean: 18). ChatGPT dominates at 78 but gap with Gemini is narrowing.
Phantom Graveyard: Four New 'Breakout' Tools With Zero US Interest
Quad Medvi, Quad Ed, Runable AI, and Licrown AI all peaked at 0-30 interest in late August and have been at zero since. Rising query 'breakouts' with no actual traction.
Google Flow vs Astra AI: Real Product, Phantom Traction
Google Flow maintains steady interest (74-89 range), while Astra AI spiked to 51 in early September then collapsed to near-zero. Flow AI sits at 35-40.
Whisk AI vs Pippit AI: The Creative AI Flatline
Whisk AI peaked at 16, Pippit AI at 13. Both show minimal sustained interest despite ByteDance's CapCut rebrand (Pippit) and Google's Whisk tool.