AI Landscape Shifts as OpenAI and Google Strengthen Positions

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Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More A new usage report from Poe, a platform offering access to over 100 AI models, reveals significant market share shifts across major AI categories between January and May 2025. The report, based on data from Poe subscribers, provides rare insight into actual user preferences beyond industry benchmarks. "As a universal gateway to 100+ AI models, Poe has a unique view of usage trends across the ecosystem," said Nick Huber, Poe's AI Ecosystem Lead, in an exclusive interview with VentureBeat. "The most surprising things happening right now are rapid innovation (three times the number of releases this year compared to the same period last year), an increasingly diverse competitive landscape, and reasoning models are the clear success story of early 2025." In core text generation, OpenAI's GPT-4o maintained its commanding position with 35.8% of message share, while the company's newer GPT-4.1 family quickly captured 9.4% of usage within weeks of launch. Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro similarly achieved approximately 5% message share shortly after its introduction.

GPT-4o Maintains Dominance While New Models Quickly Capture Market Share

The report highlights the rapid innovation and diversification of the AI market, with OpenAI and Google strengthening their positions in key categories. Meanwhile, Anthropic loses ground, and specialized reasoning capabilities emerge as a crucial competitive battleground.

• OpenAI's GPT-4o maintains its dominance in core text generation with 35.8% of message share.
• Newer models, such as GPT-4.1, quickly capture 9.4% of usage within weeks of launch.
• Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro achieves approximately 5% message share shortly after its introduction.

Complex Problem-Solving Capabilities Become Key Differentiator in AI Market

The report suggests that the AI market is shifting towards specialized reasoning capabilities, which are becoming a key differentiator for companies looking to stand out in the competitive landscape. As the market continues to evolve, it will be interesting to see how companies adapt and innovate to stay ahead.