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Microsoft Copilot , thecompany ’s late launched AI chatbotbuilt with OpenAI technologies , does not yet appear to be siphoning user away from OpenAI ’s own ChatGPT , fit in to a Modern analytic thinking of app store data . co-pilot , which combines an AI chatbot with an Image Creator feature film power by DALL - E 3 , is notable for offering liberal accession to OpenAI ’s newer GPT-4 technology — something that OpenAI charges for in ChatGPT , which runs on GPT-3.5 . render it ’s a gratuitous alternative , it ’s jolly surprising that Copilot ’s launch has n’t seemingly impact ChatGPT ’s installs or taxation as of yet — but that could be explained by the lack of furtherance .
App storage intelligence providerAppfigures , which ran the new analysis , theorizes that Copilot ’s launch has been mostly unnoticed by potential consumers , something that could be due to several factor . Microsoft ’s app first set up on Google Play on December 20 , but in the first few daylight , it was n’t ranked at all , most likely because there was no promotion on the Play Store during this time . The app then launched on the App Store on December 28 , but is n’t using Apple ’s Search advertizing to gain attention from potential iOS users . With Search Ads , Copilot could be give as a top search result when user distinguish in relate terms like “ AI chatbot ” or even “ ChatGPT . ” But Microsoft does n’t appear to be leveraging this advertizing opportunity .
To date , Copilot has only experience 2.1 million downloads across iOS and Android ( as of January 5 , 2024 ) . Daily downloads top out at 413,000 and have since slowed , the datum suggest . On January 5 , the app see only 194,000 full installs , for example . The U.S. is Copilot ’s heavy market place with 24 % of downloads , abide by by Germany , India , Italy , and the U.K. Unlike some apps , Copilot ’s installs are also somewhat equally split across iOS and Android , with 59 % on Google Play versus 41 % on the App Store .
According to Appfigures , ChatGPT ’s downloads have also been slowing in December — but this start before Copilot ’s exit . During the time that Copilot was amassing its 2.1 million installs , ChatGPT gained another 4.2 million downloads . The house told TechCrunch there ’s nothing to indicate that Copilot itself is having any impingement on ChatGPT ’s installs or its taxation , the latter of which continues to rise , in fact . As of ChatGPT ’s first anniversary in November , its mobile appshad netted nearly $ 30 million in tax revenue . Some other apps havemore successfully monetizedon Mobile River , but ChatGPT ’s subscription service can also be buy on the web , where many of its users prefer to interact with the AI chatbot . So mobile revenue is not a complete picture .
ChatGPT was a breakout succeeder at launch , top 500,000 downloads in its first six day . Though that record was laterbeatenby Instagram Threads , the AI chatbot ’s launch was still one of the highest - performing app release of the past couple of year , having been antecedently topped only by the February 2022 arriver of Trump - indorse Truth Social . co-pilot , meanwhile , is not seeing the same tending — perhaps because ChatGPT already has a devoted install base that is n’t concerned in a electrical switch , or because the holiday launching and deficiency of packaging meant many potential user missed the news of its arrival . Some may also find the Bing - heavy consolidation unwanted , though there ’s no way to tell how many consider , but then did not download , Copilot in that case .
In any effect , Copilot has yet to unseat ChatGPT from its AI chatbot throne . In the meantime , Microsoft is find other way to put the AI tech to use — including via the addition of aCopilot release on PCs .
