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A survey found many users prefer Gemini for creating images.
It dominates both personal and enterprise use.
Use cases for AI images and video differ widely.
By now, there's a high likelihood that you've used Google Gemini, Midjourney, or Stable Diffusion for AI image generation, or Google Veo, Kling, or MiniMax Hailuo for AI video creation. But which is the most popular, and why?
Also: Gemini is gaining fast on ChatGPT in one particular way, according to new data
The Artificial Analysis's State of Generation survey polled 300 developers and creators during Q3 of 2025 (June to September) to understand personal and enterprise use of AI-powered image and video creation. The survey was conducted before OpenAI's Sora 2 and the OpenAI Video API were released.
The tool users prefer (and why)
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