That viral Ghibli trend helped ChatGPT make millions of dollars

TL;DR A recent report shows image- and video-related AI features result in far more downloads than newer models. Both ChatGPT and Gemini saw huge spikes in downloads following the launches of their respective image generation tools last year. However, while OpenAI monetized it well, generating $70 million, Google made only a small fraction from its Nano Banana success.