They know that "claude's the good one"

Of course not. Normal people are using gemini, it comes pre-installed on Android now.

This is the answer for gen pop. Gemini is going to mop up the floor on most use cases as its ingrained in google search.

They certainly know claude. I keep telling them they are all about the same.

They know the cool kids have ditched OpenAI and now use Claude

Ironically their tussle with the US federal government is what made them a household name [1]

There's no better way to create awareness of a brand than to get it featured in the most popular reality TV show globally at the moment: "Thing Trump Did: Season 2."

[1] Proof: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&q=... (see the massive spike in January of this year)