--- title: "Captions vs D-ID: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Captions or D-ID more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI avatar video platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/captions-app-vs-d-id" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Captions vs D-ID: Which is searched more? Is Captions or D-ID more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI avatar video platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Captions and D-ID - **Competitive set**: AI avatar video platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Captions Share of Search**: 2.2% - **D-ID Share of Search**: 30% ## Is Captions or D-ID more popular in search? - In September 2026, D-ID had more branded searches than Captions among AI avatar video platforms worldwide. D-ID had about 1 million branded searches, while Captions had 72,600. D-ID made up 30% of all AI avatar video platform searches we track, and Captions accounted for 2.2%. - D-ID was ahead of Captions in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Captions’ share of searches among AI avatar video platforms worldwide moved from 2.8% to 2.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 105K to 72.6K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, D-ID’s share of searches among AI avatar video platforms worldwide moved from 26.5% to 30%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1M. ## Top AI avatar video platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, D-ID was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Captions was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. D-ID was listed before Captions in two out of three answers that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Synthesia | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | HeyGen | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | D-ID | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Colossyan | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Captions | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Elai | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about AI avatar video platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which AI avatar video platform should I use?": 1. HeyGen, 2. Synthesia, 3. Captions, 4. D-ID - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best AI avatar video platforms?": 1. HeyGen, 2. Synthesia, 3. D-ID, 4. Colossyan, 5. Captions - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best AI avatar video platform for business videos?": 1. Synthesia, 2. HeyGen, 3. Colossyan - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai presenter video": 1. Synthesia, 2. HeyGen, 3. D-ID - Searched Google, AI Overview "avatar video maker": 1. D-ID Not named in any answer: Elai. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for AI avatar video platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, D-ID gained share of searches among AI avatar video platforms worldwide, from 26% to 30%. - In September 2026, Captions lost share of searches among AI avatar video platforms worldwide, from 2.7% to 2.2%. ## Month by month | Month | Captions estimated searches | Captions Share of Search | Captions rank | D-ID estimated searches | D-ID Share of Search | D-ID rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 105K | 2.8% | 4 | 1M | 26.5% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 103K | 2.7% | 4 | 1M | 26% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 100K | 2.7% | 4 | 1M | 26.6% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 105K | 2.5% | 4 | 1M | 23.9% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 105K | 2.6% | 4 | 1M | 24.8% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 105K | 2.6% | 4 | 1M | 24.8% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 88.8K | 2.2% | 4 | 1M | 24.9% | 2 | | May 2026 | 88.8K | 2.3% | 4 | 1M | 25.7% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 103K | 3.1% | 4 | 824K | 25.2% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 103K | 3.1% | 4 | 824K | 25.2% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 86.1K | 2.7% | 4 | 824K | 26% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 72.6K | 2.2% | 4 | 1M | 30% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Captions’ and D-ID’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Captions**: Measured on the search terms “captions ai” and “captions app”, summed into one figure. - **D-ID**: Measured on the search terms “d id”, “d-id ai avatar” and “d-id ai video”, summed into one figure. - [Captions profile](/demand/global-en/brands/captions-app) - [D-ID profile](/demand/global-en/brands/d-id) - [All AI avatar video platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-avatar-video-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Captions or D-ID more popular in search? In September 2026, D-ID had more branded searches than Captions among AI avatar video platforms worldwide. D-ID had about 1 million branded searches, while Captions had 72,600. D-ID made up 30% of all AI avatar video platform searches we track, and Captions accounted for 2.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Captions vs D-ID: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/captions-app-vs-d-id This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/captions-app-vs-d-id. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.