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Clean Origin vs Rare Carat:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Rare Carat had more branded searches than Clean Origin among lab-grown diamond jewelers in the United States. Rare Carat had about 90,500 branded searches, while Clean Origin had 5,400. Rare Carat made up 17% of all lab-grown diamond jeweler searches we track, and Clean Origin accounted for 1%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about lab-grown diamond jewelers, Rare Carat appeared in three of the five answers and Clean Origin in one. Rare Carat was mentioned before Clean Origin in every answer that named either.

Among lab-grown diamond jewelers in the United States in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Rare Carat, about 17 searches for every 1 for Clean Origin

Rare Carat 90.5K searchesClean Origin 5.4K searches

Who does AI mention more?

Rare Carat, mentioned in 3 of 5 answers, Clean Origin in 1

Rare Carat in 3 of 5Clean Origin in 1 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

Rare Carat, named ahead of Clean Origin in 3 of 3 answers

Rare Carat first in 3Clean Origin never first

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Top lab-grown diamond jewelers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Rare Carat was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Clean Origin was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Rare Carat was listed before Clean Origin in every answer that named either.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Brilliant Earth1st
  2. Ritani2nd
  3. Rare Carat3rd
  4. Blue Nile4th
  5. With Clarity5th
  6. Grown Brilliance6th
  7. VRAI7th
  8. Clean Origin8th
  9. Frank Darling–
  10. Keyzar–
  11. +2 more

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Brilliant Earth5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Rare Carat3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Blue Nile3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Ritani3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • With Clarity3 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Grown Brilliance2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • VRAI1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Clean Origin1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Frank Darling0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Keyzar0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

+2 more

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5 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in United States on October 22, 2026.

Is Clean Origin or Rare Carat more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Clean Origin and Rare Carat by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all 12 lab-grown diamond jewelers we track, month by month, from searches in United States.

Clean Origin and Rare Carat among lab-grown diamond jewelers in the United States, by month

Share of searches by month for Rare Carat, Clean Origin. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthBrilliant EarthRare CaratFrank DarlingBlue NileGrown BrillianceRitaniVRAIKeyzarClean OriginWith ClarityAda DiamondsKimaï
Oct 202558.2%13.9%5.1%8.4%4.4%2.4%3.1%2.3%0.68%1.2%0.19%0.17%
Nov 202555.4%13.4%4%12.7%5.1%2.3%2.8%2%0.8%1.2%0.15%0.13%
Dec 202555.1%13.3%4%13.5%5%2.3%2.8%1.6%1.2%0.97%0.13%0.11%
Jan 202656.7%13.7%5%11.1%5.2%1.9%2.8%1.7%0.82%0.82%0.15%0.11%
Feb 202649.7%12.1%5.4%19.7%4.7%2%2.7%1.5%1.1%0.88%0.14%0.14%
Mar 202648.6%11.3%5%20.8%3.6%1.9%5.6%1.5%0.55%0.82%0.13%0.13%
Apr 202652.6%12.5%5.6%6.7%4%2.1%12.7%1.5%1.1%0.91%0.15%0.12%
May 202661.1%11.6%5.2%7.5%3.7%2%5.8%1.4%0.69%0.85%0.14%0.09%
Jun 202661.9%13.1%5.8%7.8%3.4%2.2%2.4%1.6%0.64%0.95%0.16%0.08%
Jul 202662.2%12.7%5.7%8.2%3.3%2.2%2.2%1.5%0.76%0.93%0.12%0.1%
Aug 202657%16.5%7.4%6.6%3.5%2.8%2.3%1.9%0.98%0.98%0.16%0.09%
Sep 202657.4%17%7.6%5.3%3.6%2.8%2.3%1.6%1%1%0.17%0.09%

How has the Clean Origin and Rare Carat comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for United States lab-grown diamond jewelers in September 2026?

2 changes

  1. In September 2026, Rare Carat gained share of searches among lab-grown diamond jewelers in the United States, from 16.5% to 17%.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for Clean Origin in the United States rose 50% over 12 measured months, from 3.6K to 5.4K in September 2026.

How are branded searches counted?

2 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Clean Origin’s and Rare Carat’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.

Clean Origin

1 branded search term

  • clean origin

Rare Carat

1 branded search term

  • rare carat

How the Brand Demand Index is measured

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