Inworld AI vs HBO Max

Side-by-side comparison of AI visibility scores, market position, and capabilities

HBO Max leads in AI visibility (82 vs 58)
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Inworld AI

ChallengerGaming

AI Characters & NPC Technology

AI character engine for intelligent NPCs in gaming and interactive media. Founded 2021, Mountain View. Raised $125M+ at $500M valuation. Clients: Google, NVIDIA, Meta, Ubisoft.

AI VisibilityBeta
Overall Score
C58
Category Rank
#93 of 241
AI Consensus
80%
Trend
stable
Per Platform
ChatGPT
59
Perplexity
60
Gemini
58

About

Inworld AI is founded in 2021 by Ilya Gelfenbeyn, Kylan Gibbs, and Michael Ermolenko, headquartered in Mountain View, California. Raised over $125 million from Lightspeed, Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, CRV, Stanford, M12, Meta, Intel Capital, Samsung NEXT, and LG Tech Ventures. $56M Series B (August 2023) at $500M valuation.

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HBO Max

LeaderEntertainment

Streaming

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) streaming platform Max at 122.3M global subscribers and $2.7B quarterly revenue; HBO prestige content plus Discovery+ combined competing with Netflix and Disney+ for streaming market share.

AI VisibilityBeta
Overall Score
A82
Category Rank
#13 of 241
AI Consensus
74%
Trend
stable
Per Platform
ChatGPT
77
Perplexity
86
Gemini
86

About

Max (formerly HBO Max) is the flagship streaming service of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD) — launched as Max in May 2023 after combining HBO Max and Discovery+ into a single service — providing 122.3 million global subscribers (as of Q1 2025, +5.3 million quarter-over-quarter) with access to HBO original programming (Succession, The Last of Us, White Lotus, House of the Dragon), Warner Bros. theatrical films, DC Comics content, CNN news content, HBO documentaries, and discovery+ content (reality, nature, cooking, home) in a broad entertainment platform targeting $2.7 billion in streaming revenue per quarter with a path to 150 million subscribers by end of 2026. Warner Bros. Discovery achieved $677 million in direct-to-consumer (DTC) profit in fiscal year 2024 after years of streaming investment losses.

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AI Visibility Head-to-Head

58
Overall Score
82
#93
Category Rank
#13
80
AI Consensus
74
stable
Trend
stable
59
ChatGPT
77
60
Perplexity
86
58
Gemini
86
60
Claude
82
52
Grok
78

Key Details

Category
AI Characters & NPC Technology
Streaming
Tier
Challenger
Leader
Entity Type
brand
company

Capabilities & Ecosystem

Capabilities

Only Inworld AI
AI Characters & NPC Technology
Only HBO Max
Streaming

Integrations

Only Inworld AI
HBO Max is classified as company (part of Warner Bros Discovery).

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