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	Claude S	Figma AI A	Claude Code S	Perplexity S
Tagline	Anthropic's flagship — best reasoning + longest useful context.	AI features baked into the design tool you already use.	Anthropic's CLI agent. Opus-powered, operates on your repo directly.	AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.
Category	Chatbots	Design	Coding	Research
Pricing	Free + $20/mo Pro + team/enterprise	Included with Figma plans	Part of Claude Pro/Max/Team plans	Free + $20/mo Pro
Best for	Long writing, code, careful thinking, documents over 50 pages.	Designers already on Figma.	Developers who want an agent, not autocomplete. Large refactors, tests, docs.	Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.
Strengths	Best-in-class writing + nuanced reasoning 1M context on Opus Artifacts for code/docs Lowest hallucination rate in my testing	First drafts with Make Designs Rename/rearrange layers automatically Natural language asset search	Runs locally, edits your actual files Strong on large codebases with 1M context Great at multi-step tasks	Sources every claim Fast, current answers Pro Search runs multi-step research Spaces for persistent context
Weaknesses	Image generation is weak No native web search on all tiers	Features vary by plan + region Still rolling out	Terminal-based — learning curve Can't be used without Claude subscription	Not a general chatbot Answers can be shallow on complex topics
Kai's verdict	S-tier for reasoning and writing. If you only pay for one chatbot, pay for this one — especially for long work.	A-tier. No reason not to use it if you're on Figma. Not worth switching for.	S-tier if you live in the terminal. Different shape than Cursor — complementary, not replacement.	S-tier for search. I use it before Google now. If you're still Googling everything, try this for a week.
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