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	Claude Code S	Cline A	Figma AI A	Perplexity S
Tagline	Anthropic's CLI agent. Opus-powered, operates on your repo directly.	Open-source VS Code agent. Reads + writes + runs.	AI features baked into the design tool you already use.	AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.
Category	Coding	Coding	Design	Research
Pricing	Part of Claude Pro/Max/Team plans	Free (open source) + your API costs	Included with Figma plans	Free + $20/mo Pro
Best for	Developers who want an agent, not autocomplete. Large refactors, tests, docs.	VS Code users who want agentic coding without changing IDEs.	Designers already on Figma.	Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.
Strengths	Runs locally, edits your actual files Strong on large codebases with 1M context Great at multi-step tasks	Free extension for VS Code Plan + Act modes Model-agnostic (Claude, GPT, local) Sees terminal output and iterates	First drafts with Make Designs Rename/rearrange layers automatically Natural language asset search	Sources every claim Fast, current answers Pro Search runs multi-step research Spaces for persistent context
Weaknesses	Terminal-based — learning curve Can't be used without Claude subscription	Can burn tokens fast if not watched Less polished than Cursor	Features vary by plan + region Still rolling out	Not a general chatbot Answers can be shallow on complex topics
Kai's verdict	S-tier if you live in the terminal. Different shape than Cursor — complementary, not replacement.	A-tier. Best free agentic option in VS Code. Use with Claude for best results.	A-tier. No reason not to use it if you're on Figma. Not worth switching for.	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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