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TaglineOpen-source VS Code agent. Reads + writes + runs.Google's research notebook. Turns your docs into a podcast.Spreadsheets with AI + live integrations baked in.AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.
CategoryCodingResearchDataResearch
PricingFree (open source) + your API costsFreeFree + $19-$89/user/moFree + $20/mo Pro
Best forVS Code users who want agentic coding without changing IDEs.Students, researchers, anyone with a stack of PDFs or a topic to learn.Ops teams, marketers, anyone building dashboards from multiple sources.Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.
Strengths
  • Free extension for VS Code
  • Plan + Act modes
  • Model-agnostic (Claude, GPT, local)
  • Sees terminal output and iterates
  • Upload anything, ask questions, get cited answers
  • Audio Overview turns docs into a 10-min podcast
  • Great for studying
  • Pull live data from Stripe, Slack, Google Analytics, etc.
  • AI functions inside cells
  • Modern UX
  • Sources every claim
  • Fast, current answers
  • Pro Search runs multi-step research
  • Spaces for persistent context
Weaknesses
  • Can burn tokens fast if not watched
  • Less polished than Cursor
  • Google-only
  • Can be slow on large corpora
  • Not a full Excel replacement for heavy users
  • Integrations best on paid tiers
  • Not a general chatbot
  • Answers can be shallow on complex topics
Kai's verdictA-tier. Best free agentic option in VS Code. Use with Claude for best results.S-tier for study. The Audio Overview is a killer feature. Try it with three of your favorite PDFs.A-tier. The most interesting spreadsheet in years. Great for ops dashboards.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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