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TaglineOpen-source VS Code agent. Reads + writes + runs.Spreadsheets with AI + live integrations baked in.French alternative. Fast, European, privacy-focused.Run any open-source AI model with an API call.
CategoryCodingDataChatbotsDev Platform
PricingFree (open source) + your API costsFree + $19-$89/user/moFree + $15/mo ProPay per second of compute
Best forVS Code users who want agentic coding without changing IDEs.Ops teams, marketers, anyone building dashboards from multiple sources.European users with data residency needs. Fans of open-weight models.Developers using open-source models (Flux, SDXL, Whisper, etc).
Strengths
  • Free extension for VS Code
  • Plan + Act modes
  • Model-agnostic (Claude, GPT, local)
  • Sees terminal output and iterates
  • Pull live data from Stripe, Slack, Google Analytics, etc.
  • AI functions inside cells
  • Modern UX
  • European data residency
  • Very fast responses
  • Open-weight Mistral models available
  • Good French/European languages
  • Tens of thousands of models (image, video, audio, LLMs)
  • One-line API for any model
  • Cog framework for custom model deploy
Weaknesses
  • Can burn tokens fast if not watched
  • Less polished than Cursor
  • Not a full Excel replacement for heavy users
  • Integrations best on paid tiers
  • Smaller capability gap vs frontier models
  • Less polished UX
  • Cold starts on less-popular models
  • Pricing gets real at scale
Kai's verdictA-tier. Best free agentic option in VS Code. Use with Claude for best results.A-tier. The most interesting spreadsheet in years. Great for ops dashboards.B-tier overall, A-tier if GDPR/data residency matters. Solid backup option.S-tier for open-source model APIs. The default in this space.
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