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TaglineOpen-source VS Code agent. Reads + writes + runs.Spreadsheets with AI + live integrations baked in.AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.Open weights + strong photorealism. The open-source answer.
CategoryCodingDataResearchImage
PricingFree (open source) + your API costsFree + $19-$89/user/moFree + $20/mo ProAPI + open weights (Schnell is Apache 2.0)
Best forVS Code users who want agentic coding without changing IDEs.Ops teams, marketers, anyone building dashboards from multiple sources.Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.Developers + power users who want control and privacy.
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
  • Sources every claim
  • Fast, current answers
  • Pro Search runs multi-step research
  • Spaces for persistent context
  • Runs locally on a beefy GPU
  • Very photoreal
  • Best open-weight model
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
  • Not a general chatbot
  • Answers can be shallow on complex topics
  • Harder to use than hosted tools
  • Needs infra
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.S-tier for search. I use it before Google now. If you're still Googling everything, try this for a week.A-tier. S-tier if you self-host. The reason open-source image gen matters.
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