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	Cursor S	Devin A	Gamma A	Perplexity S
Tagline	VS Code fork that made AI coding actually work.	Cognition Labs' autonomous coding engineer.	AI slide decks that don't look AI-generated.	AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.
Category	coding	agents	productivity	research
Pricing	Free + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo Business	$500/mo	Free + $10-$20/mo	Free + $20/mo Pro
Best for	Developers. Non-developers who want to ship working code.	Engineering teams offloading tickets. Ops/platform work.	Pitch decks, proposals, internal presentations — fast.	Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.
Strengths	Tab completion feels like mind-reading Composer for multi-file edits Runs Claude, GPT, Gemini — you pick	Works like an engineer — takes Slack tasks, opens PRs Handles multi-hour engineering work Reports back with what it did	Strong templates Decks, docs, webpages Doesn't look generic	Sources every claim Fast, current answers Pro Search runs multi-step research Spaces for persistent context
Weaknesses	Can feel overwhelming for non-coders Expensive at scale	Expensive Best for well-scoped tasks Not for solo hobbyists	Locked into Gamma's format Export quality varies	Not a general chatbot Answers can be shallow on complex topics
Kai's verdict	S-tier for coding. If you write code of any kind, this pays back the $20 in a day.	A-tier for the right use case. Not for solo devs. If you manage engineers, try one license.	A-tier. Best of a boring category. Use it for first drafts, then edit in Keynote if high-stakes.	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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