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Cursor S | Fathom S | OpenRouter S | |
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| Tagline | VS Code fork that made AI coding actually work. | Meeting notes, free forever for individuals. | One API, every model. Pay-as-you-go, no subscriptions. |
| Category | coding | meeting | dev platform |
| Pricing | Free + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo Business | Free for individuals + $15-$29/user/mo teams | Pay per token — model-dependent |
| Best for | Developers. Non-developers who want to ship working code. | Solo operators, freelancers, small teams on a budget. | Developers experimenting across models. Apps that want fallback logic. |
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| Kai's verdict | S-tier for coding. If you write code of any kind, this pays back the $20 in a day. | S-tier for solo + free. The best free option, hands down. | S-tier for model-shopping. I use this for every prototype before committing. |
| Link | Open → | Open → | Open → |