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TaglineVS Code fork that made AI coding actually work.Open weights + strong photorealism. The open-source answer.Meeting notes that don't suck. Runs locally, no bot joins.
Categorycodingimagemeeting
PricingFree + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo BusinessAPI + open weights (Schnell is Apache 2.0)Free + $18/mo
Best forDevelopers. Non-developers who want to ship working code.Developers + power users who want control and privacy.Founders, execs, consultants who live in calls.
Strengths
  • Tab completion feels like mind-reading
  • Composer for multi-file edits
  • Runs Claude, GPT, Gemini — you pick
  • Runs locally on a beefy GPU
  • Very photoreal
  • Best open-weight model
  • No bot in the call — runs on your Mac
  • Strong templates
  • Fast summaries
Weaknesses
  • Can feel overwhelming for non-coders
  • Expensive at scale
  • Harder to use than hosted tools
  • Needs infra
  • Mac-only
  • Single-user by design
Kai's verdictS-tier for coding. If you write code of any kind, this pays back the $20 in a day.A-tier. S-tier if you self-host. The reason open-source image gen matters.S-tier. Category-defining UX. If you take notes in meetings, switch this week.
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