Compare AI tools
Side-by-side: what they do, what they cost, what Kai actually thinks. Pass up to 4 tools via
?tools=claude,chatgpt,gemini.Pick tools (3 selected)
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| Tagline | VS Code fork that made AI coding actually work. | Meeting notes that don't suck. Runs locally, no bot joins. | Design + publish sites with AI assists built in. |
| Category | coding | meeting | design |
| Pricing | Free + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo Business | Free + $18/mo | Free + $5-$30/mo |
| Best for | Developers. Non-developers who want to ship working code. | Founders, execs, consultants who live in calls. | Designers shipping marketing sites without engineers. |
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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. Category-defining UX. If you take notes in meetings, switch this week. | A-tier for designer-led sites. S-tier if animations matter. |
| Link | Open → | Open → | Open → |