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Cursor S | Hex A | Granola S | |
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| Tagline | VS Code fork that made AI coding actually work. | Modern data notebook with Magic AI assistant. | Meeting notes that don't suck. Runs locally, no bot joins. |
| Category | coding | data | meeting |
| Pricing | Free + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo Business | Free + $28+/user/mo | Free + $18/mo |
| Best for | Developers. Non-developers who want to ship working code. | Data teams at startups + enterprises. | Founders, execs, consultants who live in calls. |
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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. | A-tier for data teams. S-tier if you already live in SQL + Python. | S-tier. Category-defining UX. If you take notes in meetings, switch this week. |
| Link | Open → | Open → | Open → |