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TaglineVS Code fork that made AI coding actually work.AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.Run any open-source AI model with an API call.The fastest AI inference in the world. Crazy low latency.
Categorycodingresearchdev platformdev platform
PricingFree + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo BusinessFree + $20/mo ProPay per second of computeFree tier + pay-as-you-go API
Best forDevelopers. Non-developers who want to ship working code.Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.Developers using open-source models (Flux, SDXL, Whisper, etc).Developers who need sub-100ms LLM responses.
Strengths
  • Tab completion feels like mind-reading
  • Composer for multi-file edits
  • Runs Claude, GPT, Gemini — you pick
  • Sources every claim
  • Fast, current answers
  • Pro Search runs multi-step research
  • Spaces for persistent context
  • Tens of thousands of models (image, video, audio, LLMs)
  • One-line API for any model
  • Cog framework for custom model deploy
  • 500+ tokens/sec on Llama/Mixtral — feels instant
  • Custom LPU hardware
  • Great free tier
Weaknesses
  • Can feel overwhelming for non-coders
  • Expensive at scale
  • Not a general chatbot
  • Answers can be shallow on complex topics
  • Cold starts on less-popular models
  • Pricing gets real at scale
  • Open-weight models only (no Claude/GPT)
  • Less flexibility on custom configs
Kai's verdictS-tier for coding. If you write code of any kind, this pays back the $20 in a day.S-tier for search. I use it before Google now. If you're still Googling everything, try this for a week.S-tier for open-source model APIs. The default in this space.S-tier for speed. When latency is the product, start here.
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