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	Cursor S	Google Veo A	GitHub Copilot B	Leonardo.ai A
Tagline	VS Code fork that made AI coding actually work.	Google's video model. Baked into Gemini + YouTube Shorts.	Microsoft/GitHub's autocomplete. Deep VS Code + JetBrains integration.	Gamer + creator image gen with model fine-tuning built in.
Category	coding	video	coding	image
Pricing	Free + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo Business	Included with Gemini Advanced $20/mo + YouTube creator tools	Free (limited) + $10/mo Pro + $19/mo Business	Free + $12-$60/mo
Best for	Developers. Non-developers who want to ship working code.	Gemini Advanced users, YouTube Shorts creators.	Teams with GitHub already. Devs who don't want to change IDEs.	Indie game devs, illustrators, anyone training custom style models.
Strengths	Tab completion feels like mind-reading Composer for multi-file edits Runs Claude, GPT, Gemini — you pick	Included with Gemini Advanced YouTube Shorts native integration Strong prompt understanding	Great enterprise story Works in your existing IDE Chat + autocomplete	Train your own models on your style/character Great for game art + concept art Generous free tier
Weaknesses	Can feel overwhelming for non-coders Expensive at scale	Still catching up on quality vs Kling/Runway Less control than pros need	Less agentic than Cursor/Claude Code Model quality varies	General output behind Midjourney Can be overwhelming
Kai's verdict	S-tier for coding. If you write code of any kind, this pays back the $20 in a day.	A-tier if you already pay Gemini. B-tier standalone.	B-tier. Solid for autocomplete but the category moved past it. Pick Cursor unless you can't.	A-tier for creators training custom looks. B-tier for general use.
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