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	Cursor S	Google Veo A	Ideogram S	Adobe Firefly A
Tagline	VS Code fork that made AI coding actually work.	Google's video model. Baked into Gemini + YouTube Shorts.	The one that actually gets text in images right.	Commercially safe image gen, deeply integrated with Photoshop.
Category	coding	video	image	image
Pricing	Free + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo Business	Included with Gemini Advanced $20/mo + YouTube creator tools	Free + $8/mo + $20/mo + $60/mo	Free + included with Creative Cloud
Best for	Developers. Non-developers who want to ship working code.	Gemini Advanced users, YouTube Shorts creators.	Anything with text — posters, ads, album covers, slide decks.	Anyone in Creative Cloud. Brands that need copyright clarity.
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	Best text rendering in the game Strong free tier Good for logos, posters, thumbnails	Trained on licensed content — commercially safe Generative Fill in Photoshop is incredible Native to Adobe ecosystem
Weaknesses	Can feel overwhelming for non-coders Expensive at scale	Still catching up on quality vs Kling/Runway Less control than pros need	Aesthetic ceiling below Midjourney Less style variety	Aesthetic ceiling below Midjourney Tied to Adobe subscription
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.	S-tier for text-in-image. Use this for posters, Midjourney for art.	S-tier inside Photoshop (Generative Fill). B-tier standalone.
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