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	Cursor S	Windsurf A	Leonardo.ai A	Gemini A
Tagline	VS Code fork that made AI coding actually work.	Codeium's agentic IDE. Cascade agent + strong free tier.	Gamer + creator image gen with model fine-tuning built in.	Google's answer. Best integrated with Workspace + free for a lot.
Category	coding	coding	image	chat
Pricing	Free + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo Business	Free + $15/mo Pro	Free + $12-$60/mo	Free + $20/mo Advanced (bundled with 2TB Drive)
Best for	Developers. Non-developers who want to ship working code.	Developers who want Cursor-like power for less money.	Indie game devs, illustrators, anyone training custom style models.	Anyone already on Google, research tasks, summarizing long documents.
Strengths	Tab completion feels like mind-reading Composer for multi-file edits Runs Claude, GPT, Gemini — you pick	Cheaper than Cursor Cascade agent for multi-file tasks Solid free tier	Train your own models on your style/character Great for game art + concept art Generous free tier	Native Google Workspace integration Very long context (1M+) Deep Research feature Free tier is generous
Weaknesses	Can feel overwhelming for non-coders Expensive at scale	Smaller community Model selection more limited	General output behind Midjourney Can be overwhelming	Writing quality trails Claude Over-refusals on edge content UI is cluttered
Kai's verdict	S-tier for coding. If you write code of any kind, this pays back the $20 in a day.	A-tier. Close second to Cursor. If $5/mo matters, start here.	A-tier for creators training custom looks. B-tier for general use.	A-tier. The Deep Research feature is genuinely useful. Don't sleep on it if you're already paying Google.
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