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	DALL-E 3 B	Claude Code S	OpenRouter S	Perplexity S
Tagline	OpenAI's image model. Built into ChatGPT Plus.	Anthropic's CLI agent. Opus-powered, operates on your repo directly.	One API, every model. Pay-as-you-go, no subscriptions.	AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.
Category	image	coding	dev platform	research
Pricing	Included with ChatGPT Plus $20/mo	Part of Claude Pro/Max/Team plans	Pay per token — model-dependent	Free + $20/mo Pro
Best for	ChatGPT Plus users who want images without paying extra.	Developers who want an agent, not autocomplete. Large refactors, tests, docs.	Developers experimenting across models. Apps that want fallback logic.	Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.
Strengths	Excellent prompt understanding Built into ChatGPT — no extra subscription Good at composition + concepts	Runs locally, edits your actual files Strong on large codebases with 1M context Great at multi-step tasks	300+ models from one endpoint Automatic fallbacks between providers No subscription — just pay what you use	Sources every claim Fast, current answers Pro Search runs multi-step research Spaces for persistent context
Weaknesses	Aesthetic ceiling below Midjourney + Ideogram Text rendering worse than Ideogram No fine control	Terminal-based — learning curve Can't be used without Claude subscription	Slight markup over direct API Some provider features not exposed	Not a general chatbot Answers can be shallow on complex topics
Kai's verdict	B-tier standalone, A-tier value if you already pay ChatGPT. Don't pay for it separately.	S-tier if you live in the terminal. Different shape than Cursor — complementary, not replacement.	S-tier for model-shopping. I use this for every prototype before committing.	S-tier for search. I use it before Google now. If you're still Googling everything, try this for a week.
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