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	DALL-E 3 B	Claude Code S	Recraft S	Luma Dream Machine A
Tagline	OpenAI's image model. Built into ChatGPT Plus.	Anthropic's CLI agent. Opus-powered, operates on your repo directly.	Vector + raster AI for designers. Actually controls the output.	Smooth, cinematic motion. Image-to-video specialist.
Category	Image	Coding	Image	Video
Pricing	Included with ChatGPT Plus $20/mo	Part of Claude Pro/Max/Team plans	Free + $12-$48/mo	Free + $10-$500/mo
Best for	ChatGPT Plus users who want images without paying extra.	Developers who want an agent, not autocomplete. Large refactors, tests, docs.	Designers, brand teams, anyone needing vector output or tight style control.	Photographers animating stills, cinematic b-roll.
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	Exports SVG vectors — rare in AI image gen Strong style control + consistency Brand kit for consistent outputs	Best image-to-video in the category Great camera motion control Ray 2 model produces striking shots
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	Less hyped than Midjourney Learning curve for non-designers	Prompt fidelity below Runway Queue times on free tier
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 designers. The only one that takes vectors seriously.	A-tier. Best for cinematic image-to-video. Pair with Runway for coverage.
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