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	DALL-E 3 B	Stable Audio A	Claude Code S	Google Veo A
Tagline	OpenAI's image model. Built into ChatGPT Plus.	Stability AI's open audio model. Loops + SFX + background.	Anthropic's CLI agent. Opus-powered, operates on your repo directly.	Google's video model. Baked into Gemini + YouTube Shorts.
Category	Image	Audio	Coding	Video
Pricing	Included with ChatGPT Plus $20/mo	Free + $12/mo Pro + enterprise	Part of Claude Pro/Max/Team plans	Included with Gemini Advanced $20/mo + YouTube creator tools
Best for	ChatGPT Plus users who want images without paying extra.	Game developers, podcasters needing SFX, video creators needing background music.	Developers who want an agent, not autocomplete. Large refactors, tests, docs.	Gemini Advanced users, YouTube Shorts creators.
Strengths	Excellent prompt understanding Built into ChatGPT — no extra subscription Good at composition + concepts	Open-weight model available Great for loops + game audio + SFX Commercial-use clarity	Runs locally, edits your actual files Strong on large codebases with 1M context Great at multi-step tasks	Included with Gemini Advanced YouTube Shorts native integration Strong prompt understanding
Weaknesses	Aesthetic ceiling below Midjourney + Ideogram Text rendering worse than Ideogram No fine control	Not for full songs with vocals Shorter generation limits	Terminal-based — learning curve Can't be used without Claude subscription	Still catching up on quality vs Kling/Runway Less control than pros need
Kai's verdict	B-tier standalone, A-tier value if you already pay ChatGPT. Don't pay for it separately.	A-tier for its niche. Different use case than Suno — SFX and loops, not songs.	S-tier if you live in the terminal. Different shape than Cursor — complementary, not replacement.	A-tier if you already pay Gemini. B-tier standalone.
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