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	Elicit S	Figma AI A	Perplexity S	ChatGPT Operator B
Tagline	AI research assistant for academic literature.	AI features baked into the design tool you already use.	AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.	OpenAI's browser agent. Clicks and types on websites for you.
Category	Research	Design	Research	Agents
Pricing	Free + $12-$42/mo	Included with Figma plans	Free + $20/mo Pro	Included with ChatGPT Pro $200/mo
Best for	Grad students, researchers, anyone doing literature reviews.	Designers already on Figma.	Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.	Power users willing to pay $200/mo for a browser bot.
Strengths	Searches 125M+ papers Extracts + synthesizes findings across papers Systematic review workflow	First drafts with Make Designs Rename/rearrange layers automatically Natural language asset search	Sources every claim Fast, current answers Pro Search runs multi-step research Spaces for persistent context	Actually uses websites — fills forms, clicks, checks out Built into ChatGPT Good for repetitive web tasks
Weaknesses	Academic-only Can hallucinate citations — verify everything	Features vary by plan + region Still rolling out	Not a general chatbot Answers can be shallow on complex topics	Slow vs doing it yourself Breaks on complex auth flows $200/mo gate
Kai's verdict	S-tier for academic research. Nothing else comes close for systematic reviews.	A-tier. No reason not to use it if you're on Figma. Not worth switching for.	S-tier for search. I use it before Google now. If you're still Googling everything, try this for a week.	B-tier. Still early. Manus is more flexible for less money.
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