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TaglineAI research assistant for academic literature.The one that actually gets text in images right.AI features baked into the design tool you already use.VS Code fork that made AI coding actually work.
CategoryResearchImageDesignCoding
PricingFree + $12-$42/moFree + $8/mo + $20/mo + $60/moIncluded with Figma plansFree + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo Business
Best forGrad students, researchers, anyone doing literature reviews.Anything with text — posters, ads, album covers, slide decks.Designers already on Figma.Developers. Non-developers who want to ship working code.
Strengths
  • Searches 125M+ papers
  • Extracts + synthesizes findings across papers
  • Systematic review workflow
  • Best text rendering in the game
  • Strong free tier
  • Good for logos, posters, thumbnails
  • First drafts with Make Designs
  • Rename/rearrange layers automatically
  • Natural language asset search
  • Tab completion feels like mind-reading
  • Composer for multi-file edits
  • Runs Claude, GPT, Gemini — you pick
Weaknesses
  • Academic-only
  • Can hallucinate citations — verify everything
  • Aesthetic ceiling below Midjourney
  • Less style variety
  • Features vary by plan + region
  • Still rolling out
  • Can feel overwhelming for non-coders
  • Expensive at scale
Kai's verdictS-tier for academic research. Nothing else comes close for systematic reviews.S-tier for text-in-image. Use this for posters, Midjourney for art.A-tier. No reason not to use it if you're on Figma. Not worth switching for.S-tier for coding. If you write code of any kind, this pays back the $20 in a day.
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