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	Fathom S	Perplexity S	ChatGPT Operator B	Groq S
Tagline	Meeting notes, free forever for individuals.	AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.	OpenAI's browser agent. Clicks and types on websites for you.	The fastest AI inference in the world. Crazy low latency.
Category	Meetings	Research	Agents	Dev Platform
Pricing	Free for individuals + $15-$29/user/mo teams	Free + $20/mo Pro	Included with ChatGPT Pro $200/mo	Free tier + pay-as-you-go API
Best for	Solo operators, freelancers, small teams on a budget.	Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.	Power users willing to pay $200/mo for a browser bot.	Developers who need sub-100ms LLM responses.
Strengths	Unlimited free tier for solo use Strong summaries + action items Works in Zoom, Meet, Teams	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	500+ tokens/sec on Llama/Mixtral — feels instant Custom LPU hardware Great free tier
Weaknesses	Bot-joining model Team features gated	Not a general chatbot Answers can be shallow on complex topics	Slow vs doing it yourself Breaks on complex auth flows $200/mo gate	Open-weight models only (no Claude/GPT) Less flexibility on custom configs
Kai's verdict	S-tier for solo + free. The best free option, hands down.	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.	S-tier for speed. When latency is the product, start here.
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