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	Gemini A	Claude Code S	Sora A	Perplexity S
Tagline	Google's answer. Best integrated with Workspace + free for a lot.	Anthropic's CLI agent. Opus-powered, operates on your repo directly.	OpenAI's video model. Long clips, cinematic quality.	AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.
Category	chat	coding	video	research
Pricing	Free + $20/mo Advanced (bundled with 2TB Drive)	Part of Claude Pro/Max/Team plans	Included with ChatGPT Plus/Pro	Free + $20/mo Pro
Best for	Anyone already on Google, research tasks, summarizing long documents.	Developers who want an agent, not autocomplete. Large refactors, tests, docs.	ChatGPT subscribers experimenting with cinematic shots.	Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.
Strengths	Native Google Workspace integration Very long context (1M+) Deep Research feature Free tier is generous	Runs locally, edits your actual files Strong on large codebases with 1M context Great at multi-step tasks	Up to 20-sec clips at 1080p Strong physics + scene composition Storyboard feature for longer narratives Remix existing videos	Sources every claim Fast, current answers Pro Search runs multi-step research Spaces for persistent context
Weaknesses	Writing quality trails Claude Over-refusals on edge content UI is cluttered	Terminal-based — learning curve Can't be used without Claude subscription	Stricter content policy than competitors Hit-or-miss on complex motion Text-in-video still struggles	Not a general chatbot Answers can be shallow on complex topics
Kai's verdict	A-tier. The Deep Research feature is genuinely useful. Don't sleep on it if you're already paying Google.	S-tier if you live in the terminal. Different shape than Cursor — complementary, not replacement.	A-tier. Amazing when it works, frustrating when it doesn't. Runway still more reliable for pros.	S-tier for search. I use it before Google now. If you're still Googling everything, try this for a week.
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