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GitHub Copilot B | Luma Dream Machine A | Perplexity S | Aider A | |
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| Tagline | Microsoft/GitHub's autocomplete. Deep VS Code + JetBrains integration. | Smooth, cinematic motion. Image-to-video specialist. | AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater. | Terminal-based AI pair programmer. Git-aware, model-flexible. |
| Category | coding | video | research | coding |
| Pricing | Free (limited) + $10/mo Pro + $19/mo Business | Free + $10-$500/mo | Free + $20/mo Pro | Free (open source) + whatever API you use |
| Best for | Teams with GitHub already. Devs who don't want to change IDEs. | Photographers animating stills, cinematic b-roll. | Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds. | Developers who want open-source tooling with full control. |
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| Kai's verdict | B-tier. Solid for autocomplete but the category moved past it. Pick Cursor unless you can't. | A-tier. Best for cinematic image-to-video. Pair with Runway for coverage. | S-tier for search. I use it before Google now. If you're still Googling everything, try this for a week. | A-tier. The right answer if you want open-source + terminal-native + model-agnostic. |
| Link | Open → | Open → | Open → | Open → |