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Side-by-side: what they do, what they cost, what Kai actually thinks. Pass up to 4 tools via ?tools=claude,chatgpt,gemini.
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Ideogram S | Cursor S | Sora A | Manus S | |
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| Tagline | The one that actually gets text in images right. | VS Code fork that made AI coding actually work. | OpenAI's video model. Long clips, cinematic quality. | Autonomous AI agent that actually finishes tasks. |
| Category | Image | Coding | Video | Agents |
| Pricing | Free + $8/mo + $20/mo + $60/mo | Free + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo Business | Included with ChatGPT Plus/Pro | Free tier + $39-$199/mo |
| Best for | Anything with text — posters, ads, album covers, slide decks. | Developers. Non-developers who want to ship working code. | ChatGPT subscribers experimenting with cinematic shots. | People who want to hand off tasks entirely — trip planning, research, spreadsheet building. |
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| Kai's verdict | S-tier for text-in-image. Use this for posters, Midjourney for art. | S-tier for coding. If you write code of any kind, this pays back the $20 in a day. | A-tier. Amazing when it works, frustrating when it doesn't. Runway still more reliable for pros. | S-tier in the agent category. The first one I'd give to a non-technical friend. |
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