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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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Coding
Image
Productivity
Writing
Marketing
Ideogram S | Runway S | Lex A | |
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| Tagline | The one that actually gets text in images right. | The pro's AI video tool. Gen-4 is the current bar. | Google Docs with an AI collaborator baked in. |
| Category | Image | Video | Writing |
| Pricing | Free + $8/mo + $20/mo + $60/mo | Free + $15-$95/mo | Free + $12/mo |
| Best for | Anything with text — posters, ads, album covers, slide decks. | Marketing video, pitch decks, b-roll, creative shorts. | Essays, long-form drafts, thinking on the page. |
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| Kai's verdict | S-tier for text-in-image. Use this for posters, Midjourney for art. | S-tier. Market leader with reason. Start here for serious video. | A-tier. Beautiful UX. The writing app I'd pick if I only wrote long-form. |
| Link | Open → | Open → | Open → |