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TaglineAI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.Terminal-based AI pair programmer. Git-aware, model-flexible.Sales-focused meeting AI with CRM integration.
Categoryresearchcodingmeeting
PricingFree + $20/mo ProFree (open source) + whatever API you useFree + $10-$19/user/mo
Best forReplacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.Developers who want open-source tooling with full control.Sales teams, customer success, anyone running many discovery calls.
Strengths
  • Sources every claim
  • Fast, current answers
  • Pro Search runs multi-step research
  • Spaces for persistent context
  • Works in any terminal
  • Auto-commits changes with meaningful messages
  • Works with any model (Claude, GPT, local)
  • Minimal learning curve
  • Good CRM integrations (Salesforce, HubSpot)
  • Talk-time + sentiment analytics
  • Call scoring
Weaknesses
  • Not a general chatbot
  • Answers can be shallow on complex topics
  • Terminal-only
  • Less agentic than Claude Code
  • Setup on Windows is fiddly
  • Bot-joins (intrusive)
  • Gets expensive at team scale
Kai's verdictS-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.A-tier for sales teams. B-tier for solo users.
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