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Perplexity S | Bolt.new (StackBlitz) A | GitHub Copilot B | Lex A | |
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| Tagline | AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater. | Prompt to deployed full-stack app in the browser. | Microsoft/GitHub's autocomplete. Deep VS Code + JetBrains integration. | Google Docs with an AI collaborator baked in. |
| Category | research | coding | coding | writing |
| Pricing | Free + $20/mo Pro | Free + $20-$200/mo | Free (limited) + $10/mo Pro + $19/mo Business | Free + $12/mo |
| Best for | Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds. | PMs, founders, non-devs shipping MVPs. | Teams with GitHub already. Devs who don't want to change IDEs. | Essays, long-form drafts, thinking on the page. |
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| Kai's verdict | S-tier for search. I use it before Google now. If you're still Googling everything, try this for a week. | A-tier. Best for fast prototypes. Competitive with Lovable — try both. | B-tier. Solid for autocomplete but the category moved past it. Pick Cursor unless you can't. | A-tier. Beautiful UX. The writing app I'd pick if I only wrote long-form. |
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