Compare AI tools

	Perplexity S	Claude Code S	ChatGPT Operator B	Sora A
Tagline	AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.	Anthropic's CLI agent. Opus-powered, operates on your repo directly.	OpenAI's browser agent. Clicks and types on websites for you.	OpenAI's video model. Long clips, cinematic quality.
Category	research	coding	agents	video
Pricing	Free + $20/mo Pro	Part of Claude Pro/Max/Team plans	Included with ChatGPT Pro $200/mo	Included with ChatGPT Plus/Pro
Best for	Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.	Developers who want an agent, not autocomplete. Large refactors, tests, docs.	Power users willing to pay $200/mo for a browser bot.	ChatGPT subscribers experimenting with cinematic shots.
Strengths	Sources every claim Fast, current answers Pro Search runs multi-step research Spaces for persistent context	Runs locally, edits your actual files Strong on large codebases with 1M context Great at multi-step tasks	Actually uses websites — fills forms, clicks, checks out Built into ChatGPT Good for repetitive web tasks	Up to 20-sec clips at 1080p Strong physics + scene composition Storyboard feature for longer narratives Remix existing videos
Weaknesses	Not a general chatbot Answers can be shallow on complex topics	Terminal-based — learning curve Can't be used without Claude subscription	Slow vs doing it yourself Breaks on complex auth flows $200/mo gate	Stricter content policy than competitors Hit-or-miss on complex motion Text-in-video still struggles
Kai's verdict	S-tier for search. I use it before Google now. If you're still Googling everything, try this for a week.	S-tier if you live in the terminal. Different shape than Cursor — complementary, not replacement.	B-tier. Still early. Manus is more flexible for less money.	A-tier. Amazing when it works, frustrating when it doesn't. Runway still more reliable for pros.
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