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TaglineAI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.VS Code fork that made AI coding actually work.Anthropic's CLI agent. Opus-powered, operates on your repo directly.Design + publish sites with AI assists built in.
Categoryresearchcodingcodingdesign
PricingFree + $20/mo ProFree + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo BusinessPart of Claude Pro/Max/Team plansFree + $5-$30/mo
Best forReplacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.Developers. Non-developers who want to ship working code.Developers who want an agent, not autocomplete. Large refactors, tests, docs.Designers shipping marketing sites without engineers.
Strengths
  • Sources every claim
  • Fast, current answers
  • Pro Search runs multi-step research
  • Spaces for persistent context
  • Tab completion feels like mind-reading
  • Composer for multi-file edits
  • Runs Claude, GPT, Gemini — you pick
  • Runs locally, edits your actual files
  • Strong on large codebases with 1M context
  • Great at multi-step tasks
  • AI generates sections + copy + layouts
  • Designer-first publishing (not just templates)
  • Great animations
Weaknesses
  • Not a general chatbot
  • Answers can be shallow on complex topics
  • Can feel overwhelming for non-coders
  • Expensive at scale
  • Terminal-based — learning curve
  • Can't be used without Claude subscription
  • Less flexible than raw code
  • Pricing per-site adds up
Kai's verdictS-tier for search. I use it before Google now. If you're still Googling everything, try this for a week.S-tier for coding. If you write code of any kind, this pays back the $20 in a day.S-tier if you live in the terminal. Different shape than Cursor — complementary, not replacement.A-tier for designer-led sites. S-tier if animations matter.
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