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TaglineAI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.VS Code fork that made AI coding actually work.The fastest AI inference in the world. Crazy low latency.Mac launcher + AI. Command-bar genius.
CategoryResearchCodingDev PlatformProductivity
PricingFree + $20/mo ProFree + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo BusinessFree tier + pay-as-you-go APIFree (app) + $10/mo AI
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 need sub-100ms LLM responses.Power users on Mac who type a lot.
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
  • 500+ tokens/sec on Llama/Mixtral — feels instant
  • Custom LPU hardware
  • Great free tier
  • Invoke AI from anywhere on Mac with a hotkey
  • Choose your model (Claude, GPT, etc.)
  • AI Commands for repeatable workflows
Weaknesses
  • Not a general chatbot
  • Answers can be shallow on complex topics
  • Can feel overwhelming for non-coders
  • Expensive at scale
  • Open-weight models only (no Claude/GPT)
  • Less flexibility on custom configs
  • Mac-only
  • Monthly AI sub on top of free app
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 for speed. When latency is the product, start here.S-tier if you're on Mac. The fastest way to get AI answers without context-switching.
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