Compare AI tools

	Perplexity S	Cursor S	ChatGPT Operator B	Genspark A
Tagline	AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.	VS Code fork that made AI coding actually work.	OpenAI's browser agent. Clicks and types on websites for you.	AI agent for deep search. Generates Sparkpages — full mini-reports.
Category	Research	Coding	Agents	Research
Pricing	Free + $20/mo Pro	Free + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo Business	Included with ChatGPT Pro $200/mo	Free + $25/mo Plus
Best for	Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.	Developers. Non-developers who want to ship working code.	Power users willing to pay $200/mo for a browser bot.	Travel planning, shopping comparisons, deep research where you want an artifact back.
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	Actually uses websites — fills forms, clicks, checks out Built into ChatGPT Good for repetitive web tasks	Sparkpages = curated multi-source mini-articles Agent can book, compare, shop Autopilot agent for long tasks
Weaknesses	Not a general chatbot Answers can be shallow on complex topics	Can feel overwhelming for non-coders Expensive at scale	Slow vs doing it yourself Breaks on complex auth flows $200/mo gate	Early-stage — rough edges Less reliable than Perplexity for simple questions
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 for coding. If you write code of any kind, this pays back the $20 in a day.	B-tier. Still early. Manus is more flexible for less money.	A-tier. Bet on this one — the Sparkpage format is genuinely new.
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