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	Perplexity S	DALL-E 3 B	Hex A	Figma AI A
Tagline	AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.	OpenAI's image model. Built into ChatGPT Plus.	Modern data notebook with Magic AI assistant.	AI features baked into the design tool you already use.
Category	Research	Image	Data	Design
Pricing	Free + $20/mo Pro	Included with ChatGPT Plus $20/mo	Free + $28+/user/mo	Included with Figma plans
Best for	Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.	ChatGPT Plus users who want images without paying extra.	Data teams at startups + enterprises.	Designers already on Figma.
Strengths	Sources every claim Fast, current answers Pro Search runs multi-step research Spaces for persistent context	Excellent prompt understanding Built into ChatGPT — no extra subscription Good at composition + concepts	SQL + Python + no-code in one notebook Magic AI writes queries + viz for you Team-grade collaboration	First drafts with Make Designs Rename/rearrange layers automatically Natural language asset search
Weaknesses	Not a general chatbot Answers can be shallow on complex topics	Aesthetic ceiling below Midjourney + Ideogram Text rendering worse than Ideogram No fine control	Overkill for casual users Enterprise pricing	Features vary by plan + region Still rolling out
Kai's verdict	S-tier for search. I use it before Google now. If you're still Googling everything, try this for a week.	B-tier standalone, A-tier value if you already pay ChatGPT. Don't pay for it separately.	A-tier for data teams. S-tier if you already live in SQL + Python.	A-tier. No reason not to use it if you're on Figma. Not worth switching for.
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