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	Perplexity S	Genspark A	Recraft S	GitHub Copilot B
Tagline	AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.	AI agent for deep search. Generates Sparkpages — full mini-reports.	Vector + raster AI for designers. Actually controls the output.	Microsoft/GitHub's autocomplete. Deep VS Code + JetBrains integration.
Category	Research	Research	Image	Coding
Pricing	Free + $20/mo Pro	Free + $25/mo Plus	Free + $12-$48/mo	Free (limited) + $10/mo Pro + $19/mo Business
Best for	Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.	Travel planning, shopping comparisons, deep research where you want an artifact back.	Designers, brand teams, anyone needing vector output or tight style control.	Teams with GitHub already. Devs who don't want to change IDEs.
Strengths	Sources every claim Fast, current answers Pro Search runs multi-step research Spaces for persistent context	Sparkpages = curated multi-source mini-articles Agent can book, compare, shop Autopilot agent for long tasks	Exports SVG vectors — rare in AI image gen Strong style control + consistency Brand kit for consistent outputs	Great enterprise story Works in your existing IDE Chat + autocomplete
Weaknesses	Not a general chatbot Answers can be shallow on complex topics	Early-stage — rough edges Less reliable than Perplexity for simple questions	Less hyped than Midjourney Learning curve for non-designers	Less agentic than Cursor/Claude Code Model quality varies
Kai's verdict	S-tier for search. I use it before Google now. If you're still Googling everything, try this for a week.	A-tier. Bet on this one — the Sparkpage format is genuinely new.	S-tier for designers. The only one that takes vectors seriously.	B-tier. Solid for autocomplete but the category moved past it. Pick Cursor unless you can't.
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