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Perplexity S | Lovable A | GitHub Copilot B | Runway S | |
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| Tagline | AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater. | Build a full app from a prompt. Stripe-ready. | Microsoft/GitHub's autocomplete. Deep VS Code + JetBrains integration. | The pro's AI video tool. Gen-4 is the current bar. |
| Category | research | design | coding | video |
| Pricing | Free + $20/mo Pro | Free + $25-$100/mo | Free (limited) + $10/mo Pro + $19/mo Business | Free + $15-$95/mo |
| Best for | Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds. | Non-devs + solopreneurs shipping MVPs. | Teams with GitHub already. Devs who don't want to change IDEs. | Marketing video, pitch decks, b-roll, creative shorts. |
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| 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. The strongest 'no-code' AI builder right now. Great for founder MVPs. | B-tier. Solid for autocomplete but the category moved past it. Pick Cursor unless you can't. | S-tier. Market leader with reason. Start here for serious video. |
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