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TaglineAI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.One API, every model. Pay-as-you-go, no subscriptions.Anthropic's CLI agent. Opus-powered, operates on your repo directly.Sales-focused meeting AI with CRM integration.
Categoryresearchdev platformcodingmeeting
PricingFree + $20/mo ProPay per token — model-dependentPart of Claude Pro/Max/Team plansFree + $10-$19/user/mo
Best forReplacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.Developers experimenting across models. Apps that want fallback logic.Developers who want an agent, not autocomplete. Large refactors, tests, docs.Sales teams, customer success, anyone running many discovery calls.
Strengths
  • Sources every claim
  • Fast, current answers
  • Pro Search runs multi-step research
  • Spaces for persistent context
  • 300+ models from one endpoint
  • Automatic fallbacks between providers
  • No subscription — just pay what you use
  • Runs locally, edits your actual files
  • Strong on large codebases with 1M context
  • Great at multi-step tasks
  • Good CRM integrations (Salesforce, HubSpot)
  • Talk-time + sentiment analytics
  • Call scoring
Weaknesses
  • Not a general chatbot
  • Answers can be shallow on complex topics
  • Slight markup over direct API
  • Some provider features not exposed
  • Terminal-based — learning curve
  • Can't be used without Claude subscription
  • Bot-joins (intrusive)
  • Gets expensive at team scale
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 model-shopping. I use this for every prototype before committing.S-tier if you live in the terminal. Different shape than Cursor — complementary, not replacement.A-tier for sales teams. B-tier for solo users.
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