Compare AI tools

	Perplexity S	Sora A	Cursor S	Gemini A
Tagline	AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.	OpenAI's video model. Long clips, cinematic quality.	VS Code fork that made AI coding actually work.	Google's answer. Best integrated with Workspace + free for a lot.
Category	research	video	coding	chat
Pricing	Free + $20/mo Pro	Included with ChatGPT Plus/Pro	Free + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo Business	Free + $20/mo Advanced (bundled with 2TB Drive)
Best for	Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.	ChatGPT subscribers experimenting with cinematic shots.	Developers. Non-developers who want to ship working code.	Anyone already on Google, research tasks, summarizing long documents.
Strengths	Sources every claim Fast, current answers Pro Search runs multi-step research Spaces for persistent context	Up to 20-sec clips at 1080p Strong physics + scene composition Storyboard feature for longer narratives Remix existing videos	Tab completion feels like mind-reading Composer for multi-file edits Runs Claude, GPT, Gemini — you pick	Native Google Workspace integration Very long context (1M+) Deep Research feature Free tier is generous
Weaknesses	Not a general chatbot Answers can be shallow on complex topics	Stricter content policy than competitors Hit-or-miss on complex motion Text-in-video still struggles	Can feel overwhelming for non-coders Expensive at scale	Writing quality trails Claude Over-refusals on edge content UI is cluttered
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. Amazing when it works, frustrating when it doesn't. Runway still more reliable for pros.	S-tier for coding. If you write code of any kind, this pays back the $20 in a day.	A-tier. The Deep Research feature is genuinely useful. Don't sleep on it if you're already paying Google.
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