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	Recraft S	Claude Code S	Elicit S	Runway S
Tagline	Vector + raster AI for designers. Actually controls the output.	Anthropic's CLI agent. Opus-powered, operates on your repo directly.	AI research assistant for academic literature.	The pro's AI video tool. Gen-4 is the current bar.
Category	Image	Coding	Research	Video
Pricing	Free + $12-$48/mo	Part of Claude Pro/Max/Team plans	Free + $12-$42/mo	Free + $15-$95/mo
Best for	Designers, brand teams, anyone needing vector output or tight style control.	Developers who want an agent, not autocomplete. Large refactors, tests, docs.	Grad students, researchers, anyone doing literature reviews.	Marketing video, pitch decks, b-roll, creative shorts.
Strengths	Exports SVG vectors — rare in AI image gen Strong style control + consistency Brand kit for consistent outputs	Runs locally, edits your actual files Strong on large codebases with 1M context Great at multi-step tasks	Searches 125M+ papers Extracts + synthesizes findings across papers Systematic review workflow	Most mature video workflow Character consistency via Act-One Gen-4 quality is production-grade
Weaknesses	Less hyped than Midjourney Learning curve for non-designers	Terminal-based — learning curve Can't be used without Claude subscription	Academic-only Can hallucinate citations — verify everything	Expensive at scale Still needs post-editing
Kai's verdict	S-tier for designers. The only one that takes vectors seriously.	S-tier if you live in the terminal. Different shape than Cursor — complementary, not replacement.	S-tier for academic research. Nothing else comes close for systematic reviews.	S-tier. Market leader with reason. Start here for serious video.
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