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Tagline	Vector + raster AI for designers. Actually controls the output.	AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.	VS Code fork that made AI coding actually work.	Commercially safe image gen, deeply integrated with Photoshop.
Category	Image	Research	Coding	Image
Pricing	Free + $12-$48/mo	Free + $20/mo Pro	Free + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo Business	Free + included with Creative Cloud
Best for	Designers, brand teams, anyone needing vector output or tight style control.	Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.	Developers. Non-developers who want to ship working code.	Anyone in Creative Cloud. Brands that need copyright clarity.
Strengths	Exports SVG vectors — rare in AI image gen Strong style control + consistency Brand kit for consistent outputs	Sources every claim Fast, current answers Pro Search runs multi-step research Spaces for persistent context	Tab completion feels like mind-reading Composer for multi-file edits Runs Claude, GPT, Gemini — you pick	Trained on licensed content — commercially safe Generative Fill in Photoshop is incredible Native to Adobe ecosystem
Weaknesses	Less hyped than Midjourney Learning curve for non-designers	Not a general chatbot Answers can be shallow on complex topics	Can feel overwhelming for non-coders Expensive at scale	Aesthetic ceiling below Midjourney Tied to Adobe subscription
Kai's verdict	S-tier for designers. The only one that takes vectors seriously.	S-tier for search. I use it before Google now. If you're still Googling everything, try this for a week.	S-tier for coding. If you write code of any kind, this pays back the $20 in a day.	S-tier inside Photoshop (Generative Fill). B-tier standalone.
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