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TaglineSpreadsheets with AI + live integrations baked in.Open-source VS Code agent. Reads + writes + runs.Microsoft/GitHub's autocomplete. Deep VS Code + JetBrains integration.Google Docs with an AI collaborator baked in.
Categorydatacodingcodingwriting
PricingFree + $19-$89/user/moFree (open source) + your API costsFree (limited) + $10/mo Pro + $19/mo BusinessFree + $12/mo
Best forOps teams, marketers, anyone building dashboards from multiple sources.VS Code users who want agentic coding without changing IDEs.Teams with GitHub already. Devs who don't want to change IDEs.Essays, long-form drafts, thinking on the page.
Strengths
  • Pull live data from Stripe, Slack, Google Analytics, etc.
  • AI functions inside cells
  • Modern UX
  • Free extension for VS Code
  • Plan + Act modes
  • Model-agnostic (Claude, GPT, local)
  • Sees terminal output and iterates
  • Great enterprise story
  • Works in your existing IDE
  • Chat + autocomplete
  • Clean writing UX — distraction-free
  • +++ prompt triggers AI help
  • Collaboration + AI feedback together
Weaknesses
  • Not a full Excel replacement for heavy users
  • Integrations best on paid tiers
  • Can burn tokens fast if not watched
  • Less polished than Cursor
  • Less agentic than Cursor/Claude Code
  • Model quality varies
  • Less feature-rich than Google Docs
  • AI ceiling below dedicated tools
Kai's verdictA-tier. The most interesting spreadsheet in years. Great for ops dashboards.A-tier. Best free agentic option in VS Code. Use with Claude for best results.B-tier. Solid for autocomplete but the category moved past it. Pick Cursor unless you can't.A-tier. Beautiful UX. The writing app I'd pick if I only wrote long-form.
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