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TaglineSpreadsheets with AI + live integrations baked in.Google Docs with an AI collaborator baked in.AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.The fastest AI inference in the world. Crazy low latency.
CategoryDataWritingResearchDev Platform
PricingFree + $19-$89/user/moFree + $12/moFree + $20/mo ProFree tier + pay-as-you-go API
Best forOps teams, marketers, anyone building dashboards from multiple sources.Essays, long-form drafts, thinking on the page.Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.Developers who need sub-100ms LLM responses.
Strengths
  • Pull live data from Stripe, Slack, Google Analytics, etc.
  • AI functions inside cells
  • Modern UX
  • Clean writing UX — distraction-free
  • +++ prompt triggers AI help
  • Collaboration + AI feedback together
  • Sources every claim
  • Fast, current answers
  • Pro Search runs multi-step research
  • Spaces for persistent context
  • 500+ tokens/sec on Llama/Mixtral — feels instant
  • Custom LPU hardware
  • Great free tier
Weaknesses
  • Not a full Excel replacement for heavy users
  • Integrations best on paid tiers
  • Less feature-rich than Google Docs
  • AI ceiling below dedicated tools
  • Not a general chatbot
  • Answers can be shallow on complex topics
  • Open-weight models only (no Claude/GPT)
  • Less flexibility on custom configs
Kai's verdictA-tier. The most interesting spreadsheet in years. Great for ops dashboards.A-tier. Beautiful UX. The writing app I'd pick if I only wrote long-form.S-tier for search. I use it before Google now. If you're still Googling everything, try this for a week.S-tier for speed. When latency is the product, start here.
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