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TaglineSpreadsheets with AI + live integrations baked in.AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.The fastest AI inference in the world. Crazy low latency.Google Docs with an AI collaborator baked in.
CategoryDataResearchDev PlatformWriting
PricingFree + $19-$89/user/moFree + $20/mo ProFree tier + pay-as-you-go APIFree + $12/mo
Best forOps teams, marketers, anyone building dashboards from multiple sources.Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.Developers who need sub-100ms LLM responses.Essays, long-form drafts, thinking on the page.
Strengths
  • Pull live data from Stripe, Slack, Google Analytics, etc.
  • AI functions inside cells
  • Modern UX
  • 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
  • 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
  • Not a general chatbot
  • Answers can be shallow on complex topics
  • Open-weight models only (no Claude/GPT)
  • Less flexibility on custom configs
  • 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.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.A-tier. Beautiful UX. The writing app I'd pick if I only wrote long-form.
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