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Sora A | DeepSeek S | Claude Code S | Perplexity S | |
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| Tagline | OpenAI's video model. Long clips, cinematic quality. | Chinese open-weight powerhouse. Crazy cheap, genuinely smart. | Anthropic's CLI agent. Opus-powered, operates on your repo directly. | AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater. |
| Category | video | chat | coding | research |
| Pricing | Included with ChatGPT Plus/Pro | Free web + ultra-cheap API (~$0.14/M input tokens) | Part of Claude Pro/Max/Team plans | Free + $20/mo Pro |
| Best for | ChatGPT subscribers experimenting with cinematic shots. | Developers + cost-conscious builders. Anyone fine with self-hosting. | Developers who want an agent, not autocomplete. Large refactors, tests, docs. | Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds. |
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| Kai's verdict | A-tier. Amazing when it works, frustrating when it doesn't. Runway still more reliable for pros. | S-tier for price/performance. A-tier for consumer use. If you build apps, this is the budget pick. | S-tier if you live in the terminal. Different shape than Cursor — complementary, not replacement. | S-tier for search. I use it before Google now. If you're still Googling everything, try this for a week. |
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