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	Google Veo A	Perplexity S	Cursor S	Ideogram S
Tagline	Google's video model. Baked into Gemini + YouTube Shorts.	AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.	VS Code fork that made AI coding actually work.	The one that actually gets text in images right.
Category	video	research	coding	image
Pricing	Included with Gemini Advanced $20/mo + YouTube creator tools	Free + $20/mo Pro	Free + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo Business	Free + $8/mo + $20/mo + $60/mo
Best for	Gemini Advanced users, YouTube Shorts creators.	Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.	Developers. Non-developers who want to ship working code.	Anything with text — posters, ads, album covers, slide decks.
Strengths	Included with Gemini Advanced YouTube Shorts native integration Strong prompt understanding	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	Best text rendering in the game Strong free tier Good for logos, posters, thumbnails
Weaknesses	Still catching up on quality vs Kling/Runway Less control than pros need	Not a general chatbot Answers can be shallow on complex topics	Can feel overwhelming for non-coders Expensive at scale	Aesthetic ceiling below Midjourney Less style variety
Kai's verdict	A-tier if you already pay Gemini. B-tier standalone.	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 for text-in-image. Use this for posters, Midjourney for art.
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