§matrix · capability × price

The payoff matrix.

Top-left is the dominant quadrant: high capability, low cost. Bottom-right is dominated — strictly worse than another option.

◆ dominant
premium
budget
dominated
capability →
price →
ChatGPT · $20/mo
Claude · $20/mo
Gemini · $20/mo
Perplexity · $20/mo
Cursor · $20/mo
GitHub Copilot · $10/mo
Midjourney · $10/mo
Runway · $15/mo
ElevenLabs · $5/mo
Jasper · $49/mo
Notion AI · $10/mo
Zapier AI · $30/mo
Intercom Fin · $99/mo
Hebbia · $500/mo
Canva Magic Studio · $15/mo