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The Agent Index

Every AI agent worth knowing. Scored by operators, not marketers.

28 agents indexed · 6 categories · Updated weekly
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Claude Code

Coding
9.2
Spark Score

Best for complex multi-file refactors and large codebases

Pricing: Usage-based, ~$6/day avg

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Cursor

Coding
8.8
Spark Score

Fastest AI-assisted IDE for daily coding workflows

Pricing: $20/mo (Pro+: $60/mo)

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Perplexity

Research
8.7
Spark Score

Best AI search engine — actually cites sources

Pricing: Free / $20/mo (Pro)

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OpenClaw

General
8.6
Spark Score

Best personal AI orchestrator — runs on your hardware, you own everything

Pricing: Free (open source + your API costs)

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Intercom Fin

Support
8.5
Spark Score

Best AI support agent for teams already on Intercom

Pricing: $0.99/resolved conversation

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Sierra

Support
8.2
Spark Score

Premium conversational AI for brand-voice-sensitive support

Pricing: Enterprise pricing (custom)

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Windsurf

Coding
8.1
Spark Score

Cursor competitor with strong agentic flows and clean UX

Pricing: $15/mo (Pro) / $30/mo (Teams)

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Aider

Coding
8.0
Spark Score

Best open-source CLI coding agent — bring your own API key

Pricing: Free (+ your API costs)

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Ada

Support
8.0
Spark Score

Enterprise AI support with strong multi-channel coverage

Pricing: Enterprise pricing (custom)

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Bolt

Coding
7.8
Spark Score

Fastest way to go from idea to deployed full-stack app

Pricing: Free tier / $20/mo (Pro)

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Elicit

Research
7.8
Spark Score

Best for academic paper research and systematic reviews

Pricing: Free tier / $10/mo (Plus)

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LangGraph

Ops
7.8
Spark Score

Most flexible agent graph framework — steep learning curve, huge ceiling

Pricing: Free (open source) / LangSmith for monitoring

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v0

Coding
7.6
Spark Score

Best AI UI generator — from prompt to React component instantly

Pricing: Free tier / $20/mo (Premium)

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Decagon

Support
7.6
Spark Score

AI support agent with strong analytics and self-improvement loop

Pricing: Usage-based (custom)

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Spiral

Writing
7.6
Spark Score

Best AI writing tool for personal voice — learns how YOU write

Pricing: Free tier / $16.99/mo (Premium)

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GitHub Copilot

Coding
7.5
Spark Score

Best mainstream autocomplete — solid default, rarely exceptional

Pricing: $10/mo (Individual) / $19/mo (Business)

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CrewAI

Ops
7.5
Spark Score

Most accessible multi-agent framework — great docs, active community

Pricing: Free (open source) / Cloud pricing

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Lovable

Coding
7.4
Spark Score

AI app builder with Supabase integration — good for MVPs

Pricing: $20/mo (Starter) / $50/mo (Launch)

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Consensus

Research
7.4
Spark Score

AI-powered academic search — good for quick evidence checks

Pricing: Free tier / $8.99/mo (Premium)

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Codex CLI

Coding
7.3
Spark Score

OpenAI's terminal agent — solid reasoning, limited ecosystem

Pricing: Free (+ your API costs)

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Forethought

Support
7.3
Spark Score

AI support triage and resolution — strongest on ticket routing

Pricing: Enterprise pricing (custom)

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OpenCode

Coding
7.2
Spark Score

Lightweight terminal agent with clean TUI — rising fast

Pricing: Free (+ your API costs)

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n8n AI

Ops
7.2
Spark Score

Best no-code AI workflow builder — visual agent pipelines

Pricing: Free (self-hosted) / $20/mo (Cloud)

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Devin

Coding
7.0
Spark Score

Autonomous agent that works — but slowly and expensively

Pricing: $500/mo (Team)

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Writer

Writing
7.0
Spark Score

Enterprise AI writing with custom model fine-tuning

Pricing: Enterprise pricing (custom)

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SWE-Agent

Coding
6.8
Spark Score

Research-grade autonomous coder — impressive benchmarks, rough edges

Pricing: Free (open source + API costs)

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Stanford STORM

Research
6.5
Spark Score

Experimental article generator from research — rough but promising

Pricing: Free (open source)

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Jasper

Writing
6.5
Spark Score

Enterprise marketing AI — strong brand voice, dated architecture

Pricing: $49/mo (Creator) / $125/mo (Pro)

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