The blog.
Deep dives, comparisons, and roundups on the AI tools worth paying for. Only what we'd actually buy — no SEO sludge, no influencer demos.
GitHub Copilot pricing in 2026: what one AI credit actually buys
GitHub Copilot pricing runs $0 to $100 a month, but since June 2026 you buy credits, not seats. Here is what a credit buys and how fast it goes.
Claude Code vs Copilot: $10 now buys you both
Claude Code vs Copilot, both measured on one identical brief. Copilot Pro at $10 now bundles Claude Code access, which changes the question entirely.
GitHub Copilot alternatives: what you are actually leaving for
GitHub Copilot alternatives ranked by a build test, not a feature table. Four took the identical brief Copilot took. Here is what each produced and cost.
Antigravity pricing: one number on the page, and four adjectives
Antigravity pricing starts at $0, the only number on its page. The real ladder runs $4.99 to $199.99, and Google will not say what any of it buys.
Claude Code tips: what eight months of daily use taught me
Claude Code tips from running a production pipeline on it daily for eight months, plus a controlled build test. The habits that changed my output.
Lovable alternatives: 7 tools, and I gave 5 the same brief
The best Lovable alternatives, ranked by a build test rather than a feature list. Five of the seven took an identical brief. Here is what each cost.
Antigravity vs Cursor: I gave both the same brief and paid nothing
Antigravity vs Cursor on one identical build. Cursor was the fastest of seven tools, and its free tier did the whole job. Both cost me nothing.
Lovable vs Replit: same prompt, same six requirements, two bills
Lovable vs Replit on one identical brief. Both hit 6 of 6 — Lovable in 109 seconds, Replit in four minutes and 31% of a day's credits. The cost model decides.
Antigravity vs Claude Code: I gave both one brief, neither built it
Antigravity vs Claude Code, measured on one identical brief. Both refused to build unattended — the opposite of what page one says. Costs, code and verdict.
Cursor AI pricing: what the plans cost and what I paid
Cursor AI pricing runs free to $200 a month, plus metered usage. I paid $510.70 across eleven months on a plan advertised at $20. Every tier, verified live.
Google Antigravity review: it wrote its own tests
Antigravity built my six-requirement app on the free tier and met all six. Then it wrote and ran its own unit tests, which no other builder I have tested does.
OpenAI Codex review: it deleted the rule that made it wrong
OpenAI Codex renamed 33 references across 7 files and 3 languages in a single run. Then it edited my rules file, ungated, deleting the line that made it wrong.