Best AI app builder: 5 tools, one brief, every app used
The best AI app builder, measured. I gave five builders one brief and used every app. All five passed — what separated them was the cost of the second build.
Bolt.new alternatives: 8 tools, 7 took the same brief
The best Bolt.new alternatives, ranked by a measured build rather than a feature table. Seven tools took one identical brief. Here is what each build cost.
Bolt vs Lovable: same brief, and what each build cost
Bolt vs Lovable, tested on one identical six-requirement brief. Both met all six. Lovable finished in 109 seconds; the two builds cost 30 cents and 25 cents.
Bolt.new pricing: the token ladder you only see signed in
Bolt.new pricing has 14 token tiers that never render logged out, a 28% yearly discount that is really 10%, and a measured 100,000-token build.
Best Claude skills: the 8 I kept out of 162 installed
The best Claude skills, ranked from 162 sitting on one machine. What each pack does, what it costs you in context tokens, and the four I stopped firing.
Claude skills marketplace: what it is and which to add
A Claude skills marketplace is just a git repo with a manifest. Anthropic's official one lists 291 plugins; 23 say Anthropic wrote them. How to read one.
Best AI for coding: 7 tools, one identical brief, measured
The best AI for coding, measured rather than listed. I gave seven tools one identical brief and used every app. All seven passed. Here is what separated them.
Best vibe coding tool: 8 tools, one brief, every app used
The best vibe coding tool, measured rather than listed. I gave eight tools one identical six-requirement brief and used every app they built. All eight passed.
Claude Code vs Codex vs Cursor: one brief, three results
Claude Code vs Codex vs Cursor, measured. I gave all three the same brief and used every app they built. All three passed — here is what separated them.
Copilot vs Codex: you may already be paying for both
Copilot vs Codex, both measured on one identical brief. People ask whether Copilot has Codex — it does, on the $10 tier, which changes the maths entirely.
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.