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Practical writing on building websites that work, and honest takes on the AI tools worth your time.

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AI Tools · 9 min read

Claude API Pricing (2026): Token Rates & Cost Per Token

Claude API pricing in 2026: official Fable, Opus, Sonnet and Haiku token rates, Claude cost per token, batch and caching discounts, and bill estimates.

10 November 2026

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AI Tools · 10 min read

Chinese AI Models (2026): DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM & Kimi

Chinese AI models in 2026: DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM and Kimi — what each is, how to access it, official API prices and the privacy caveats to check.

15 November 2026

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AI Tools · 7 min read

Best LLM for Writing (2026): Drafts, Edits & Long-Form

Best LLM for writing in 2026: how to choose between ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and others for drafts, edits and long-form, with official plan prices.

10 November 2026

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Web Basics · 17 min read

Cloud Infrastructure: Components, Costs and How to Choose

Cloud infrastructure explained: compute, storage, networking and IAM, IaaS vs PaaS vs serverless, real 2026 prices and a decision tree for your first stack.

9 November 2026

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AI Tools · 10 min read

AI Tools for Web Development in 2026: A Practical Guide

The best AI tools for web development in 2026: code editors, agents, app builders and chat assistants compared by price, use case and type of user.

8 November 2026

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AI Tools · 15 min read

Windsurf vs Cursor (2026): Price, Agents, Which Wins

Windsurf vs Cursor in 2026: Devin Desktop vs Cursor on price, free plans, agents, models, teams and migration, with a clear pick for each kind of developer.

6 November 2026

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AI Tools · 17 min read

Best Replit Alternatives (2026): Free and Paid Options

Best Replit alternatives in 2026: Bolt, Lovable, v0, Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot and Codespaces compared on free plans, price, hosting and who each fits.

6 November 2026

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AI Tools · 20 min read

Notion AI Review 2026: Pricing, Credits & Verdict

Notion AI review for Nov 2026: what Notion Agent, Meeting Notes and Custom Agents do, Business pricing ($20-$24), free trial, AI credits and vs ChatGPT.

10 November 2026

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Web Basics · 12 min read

Next.js vs React (2026): Key Differences and Which Is Better

Next.js vs React JS explained: the main differences, SEO, performance, React Router v7 and Vite compared, plus whether to learn React or Next.js first.

4 November 2026