Google Sheets with AI: Just Describe Your Spreadsheet
Google Sheets now builds spreadsheets on demand — describe what you need, Gemini builds it. The catch: not free for personal accounts yet.
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GitHub Copilot: New Pricing, Better Alternatives
Copilot is switching to token-based billing. My honest take after years with Copilot, Roo/Zoo Code and Claude Code — and why the open-source competition won me over.
Read more →MiniMax: The Cheap AI Alternative from China
We talk endlessly about the US heavyweights and overlook China. Yet MiniMax M3 does real work — even on this blog — for a fraction of the price.
Read more →AI Skills: Teach AI Your Daily Routine
Skills are small, reusable instructions that let AI handle your repetitive tasks. What they are, when they pay off — and what to watch out for.
Read more →What Does Getting Started With AI Really Cost?
Just trying it out: €0. Daily use: one subscription, around €20. Power-user setup as a freelance IT/AI consultant: up to €350 at peak, in practice closer to half. Here are the tiers.
Read more →2 Million Tokens: What Google's Gemini Actually Does With Them
1,500 books at once? Sounds absurd — but it's real. Google's Gemini has the largest context window of any major AI model. Here's what that actually means and when it genuinely helps.
Read more →MCP: How AI Finally Talks to Your Real Tools
AI that knows your actual data instead of just sitting in a chat window. MCP makes it possible — and getting started is easier than you'd think.
Read more →Ollama: AI on Your Own PC
AI without cloud, without data sharing, running directly on your own machine. Ollama makes it surprisingly simple — if you know the hardware requirements.
Read more →OpenRouter: All AI Models, One Access Point
One API key, hundreds of models, real privacy options — OpenRouter is more than an aggregator. Useful for beginners, tinkerers, and small businesses alike.
Read more →Perplexity: The AI That Actually Searches the Web
Perplexity actually searches the web, cites sources, and gives current answers. When is that better than ChatGPT — and when do I still reach for Google?
Read more →Using AI for Free: The Big Overview
Seven AI tools you can use without paying — with an honest look at where the limits actually kick in.
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