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July 10, 2026Tools

Muse Image: Meta's New AI Image Generator Is Here

Meta's new AI image generator Muse Image is free, but by default it also processes other users' public photos. What the tool can do, and why privacy advocates are pushing back.

July 2, 2026Tools

Claude Sonnet 5: Free, Bigger, and Almost the Best

Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5 — free for everyone, significantly better than its predecessor, and narrowing the gap to their flagship model.

June 25, 2026Tools

Thinking Mode: When AI Takes Its Time to Think

Thinking Mode lets AI work through multiple reasoning paths before answering — fewer mistakes on complex tasks. Google's Deep Think is the newest example, and free options exist too.

June 20, 2026Tools

Le Chat by Mistral: The AI Alternative from Europe

Everyone talks about ChatGPT and Claude from the US. Yet out of France comes an AI that's free, answers in a flash — and keeps your data in Europe.

June 17, 2026Tools

What Is a Coding Assistant? Explained with Zoo Code

A tool I used every day was shut down. The community rescued it as Zoo Code. What coding assistants can do, why open source comes with no eternity guarantee — and where token costs lurk.

June 16, 2026Tools

Higgsfield: AI videos, ByteDance ties, virtual influencers

Higgsfield generates professional AI videos from $15 — and quietly offers the infrastructure for a virtual influencer that runs around the clock. But what's really behind it?

June 15, 2026Tools

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.

June 11, 2026Tools

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.

June 9, 2026Tools

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.

June 6, 2026Tools

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.

June 1, 2026Tools

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.

May 29, 2026Tools

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.

May 22, 2026Tools

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.

May 9, 2026Tools

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.

May 2, 2026Tools

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.

April 18, 2026Tools

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?

January 24, 2026Tools

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.