TOKEN COST IS JACKED — INVESTORS WANT THEIR MONEY
A June 2026 roundup of free & cheap AI coding resources — Poolside, Mistral Vibe CLI, Nvidia NIM, and budget picks like Minimax, Deepseek v4, and StepFun Flash.
MAY 2026: OH MY PI, OPENCODE GO, AND AI CODING PRICE INCREASES
A May 2026 budget AI coding update covering Oh My Pi, Opencode Go, DeepSeek v4, MiniMax M2.7, GLM 5.1, and the latest pricing shifts across coding tools.
ALIBABA CODING PLAN: $3/MONTH FOR CLAUDE CODE WITH QWEN, KIMI, GLM & MORE
A quick look at Alibaba's Coding Plan — $3/month for access to Qwen, Kimi, GLM, and MiniMax models via Claude Code using the Dashscope API.
FEBRUARY 2026: DEEPSEEK V3.2 IN CLAUDE CODE, MINOR UPDATES ABOUT HOW TO STAY LOW COST
February 2026: AI Updates - Claude Code strategies, Deepseek v3.2, cost-saving workflows, and multilingual tools
NOVEMBER 2025: COST / LEAN AI CODING UPDATES
November 2025 updates: free & cheap coding models (Minimax M2, Ling 1T, Ring 1T, Longcat, Kimi K2), cost hacks and emerging tooling.
HOW I CODE WITH AI ON A BUDGET/FREE – SEPTEMBER 2025 EDITION
A deep-dive into my 2025 AI coding stack using GLM 4.5, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Cline and AI Code Prep.
MY AI CODE PREP & CLINE WORKFLOW FOR BUDGET CODING/DEBUGGING
A personal guide on using AI Code Prep GUI, Cline, and various free AI web interfaces like Gemini, Grok, Deepseek, and Poe for cost-effective coding and debugging.