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...
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.
Read Guide →How I code with AI on a budget/cheap
Budget-friendly AI development workflows and coding guides. Free and low-cost tools, real workflows, and evolving playbooks.
All Guides
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...
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...
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,...
Deep Dives & Playbooks
How Agent Harnesses Edit Files
Deep DiveA field guide to how agent harnesses — Cline, Codex, OpenCode, ADK-Rust, Reasonix, CodeWhale, CheetahClaws, Oh My...
Agent Harness Field Guide
Deep DiveA deep dive into how Pochi, Neovate Code, Mux, Crush, Kimi Code CLI, Qwen Code, OpenHands, Claude Code, DeerFlow,...
Purpose Driven Development
IdeaNotes on using short purpose sentences to keep coding agents on track.
What you'll learn
Core workflows
- Browser-only AI setups
- Safe file sharing with AI
- Prompting and context patterns
- Debugging and refactor flows
Budget & scaling
- Free-tier and cheap models
- Mixing web chats + VS Code
- Async agents and queues
- Keeping costs under control