📝 AI Guides & Coding on a Budget
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AI Coding Guide Part 1
My Browser Setup: The Free AI Buffet
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AI Coding Guide Part 2
Model Strategy, Premium for Planning, Cheap/Free for Agent execution
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AI Coding Guide Part 3
TL;DR Workflows, Model Updates, CLI Coding Tools
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AI Coding Guide Part 4
Some Tool & Cheap API Combos, More Cost Hacks
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Vibe Code Environment on Windows
One line script that sets up a Windows computer with AI coding tools instantly
🚀 AI Code Prep GUI
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AI Code Prep GUI
How-to guides, setup, and usage for AICP.
Test it instantly (no install):uvx aicodeprep-gui
Saves API costs, better responses, reduces context pollution from MCP.
🤖 AI Models & Interfaces
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z.ai GLM
Cheap $3/month Claude 4 clone
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Kimi K2
Claude-like model, free on website
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Qwen3 Coder
Powerful coding model, free access
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OpenAI Playground
Free tokens for o3, GPT-4.5 with data sharing enabled
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Gemini AI Studio
Free Gemini 2.5 Pro/Flash access
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Google Gemini 2.5 Pro
Better image generation and deep research
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Poe.com
Free daily credits for Claude 4, o4-mini
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OpenRouter
Access to multiple models, some free
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ChatGPT
Free version still useful
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Perplexity AI
Great for research-heavy questions
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Deepseek
Free v3 and r1 models
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Grok.com
Free unlimited use, deep research feature
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Phind
Shows flowcharts/diagram visuals
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lmarena.ai
Free Claude Opus 4 and Sonnet 4 access
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Claude.ai
Free but sometimes limited
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duck.ai
Free AI chat with privacy focus
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chutes.ai
Very cheap $3 AI models
⚡ CLI Tools & Agents
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Cline
VS Code AI agent extension
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GitHub Copilot
$10/month for unlimited GPT-4.1 and Claude access
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AI Code Prep GUI Main Page
Helps the IDE/project ↔ web chat interface friction
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Claude Code (GLM 4.6)
$3/mo, basic Claude coding - see Blog Part 1 for how
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OpenAI Codex
OpenAI's code model repo
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Google Gemini CLI
2000 free requests/day
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Qwen Code (Alibaba)
1000-2000 free req/day
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OpenCode
Use most AI models, Copilot sub supported
⚙️ Settings & Config
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OpenAI Data Controls
Enable data sharing for free tokens (250k daily for o3, 2.5M for o4-mini)
📚 Additional Resources
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wuu73.org
Main website with guides and tools
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AI Code Prep GUI
Free version and information
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Hacker News discussion
Interesting discussions about AI context and agents
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Chutes AI Models List
Sortable, detailed list of Chutes models ($3/mo, 300 reqs, tokens, features)