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Kimi K3 + DeepSeek V4 Flash: A Plan/Act Coding Workflow That Works
How to split AI coding work between Kimi K3 as planner and DeepSeek V4 Flash as implementer using plan/act mode, and why the pairing works well.
Klein Pass: $9.99/Month for Kimi K3, DeepSeek V4, GLM, and Qwen Access
Klein Pass bundles discounted API access to Kimi K3, DeepSeek V4 Flash, GLM 5.2, Qwen, and Minimax M3 for $9.99 a month. Here's what's in it.
Open vs Closed AI Models for Coding: Is the $200 Plan Still Worth It?
Open coding models now trail closed frontier models by only a few benchmark points. Here's what that gap means for your monthly AI budget.
xAI Whistleblower Lawsuit: What Devon Kim's Grok Safety Claims Allege
Former xAI engineer Devon Kim says he was fired for pushing AI safety protocols before a leadership presentation. Here's what his lawsuit claims.
What Is an AI Dark Factory? The 5 Levels of Coding Autonomy
An AI dark factory ships reviewed, deployed code from a spec with no human in the loop. Here's what that means and how the five autonomy levels get you there.
Seedance 2.5 Hits ArtList: 30-Second AI Video With Real Consistency
Seedance 2.5 is now on ArtList, generating up to 30-second AI videos in one take using up to 50 reference images for consistency.
How to Build an AI Agent Simulation Game in Lovable (With MCP Access)
How to build a Lovable app that lets AI models like GPT and Claude play a simulation game through MCP, from planning to backend integration.
How to Build an AI Dark Factory With a Claude Code Skill
A practical guide to installing a coding skill that turns a PRD into an autonomous "dark factory" harness with review, testing, and deployment.
What Is ChatGPT Computer History? OpenAI's Screen-Tracking Feature Explained
ChatGPT's Computer History feature tracks your desktop activity to build context and suggest automations. Here's how it works and what it means for privacy.
ChatGPT Computer History: Hands-On Setup Guide and Privacy Risks
A hands-on look at ChatGPT's Computer History feature: how app inclusion settings work, what it actually captures, and the privacy trade-offs to weigh.
Claude Code vs Codex: Which Builds a Better App From One Prompt?
Codex and Claude Code built the same Typeform clone from an identical prompt. Here's how their cost, speed, and output quality compared.
Command Code's Goat Plan: $10 for $70 in AI Coding Credits, Explained
Command Code's Goat plan gives $70 in monthly credits across 33 models for $10. Here's how it stacks up against GLM, Kimi, and DeepSeek plans.
How to Deploy dots3-note Preview Locally with vLLM or SGLang
A hardware and command guide to self-hosting dots3-note preview's FP8 checkpoint on 8-GPU nodes using vLLM or SGLang, with speculative decoding.
What Is dots3-note Preview? Xiaohongshu's Open Multimodal MoE Model
dots3-note preview is Xiaohongshu's open-weight 280B MoE model with 16B active params, 512K context, and text, image, video, and audio input.
dots3-note Preview: Inside the 280B Multimodal MoE Model
dots3-note preview is a 280B-parameter, 16B-active multimodal MoE model with 512K context. Here's what it is and how it works.
GPT-5.6 Soul Ultrafast: 14x Speed via Cerebras Explained
OpenAI's Ultrafast mode runs GPT-5.6 Soul on Cerebras chips at up to 14-15x normal speed, turning long agent tasks into short ones.
GPT-5.6 Soul vs Claude Opus 5: Who Survives a 7-Day Crisis?
A settlement survival test pits GPT-5.6 Soul against Claude Opus 5 in the same crisis scenario, with sharply different survival outcomes.
What Is Grokbot? xAI's New Agentic Assistant Explained
Grokbot from xAI turns Grok 4.6 into named AI agents that plug into Gmail and Slack, learn tasks by watching you, and run on schedules.
Meta Muse Glimmer: A 30B Open Model Built for Your GPU, Not the Frontier
Meta's Muse Glimmer is a 30-billion-parameter open-weight model sized for consumer GPUs like RTX 40/50 cards, not frontier benchmarks.
GLM vs Kimi vs DeepSeek: Which Open Model Coding Plan Wins Now?
GLM raised prices, Kimi paused signups, and DeepSeek still has no plan. Here's the current state of open model coding subscriptions.
Qwen3.8 27B Agentic Coding Test: Bug Fixes and Zero-Shot Apps
Two hands-on tests push Qwen3.8 27B through a real bug hunt and zero-shot game builds, showing how it performs on agentic coding tasks.
Qwen3.8-27B Explained: Hybrid Attention, 262K Context, New Benchmarks
Qwen3.8-27B pairs gated Delta Net linear attention with full attention, scaling to 262K context. Here's what changed and how it benchmarks.
How to Run Qwen3.8-27B Locally with Ollama, LM Studio, and llama.cpp
Install Qwen3.8-27B GGUF quantizations locally with LM Studio, Ollama, and llama.cpp, plus VRAM comparisons and quantization guidance.
Qwen3.8 27B Vision and Multilingual Test: How Good Is It Really?
Hands-on testing of Qwen3.8 27B's vision accuracy on real photos and artwork, plus multilingual translation across 80 languages, warts included.