Anthropic's model family. As of October 2026: Opus 5.5 as the default, Fable 5.1 for the hardest long-horizon work, Sonnet 5.5 for speed, Haiku 5.5 for cost. 1M context. Max from $100/mo.
Claude is the model family powering my entire workflow. As of October 2026 Anthropic's lineup is Claude Opus 5.5, its recommended starting point for most workloads, Claude Fable 5.1 for demanding reasoning and long-horizon agentic work, Claude Sonnet 5.5 for the best balance of speed and intelligence, and Claude Haiku 5.5 for high-volume, latency-sensitive tasks. All four have a 1M token context window, which means they can take in entire codebases. I'm on the Max plan (from $100/mo), which covers heavy Claude Code usage. In my experience Claude is the strongest model family for coding work. It's also what powers this site's AI features via the Anthropic API.
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Google's model family. As of October 2026 Gemini 4 Argon (GA October 13, 1M token context) is the flagship for coding and agents, with Gemini 3.8 Flash (free tier in AI Studio) as the fast, cheaper option.
Anthropic's first generally available Mythos-class model, released June 9, 2026. 1M context, 128K max output, $10/$50 per million tokens. Built for long-horizon agentic work.
Anthropic's Opus model released May 28, 2026, and its recommended default until Opus 5.5 shipped in September 2026. 1M context, 128K output, $5/$25 per million tokens.
Chinese lab shipping open-weight MoE models. The V4 family (previewed April 24, 2026) runs a 1M context on DeepSeek's API; R1 (2025) popularized open reasoning models. Low-cost API.
Anthropic's model family. As of October 2026: Opus 5.5 as the default, Fable 5.1 for the hardest long-horizon work, Sonnet 5.5 for speed, Haiku 5.5 for cost. 1M context. Max from $100/mo.
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Subscribe FreeOpenAI's chat app. As of October 2026 Free and Go run GPT-6 Luna; Plus ($20/mo) adds GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Astra. Agent mode, Codex, image generation, code interpreter.
Unified API for hundreds of models. One API key, one billing dashboard. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Mistral, and more. Automatic fallbacks and load balancing.
Chinese lab shipping open-weight MoE models. The V4 family (previewed April 24, 2026) runs a 1M context on DeepSeek's API; R1 (2025) popularized open reasoning models. Low-cost API.
Install Ollama and LM Studio, pull your first model, and run AI locally for coding, chat, and automation - with zero cloud dependency.
Getting StartedUse opus, sonnet, haiku, and best to switch models easily.
Claude CodeInstall the dd CLI and scaffold your first AI-powered app in under a minute: Next.js 16, Convex, Clerk, Autumn, Tailwind v4 and an agent-ready CLAUDE.md.
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