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Accounts, payments, and Free vs paid without hype
Free is enough to start. Paid buys limits and extra surfaces, not a personality. This part maps accounts, payment rails (web vs App Store vs API), and Free…
What open means: weights, license, not a free lunch
“Open” in AI is three different claims: open weights you can download, open source under the OSI bar, and a free chat box. This part names the gap,…
Grok chat, Build, Imagine, and the API: pick a surface
Grok is four products with four bills: chat apps, Grok Build, Imagine, and the API Console. Pick the door that matches the job so you stop buying credits…
I just want help with writing and questions
You want a chat box for drafts, explanations, and questions, not a coding agent. This part names ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok as writing tools, what to try…
Choosing a model for work (not hype)
Leaderboards are a hobby. Work needs latency, cost, privacy, and failure modes. Here is a practical scorecard for picking a model when the output will touch real decisions.
