AI Tools

Tools I use or built myself. Each entry includes an honest take — not affiliate fluff.

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AI Roundtable

Send one question to Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, and GPT-4o simultaneously. Local desktop app — your data never leaves your machine.

Windows Multi-Model Local Free

My take: I built this because I didn't trust any single AI answer.

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Coding Tools

Claude Code

Anthropic's CLI coding agent — reads your repo, runs commands, and ships changes from the terminal.

CLI Agent Anthropic

My take: This is what built my entire website.

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Cursor

AI-powered code editor forked from VS Code — chat, inline edits, and multi-file refactors in one window.

Editor IDE Beginner-friendly

My take: Best for beginners who want to see code explained.

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OpenAI Codex

OpenAI's coding model available via API — strong at generation, review, and agent-style dev workflows.

API OpenAI Coding

My take: Pair it with your own keys when you need OpenAI-native coding muscle.

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Chat AI

ChatGPT

OpenAI's flagship chat assistant — strong for writing, analysis, and general-purpose reasoning.

Chat Writing OpenAI

My take: Still my go-to when I need clean prose fast — but I never stop at one answer.

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Claude

Anthropic's assistant — excels at long documents, careful reasoning, and structured analysis.

Long context Reasoning Anthropic

My take: Best when a decision needs someone to slow down and find the holes.

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Gemini

Google's multimodal AI — tightly integrated with Search and the Google ecosystem.

Google Search Multimodal

My take: Strong when the answer depends on what's happening online right now.

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DeepSeek

Chinese open-source model family — surprisingly capable at coding and step-by-step reasoning.

Open source Coding Reasoning

My take: Underrated — often the most direct "just build it" voice in my four-way sessions.

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Productivity

Notion AI

AI writing and summarization built into Notion — drafts, edits, and organizes inside your workspace.

Notes Writing Workspace

My take: Good when your thinking already lives in Notion and you want AI in the same place.

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CC Switch

Desktop app to switch Claude Code, Codex, and other CLI provider configs without hand-editing JSON.

Desktop CLI Config

My take: Saves my sanity when I bounce between paid and free API setups.

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