AI coding in 2026 costs between $12 and $2.300/mo. That's a 183x difference.
A full breakdown of AI model pricing for coding. API vs subscriptions, open-source vs proprietary.
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The Word "Remote" Is Lying to You
Somewhere between 2020 and now, remote stopped meaning work from anywhere. It now means work from your couch, but only if your couch is in a country where we have a legal entity.
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I've seen senior engineers at big companies with worse monitoring than a solo dev selling a $29 product
The difference between indie hackers and corporate engineers isn't skill. It's ownership. When your rent depends on every webhook, you monitor differently.
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Kids with zero experience are shipping apps that look better than what teams of 10 engineers ship today
AI is raising the bar for everyone. Non-technical founders are building MVPs over the weekend. Solo devs are shipping what used to take a team of 10.
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Most side projects don't die from bad ideas
The unsexy work that kills side projects isn't technical - it's emotional. It's doing the thing that might prove you wrong.
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Ever tried a new AI tool and thought 'this thing sucks'?
When you switch AI tools and get worse results, it's probably not the model. It's the context you've built over months that you're missing.
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Are you paying $29/month for a prompt with nice packaging?
Most AI apps aren't real products - they're one good prompt, a clean interface, and good branding. Here's how to see behind the curtain.
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GPT-5.2 hallucinates 80% less than last year. So why are you still prompting like it's 2024?
Modern AI models are smarter. Your prompts need to keep up. Here's what actually works now in 2026.
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AI is fine. Your prompt is just bad.
The real skill isn't choosing the right AI model - it's knowing how to talk to it. Learn why prompting goes way deeper than being specific.
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Using AI agents to code?
A practical guide to using AI agents for coding - what works, what doesn't, and what you actually need to learn.
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