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Choosing tools
Claude vs ChatGPT, Claude Code vs Cursor, which model, which API.
- 11.01 Which AI Model Should You Use? Pick an AI model by job: coding, images, very long inputs, or private local inference. Current tiers, with the context-window myth corrected. 3 min
- 11.02 Claude vs ChatGPT for Coding: Which to Use A practical split for real coding work, plus the deciding fact most comparisons skip: Claude Code needs a paid plan, ChatGPT answers on free. 3 min
- 11.03 Claude Code vs Cursor: Which One to Use Claude Code is a terminal agent; Cursor is an agent-first editor. Where each one wins, and why the Claude Code extension installs into Cursor too. 3 min
- 11.04 OpenAI API vs Claude API: Which to Build On OpenAI and Claude API compared on price per million tokens, 1M-token context, tool use and long-context surcharges, plus how to decide with an eval. 3 min
- 11.05 Fine-Tuning vs RAG vs Prompting: How to Choose A decision table plus rules of thumb — which one fixes your problem, and what each costs in money, latency and maintenance. 3 min
- 11.06 Ollama vs LM Studio: Which Local LLM Runner Ollama is a scriptable CLI and daemon; LM Studio is a desktop app with a model browser. Both run GGUF locally, so pick by workflow, not quality. 3 min
- 11.07 Which Local LLM Should You Run? Choose a local LLM by what fits your RAM and VRAM first, then by task, with starter picks for 8GB, 16GB, and 24GB machines. 3 min
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