LM Studio is a free desktop app for finding, downloading and chatting with AI models on your own computer. Here’s what it does, what you need and how it compares with Ollama.
Ollama lets you run AI models like Llama, Qwen and DeepSeek privately on your own computer, free and offline. Here’s what you need and how to get started.
Claude Code is Anthropic’s AI coding agent that reads your project, edits files and runs commands with your permission. Here’s how it works and what it costs, in plain English.
Cursor is an AI code editor built on VS Code with smart completions, a multi-file Agent and model choice. Here’s what it does and what each plan costs in 2026.
Google AI Studio is a free Gemini playground and a full-stack AI app builder with Firebase and one-click hosting. Here’s what it does, what’s free and how to start.
Google is shutting down Firebase Studio on March 22, 2027. Here are the key dates, why it’s closing, and how to move your projects to Google AI Studio or Antigravity.
Google Opal lets you build free AI mini-apps by describing them in plain English. Here’s how it works, what you can build and its limits in 2026.
Lovable, Bolt and Replit all build apps from a chat. Here’s how they compare on ease of use, code access, free plans and pricing, and which one to pick first.
Replit Agent builds, tests and publishes full apps from a description, inside a real online coding environment. Here’s what it can do and what it costs in 2026.
Bolt.new builds full web apps from a chat, right in your browser. Here’s what it can do, how its token pricing works in 2026 and how it compares with Lovable.
Lovable turns a chat description into a working web app with a database and one-click publishing. Here’s what it can build, how credits work and its real limits in 2026.
Vibe coding means building apps by describing them to AI instead of writing code. Here’s how it works, what you can build, the best tools and the risks to know.
