Guides
6 articles on AI Tech Deck.
GuidesEvery AI free tier worth using, and the deals, September 2026
What the free tiers of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Cursor, ElevenLabs, Canva, Notion AI and Descript actually allow in September 2026, the cheapest paid step for each, the student offers that are real, the bundles that hide value, and how to run a whole workflow for $0.
GuidesAI glossary: 50 terms in plain English
Fifty AI terms explained in one paragraph each, alphabetical and in plain English: token, context window, hallucination, RAG, agent, MCP, reasoning model, open weights, prompt injection, watermarking and more, with links to the tools and guides where each one matters.
GuidesAI model tracker, September 2026
One table of the current flagship and mid-tier models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, xAI, Mistral, DeepSeek and Alibaba: release date, context window, API price per million tokens, free access and what each is best for. Verified against vendor docs, September 2026.
GuidesBest AI chatbot in 2026: ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini vs Perplexity
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity compared for September 2026: models, free tiers, what $20 buys, context, voice, integrations and data-training defaults, with one pick per kind of user.
GuidesBuild your first AI stack: three setups for a solo business
Three concrete AI stacks for a one-person business, priced in September 2026: the $0 stack, the $40 stack and the $100 stack, each with job-to-tool tables, why each tool, what to skip, the privacy defaults to change, and a swap table for Google and Microsoft households.
GuidesHow to choose an AI tool without wasting a month
A decision framework for picking an AI tool in a week, not a month: define the job, check the free tier, run a five-prompt test, check data training and export, price against real usage. Printable checklist and red flags included.