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Compare AI approaches & tools
Decision guides that map to interactive lessons — not vendor score sheets. Start here when you need a clear default, then practice with a slate.
Guides
- Chat & LLM tools compared · Chat — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, DeepSeek, and local options — how to pick a chatbot for the job.
- Education AI tools compared · Education — Tutoring, study, and admissions tools — GradGPT, Khanmigo, Duolingo, Photomath, and verification rules.
- RAG vs fine-tuning · Building — When to retrieve documents at answer time versus updating model weights — cost, freshness, and when to combine both.
- Prompting vs RAG vs fine-tuning · Building — A three-way decision guide: start with prompts, add retrieval for changing facts, fine-tune for stable style and format.
- Local LLM vs API · Building — Privacy, cost, quality, and ops tradeoffs between running models on your machine and calling a hosted API.
- Embedding models compared · Concepts — How to choose embedding models for search and RAG — open vs hosted, dimension, and hybrid search tips.
- Coding assistants compared · Using AI — ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Cursor, and local models — what to optimize for and how to keep acceptance tests in charge.
- TTS vs voice cloning · Voice — Stock neural voices versus cloning a specific speaker — quality, consent, and when disclosure is required.
- Free voice cloning tools · Voice — Checklist for free and freemium voice cloning: likeness, licenses, retention, and learning the craft beyond vendors.
- Image generators compared · Image — Midjourney, DALL·E, Stable Diffusion, and Luma — when to pick each for concept art, product shots, and local control.
- AI research tools compared · Research — Perplexity, Elicit, ResearchRabbit, and NotebookLM — citation habits, paper discovery, and verification bars.
- AI writing tools compared · Writing — ChatGPT, Claude, Sudowrite, and Grammarly — drafting, fiction, and editing jobs with a human quality bar.
- AI presentation tools compared · Presentations — Gamma and Storydoc — outline-first decks, when templates help, and how to keep your story from looking generic.
- Free local LLM tools scored · Local — Ollama, LM Studio, MLC LLM, and LocalAI — a 15-minute protocol for VRAM, first reply, and on-device constraints.
- AI note-taking tools scored · Notes — NotebookLM, Notion AI, and chat cleanup — score capture and retrieval on notes you already own.
- Training-data checkers scored · Provenance — Have I Been Trained? vs AI-text detectors — keep dataset search and authorship scores as different jobs.
- AI automation tools scored · Automation — n8n and Zapier Central — reversible pilots, approval steps, and when to self-host.
- AI video tools scored · Video — Runway, Luma, and FFCreator — one-shot briefs, consent, and export rights.
- AI music tools scored · Music — Suno and Udio — a 30-second brief and commercial-rights check before you release.
- AI design tools scored · Design — Figma AI, Midjourney, and Gamma — UI, concept art, and decks are different jobs.