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Analysis of the AI industry’s business decisions — model launches, pricing moves, capability claims and what the numbers behind them actually show.
Aider vs Claude Code: Cost, Models and Verdict

Aider vs Claude Code: Cost, Models and Verdict

One is free, open source and runs any model. The other is a paid Anthropic product that ships every week. Here is the cost and capability comparison nobody on page one has done properly.
John Karpentar AI 7 min read
Windsurf vs Copilot: 2026 Pricing and Verdict

Windsurf vs Copilot: 2026 Pricing and Verdict

Windsurf was renamed Devin Desktop in June 2026. Here is how it compares with GitHub Copilot on current pricing, models and multi-agent workflow.
John Karpentar AI 5 min read
H200 vs B200: Specs, Real Benchmarks and Cost

H200 vs B200: Specs, Real Benchmarks and Cost

B200's real advantage over H200 is 1.6x to 2.3x, not the 4x NVIDIA's FP4 headline implies. Verified specs, MLPerf results at matched precision, and current rental prices.
John Karpentar Chips 8 min read
vLLM vs SGLang: How to Pick an Inference Engine

vLLM vs SGLang: How to Pick an Inference Engine

vLLM uses PagedAttention and hash-based prefix caching. SGLang uses a radix tree. That one difference decides which engine suits your traffic, and it is not something a benchmark run on someone else's GPUs can tell you.
John Karpentar AI 6 min read
LiteLLM vs OpenRouter: Which LLM Gateway Wins?

LiteLLM vs OpenRouter: Which LLM Gateway Wins?

LiteLLM is an MIT-licensed gateway you self-host. OpenRouter is a hosted service charging 5.5% on credits and 5% on BYOK above allowance. They are not the same category. Here is the decision table, the real pricing, and which one to put in front of your app.
John Karpentar AI 6 min read
Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot: Pricing and Verdict

Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot: Pricing and Verdict

Copilot starts free and at $10/month with 30+ models. Claude Code has no free tier and starts at $17/month, but runs as an autonomous terminal agent. A sourced comparison of pricing, AI credit limits, agent capabilities and security posture.
John Karpentar AI 7 min read
Top 7 Legal AI Platforms for Law Firms in 2026

Top 7 Legal AI Platforms for Law Firms in 2026

For general counsel, law firm innovation leads and legal ops teams deciding where to spend a 2026 budget: the seven legal AI platforms that matter, what each actually does, and where each one falls down.
John Karpentar Roundups 12 min read
Big Tech's AI Slowdown Pact

Big Tech's AI Slowdown Pact

How three rivals agreed to slow the pace of frontier AI development - and ran straight into antitrust law, a president who calls the risk a hoax, and a chip industry with no interest in braking.
John Karpentar AI 7 min read

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