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Guides on how to use AI tools and how to choose between free and paid plans. Every number in these guides — free limits, plan prices, reset rules — is checked against the tool’s official pricing page, and each guide carries its verification date. If the official site does not publish something, we say so instead of guessing.
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A Free Year of AI: Does Anyone Actually Stay and Pay? Perplexity's India Experiment, First Results (2026)
Perplexity gave India's Airtel customers a free year of Pro (worth ~US$200). The earliest cohort started expiring in July 2026. Downloads collapsed 90%, monthly actives fell 37% from peak — yet revenue rose. Nobody can tell willing renewals from forgotten cancellations. Last checked 2026-08-22.
Last verified 2026-08-22
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Claude Academy Is Free: 289 Resources, Free Certificates — and One Thing That Costs Money, 2026
Anthropic consolidated its learning content into Claude Academy. Free, no paid plan needed, browsable without signing in; the official /all page lists 289 resources. Languages, completion badges and Skilljar migration rules, verified. Last checked 2026-08-22.
Last verified 2026-08-22
Google AI Plus Free for Students: 12 Months, One Deadline, One Auto-Charge (2026)
Eligible higher-ed students get Google AI Plus free for 12 months. The official terms set a redemption deadline of 2026-12-31, auto-billing at standard price the day the offer ends, and usage caps that 'may differ' from paid members. Last checked 2026-08-22.
Last verified 2026-08-22
Pricing
GPT-5.6 Sol Cuts Prices 20%? OpenAI's Own Docs Say It's Promotional — Guaranteed Only Through Nov 21 [2026 Verified]
OpenAI's official docs state GPT-5.6 Sol is 20% cheaper on input and 33% cheaper on output (US$4/US$20 per 1M tokens) — and the very next sentence says the promotional pricing runs 'at least through November 21, 2026.' We read the official model page and pricing page directly and found three surcharges that eat the discount: 2x pricing above 272K context, 1.25x cache writes, and 2x Fast mode. Last verified: 2026-08-22
Last verified 2026-08-22
Pricing
Runway, Kling and Pika All Cut Prices on the Same Day? We Checked All Four — and Found Four Different Illusions, 2026
One scan flagged four AI video tools as cheaper than our records. Runway was annual-average pricing, Kling was first-month promo pricing, Pika was a plan-name offset plus a credit count read as a price, and Google AI is still unexplained. Last checked 2026-08-22.
Last verified 2026-08-22
Pricing
Did 8 AI Tools Just Cut Prices 20%? We Checked — 7 Were Annual-Average Pricing, 2026
Our automated price scanner flagged 8 AI tools as cheaper than our records. Only one moved in a suspicious direction; the rest were the annual-billing-per-month trap. Descript, Writesonic, Rytr, Murf, Anijam and Base44 compared. Last checked 2026-08-21.
Last verified 2026-08-21
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Claude Code's Weekly Limit Is Quietly 50% Higher — But Only Until Aug 31, 2026
Anthropic raised Claude Code weekly usage limits by 50%, applied automatically with no signup — and it expires 2026-08-31. Which plans get it, which don't, and how to confirm you have it. Last checked 2026-08-20.
Last verified 2026-08-20
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Cursor Now Hosts Your Code: Origin Takes On GitHub, Live for All Paid Plans
Cursor shipped Origin code hosting on 2026-08-17 — early beta, straight to every paid plan. Repos, PRs, two-way GitHub sync, and a promise that agent-native features ship soon. Last checked 2026-08-20.
Last verified 2026-08-20
Pricing
CapCut AI Plans 2026: Free Limits, the Watermark Trap, and Standard vs Pro
Which CapCut AI features are genuinely free, and when does the watermark actually appear? Standard ~US$10 vs Pro ~US$20 (US$179.99/yr) compared. Pricing is third-party, not from the official site. Last checked 2026-08-14.
Last verified 2026-08-16
Pricing
Claude Sonnet 5 Price Hike Cancelled: US$2/US$10 per MTok Is Now Permanent (2026)
Anthropic cancelled the scheduled Sept 1 increase to US$3/US$15 per MTok — Sonnet 5's launch pricing is now the standard price. Verified against two official Anthropic pages, with cost math and one token variable people miss. Last checked 2026-08-16.
Last verified 2026-08-16
Pricing
How Far Does Cursor's Free Tier Go? Hobby vs Pro, Pro+ and Ultra, 2026
Cursor Hobby free tier, Pro US$20, Pro+ US$60, Ultra US$200 and Teams US$40/seat compared — no credit card needed to start. Last checked 2026-08-14.
Last verified 2026-08-15
Pricing
Is ChatGPT Go (US$8/mo) Worth It? Every Limit Compared, 2026
ChatGPT Go at US$8/month is 'more quota, no new features'. Context window 27K→54K, input 12→40 pages — verified against the official pricing page. Last checked 2026-08-14.
Last verified 2026-08-15
Pricing
Suno Free Tier: 50 Credits a Day, and the Monthly Price Is US$10 — Not US$8 (2026)
Suno's free plan resets 50 credits daily and they never roll over — and songs made on it are owned by Suno, no commercial use. The US$8/US$24 shown on the pricing page is the annual monthly-average; the real monthly list price is US$10/US$30. Last checked 2026-08-14.
Last verified 2026-08-15
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DeepSeek to Raise Prices from 8/17: Its Priciest Item Jumps 12x, and Taiwan's Whole Workday Falls in Peak Hours
DeepSeek implements peak-valley pricing starting midnight 8/17. V4 Pro peak output pricing rises from ¥6 to ¥27 per million tokens, and the cache-hit price becomes 12x its original. Peak hours are 9-12 and 14-18 Beijing time, which fully overlap with Taiwan. Includes the official price list and four things to do before 8/17. Last verified: 2026-08-14
Last verified 2026-08-14
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Gemini 3.7 Flash Claims 'Half Price'? I Checked the Official Pricing Page: It's a Promo, Doubling on January 1, 2027
Google announced Gemini 3.7 Flash on 8/13, officially claiming half price: US$0.75/US$3.75 per million tokens. But this site read the official pricing page directly and found this is a limited-time promo price valid until 2026-12-31, reverting to US$1.50/US$7.50 on 2027-01-01 — and the older 3.6 Flash is now listed at the same price. Last verified: 2026-08-14
Last verified 2026-08-14
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OpenAI's Ultrafast Really Is 14x Faster, But the Price Is Nowhere to Be Found and ChatGPT Doesn't Get It Either (2026-08)
OpenAI announced Ultrafast on 8/13, with GPT-5.6 Sol hitting up to 750 tokens per second — claimed to be 14 times faster than the standard version. This site checked the official pricing page: there's no listing for Ultrafast at all; the limited preview requires a signup form, and ChatGPT is nowhere on the list. What actually affects average users in Taiwan is a different piece of news entirely. Last verified: 2026-08-14
Last verified 2026-08-14
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Six AI Giants Agree on a 'Universal Plugin' Standard: Build Once, Run Everywhere—But Anthropic, the Inventor of the Format, Isn't on the List (Latest as of 2026-08)
On 2026-08-06, OpenAI, AWS, Microsoft, Cursor, and Vercel released Agent Plugins 1.0; on 8/12 GitHub Copilot's full lineup (including the US$0 free tier) officially added support. But our on-site fact-check found: Anthropic, the inventor of Skills and MCP, is not on the maintainer list, and Claude Code's shell file names are simply different. Last verified: 2026-08-14
Last verified 2026-08-14
Pricing
Adobe Firefly Pricing in 2026: Free, Plans, and Credits
Adobe Firefly pricing broken down: what the free plan includes, Standard/Pro/Pro Plus/Premium costs, the current first-year promo, and who needs to pay.
Last verified 2026-08-08
Pricing
Felo Free Limits 2026: 5 Pro Searches a Day — and How to Stretch Them
Felo's free plan gives unlimited basic search, ~5 Pro searches and 3 file analyses a day. We tested where the limits actually bite, three things the free tier cannot do, and whether the NT$ pricing beats paying in USD. Last checked: 2026-08-15.
Last verified 2026-08-08
Pricing
Grok Pricing in 2026: Free Tier, SuperGrok, and Every Plan Explained
Grok pricing broken down: what the free tier actually gives you, SuperGrok Lite vs SuperGrok vs Heavy, the X Premium bundle route, and which plan fits which user — with sourcing notes on what xAI officially confirms.
Last verified 2026-08-08
Pricing
Is Google AI Studio Free? 2026 Pricing Breakdown
Google AI Studio's free tier covers most Gemini model usage with rate limits by account tier. Here's what's free, what costs extra, and when you'll pay.
Last verified 2026-08-08
Pricing
Is NotebookLM Still Free in 2026? Pricing Explained
NotebookLM stays free with no credit card in 2026. Here's what the free tier covers, what each paid Google AI plan costs, and where the limits sit.
Last verified 2026-08-08
Guide
Microsoft Copilot vs GitHub Copilot: Free vs Paid Pricing
Confused which Copilot you need? Compare Microsoft Copilot and GitHub Copilot free tiers and paid plan pricing side by side, verified against official sources.
Last verified 2026-08-08
Pricing
Notion AI Pricing in 2026: What's Free, What Costs US$20, and What Changed
Notion AI pricing explained from the official pricing page: what the free plan includes, why full Notion AI now lives in the US$20 Business plan, the dead US$10 add-on, and the free Plus plan for students.
Last verified 2026-08-08
