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Which AI model should you use? We check the numbers.

Each post answers one question about new AI models: what it costs, where it wins, and who should switch. Every number links to the page it came from, and each post shows the date we last checked it.

• Gemini 4 Argon vs Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6 Astra: Which Is Worth Paying For? Opus 5.5 is the best of the three for coding and office work. Argon is close behind, leads on legal work, and often costs about half as much per task. Astra is rarely the best pick. Prices, plans and benchmarks, checked 20 October 2026. Checked 20 October 2026
• ChatGPT Plus vs Pro vs Claude Pro: Usage Limits Explained (October 2026) Plus and Claude Pro both cost $20 a month. OpenAI gives message ranges, Claude gives only multiples, and Pro 200 gets less usage from 30 October for some subscribers. Checked 20 October 2026. Checked 20 October 2026
• Is DeepSeek Safe to Use? What the US Ban Means for You The DeepSeek app and API send what you type to servers in China, so keep private and work data out of them. A copy you run on your own hardware sends nothing to DeepSeek. The US order binds only federal civilian agencies and their contractors. Checked 20 October 2026. Checked 20 October 2026
• Best Local LLM for Coding on 16GB VRAM: Qwen3.8 27B, Not This Week's Drops None of the four big open-weight models released 15 to 17 October fits a 16GB card. Qwen3.8 27B in a 3-bit build does, with room for 32K tokens of code. On 8GB, use Qwen3.5 9B. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt's file fits a 24GB card with under 4 GB to spare. Checked 20 October 2026. Checked 20 October 2026

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