You're building software solo. Here's how to spend your AI budget so you ship faster, support customers, and handle the busywork — without hiring.
What you unlock for $29: All four budget plans ($50–$500/mo) · copy-paste prompts · connector & MCP links · a setup checklist · cheaper swaps · 30 days of price refreshes
7-day refund if it doesn't show at least 3 relevant tools and a clear setup path for your business.
OpenCode
Free / BYOK (open source)
DeepSeek
model_api
GLM (Z.ai)
API (pay-as-you-go)
Fathom
Free
Pick your budget
Four budget tiers — from a $50 lean starter to a $500 growth stack. Each lists the exact tools, plans, and prices, kept current as the market changes. The $50 starter is free to preview; one $29 purchase unlocks all four budgets and the full setup.
Everything inside this plan
All four budget plans ($50–$500/mo) · copy-paste prompts · connector & MCP links · a setup checklist · cheaper swaps · 30 days of price refreshes
Dated and reviewable
30 days of live updates included
Four budget tiers — from a $50 lean starter to a $500 growth stack. Each lists the exact tools, plans, and prices, kept current as the market changes. The $50 starter is free to preview; one $29 purchase unlocks all four budgets and the full setup.
Up to $50/mo
Heavy coder, tiny bill — free agent + cheap models.
Est. $0/mo in fixed tools + usage
Free models ~200 requests per 5-hour window
OpenCode Go: $5 first month then $10/moFree agentic coding agent.
Cents-per-million tokens — pairs with OpenCode.
All prices USD per 1M tokens; free Flash models available
Cached-input storage free (limited-time) on most GLM modelsSome of the cheapest per-token coding rates (GLM-5.2).
Free forever
90-day guarantee on paid plans; annual saves 25%+Free call notetaker.
Leaves about $50/mo of your budget for usage costs and growth.
We don't just name one tool. For each pick we show money-saving alternatives that do the same job — and the $50 starter budget is your lean stack if you want the cheapest credible setup.
Same job, different budget. Swap any pick for one of these if it fits you better.
Instead of Claude:
Instead of OpenRouter:
Plan a feature before you build it · paste into ChatGPT or Claude
Ready-to-run agent recipes with guardrails, plus the MCP servers that plug your AI into the apps you already use.
You're already comfortable with a terminal, and a coding agent sends a lot of your codebase to whichever model you point it at. Running an open-weight model on your own machine costs nothing per month, works without internet, and never sends your code anywhere.
Free local runner
OllamaCheck ollama.com/library for current model sizes and pick one that fits your RAM/VRAM — bigger models need more memory but reason better.
Setup — no cost, no account
Your $29 includes 30 days of live updates — prices, better tools, and new options as they appear — plus the full setup steps and automation guides. After 30 days you keep everything you bought; refresh anytime for another $29.
7-day refund if it doesn't show at least 3 relevant tools and a clear setup path for your business.
Scope one measurable workflow as an FDE Pilot, with validation, handoff, and 14 days of stabilization. Founding pilots start at $1,500.
Preview — the $50 starter plan is shown in full · We re-check prices regularly, but vendors change them often — always confirm on the vendor's site before buying.
Instead of GitHub Copilot:
Instead of Cursor:
Instead of Intercom Fin:
Full how-to for each automation is included in the plan.
Get this plan to unlock the full step-by-step setup and every ready-made automation — plus 30 days of live updates.
Get this plan · $29Compare the yearly cost of a hire against the AI tool stack that does the repetitive work.
This stack includes usage-based pricing, so the exact monthly cost depends on volume — see the live prices below.
This compares cost only, and deliberately understates hiring (it excludes recruiting, onboarding, equipment, software, and management overhead). An AI stack does specific tasks with your oversight — it doesn't replace judgment, relationships, or accountability. The $29 plan is a one-time cost added to year one.
Salary source: U.S. BLS OES, May 2023 (SOC 15-1254) · U.S. BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation
Get this plan — $29