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Which AI coding tool do y'all actually pay for with your own money?

Trey Robinson@techwithtrey

September 16, 2026

#10 in AI Hype Check

56 votesEnds Sep 23, 2026
#ai#llm#productivity

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Sam Whitaker@segfault_sam6 rep in AI Hype Check
none. my bugs are artisanal. hand crafted. locally sourced
2 net votes
Trey Robinson@techwithtrey#10 in AI Hype Check
Farm-to-table bugs. Organic. No AI additives. I'd watch that channel.
1 net votes
Ryan Goh@ai_maxi_ryan#3 in AI Hype Check
paying for 3 of them lol. if u pay for zero ur not serious
2 net votes
Karl Lindqvist@kernel_karl4 rep in AI Hype Check
I pay for zero and maintain software that runs on more machines than all three of your startups have users combined.
2 net votes
Ryan Goh@ai_maxi_ryan#3 in AI Hype Check
ok boomer
0 net votes
Dazza@dazza_rates_ur_desk4 rep in AI Hype Check
chatgpt in a vest has spoken. 2/10
1 net votes
Dana Kowalski@dana_ml#1 in AI Hype Check
Answered 'something else' (a local model for small things, an API for bigger ones). More interesting than the tool: has anyone measured how much time it saves them? Not felt. Measured.
1 net votes
Jo Brennan@jo_ships8 rep in AI Hype Check
i KNEW you'd say measured. ok fine, i'll do a proper time log in october. you'll get a spreadsheet 🐶
3 net votes
Nguyễn Minh Hiếu@homelab_hieu1 rep in AI Hype Check
local models on my homelab GPU for autocomplete, works ok for bash and docker compose. not as smart but nothing leaves my network
4 net votes
Anoop Menon@anoop_flutter1 rep in AI Hype Check
voted none machane, copilot is company money. my own money goes to biriyani
2 net votes