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Amazon Web Services
AWS Activate
AWS Activate is Amazon's flagship startup credit program, offering up to $100,000 in AWS credits for qualifying startups.
Google Cloud
Google Cloud for Startups
Google Cloud for Startups combines up to $200,000 in GCP credits with access to Google's full AI stack -- Vertex AI, Gemini API, BigQuery, Cloud Run, and more.
Cursor
Cursor AI Editor
Cursor is the AI-native IDE built on VS Code. The free tier gives every developer 2,000 code completions and 50 premium model requests per month. Cursor Pro ($20/mo or $16/mo annual) unlocks unlimited completions, access to Claude 3.5 Sonnet, GPT-4o, and the Composer multi-file context tool. Many engineering teams now subsidize Cursor for all engineers — it measurably reduces time-to-ship.
Replit
Replit AI
Replit combines a cloud IDE with Replit Agent — an AI that scaffolds, writes, debugs, and deploys full-stack apps from a single prompt. The free tier includes Ghostwriter completions. Replit Core ($25/mo) unlocks the full Replit Agent for autonomous development, custom domains, private Repls, and extra compute. The platform is especially powerful for prototyping, hackathons, and solo founders who want zero DevOps.
Mistral AI
Mistral AI La Plateforme
Mistral AI's API provides access to Mistral Large, Mistral Small, Codestral, and Pixtral. EU-hosted for GDPR compliance. New accounts receive free credits; competitive pricing makes it cheaper than GPT-4 for most tasks.
CoreWeave
CoreWeave
CoreWeave provides specialised GPU cloud infrastructure for large-scale AI workloads. Startup program offers up to $100K in compute credits for companies in YC, a16z, Sequoia, and other qualifying accelerators.
Modal Labs
Modal Labs
Modal Labs provides a $30/month free tier plus startup credits, representing a fundamentally different approach to AI infrastructure -- serverless GPU compute that developers consistently describe as transformative.
Groq
Groq Cloud
Groq Cloud provides the fastest inference currently available -- often 5-10x faster than OpenAI or Anthropic on identical model sizes -- making it the go-to choice for latency-sensitive applications.
Deepgram
Deepgram
Deepgram provides the fastest and most accurate speech-to-text API. New accounts receive $200 in free credits — enough to transcribe ~55 hours of audio. Faster-than-real-time transcription with speaker diarization included.
Emergent Labs
Emergent
Emergent is the AI-native platform for building, deploying, and iterating on production-grade full-stack web apps — entirely through conversation. No local setup, no DevOps configuration, no boilerplate.
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OpenAI o3 vs Claude Sonnet 4.5: The Developer's Cost Guide
o3 and Claude Sonnet 4.5 are both frontier models, but they're built for different jobs. This guide tells you exactly which one to use — and when switching saves you 70%+ on AI costs.
GPT-4o to Gemini 2.0 Flash: Save 85% Without Sacrificing Quality
Gemini 2.0 Flash costs 85% less than GPT-4o and handles a 1M token context window. For the right workloads, this is the single most impactful cost optimisation in 2025-26. Here's the complete migration guide.
Reduce Embedding Costs by 80%: OpenAI vs Cohere vs Local Models
Embeddings are a hidden cost driver in RAG applications. Most teams are using text-embedding-3-large when text-embedding-3-small is 80% cheaper and nearly identical in quality for most use cases. This guide shows you the right model for each scenario.
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