Independent AI field notes
What it is. What it costs. How to use it.
Clear, independent guides to AI models. Understand the capabilities, check the costs, and find the official place to get started. Every guide brings the essentials and the sources together.
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Model guide · Moonshot AI
Kimi K3.1
Moonshot AI’s K3.1-series flagship (Kimi K3.1 Pro): long context, coding and agent work, API pricing, and how it compares to peers.
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Model guide · Google DeepMind
Gemini Genie 4
Google DeepMind’s real-time interactive world model with native audio and Gemini steering—access, pricing, limits, and Genie 3 comparison.
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Model guide · Kuaishou Kling
Kling 4.0
Kuaishou Kling AI video model: T2V, I2V, Omni Reference, keyframes, public per-second API rates, and comparison tips for Seedance and Runway.
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Tool guide · photography
LightCraft
Open-source Lightroom-style RAW library in Rust (MIT OR Apache-2.0): local-first, free core app, WASM + MCP, vs Lightroom / darktable.
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Model guide · Liquid AI
LFM3 Omni
Liquid AI’s ~2.17B on-device omni model (LFM3-Omni-2B): text, image, video, and audio support, 32K context, open weights, and practical comparison tips.
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