Cost

Productivity

Laurie Voss writes that the cost of writing software has collapsed, making everyone a product engineer.

This practical tutorial introduces five free and open-source tools—including Ollama, 9router, Headroom, Diffy, and OpenHands—that can replace expensive AI subscriptions and reduce token costs. Viewers will learn how to set up and use these tools for local model running, routing, memory management, and agentic workflows, enabling a cost-effective AI infrastructure.

Developer Tutorial • Fireship

Productivity

Monitor your Claude Pro token usage to avoid unexpected cost increases.

Productivity

Default to Claude Haiku for simple, high-volume tasks and save Opus or Sonnet for complex reasoning to cut cost and latency.