/01 — Recommended stack
The stack I recommend
Tools I actually run in production — with the honest why.
Groq Cloud
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Absurdly fast inference for open models. When latency is the product, nothing else comes close on the free tier.
#low-latency#free-tier#open-sourcevisit ↗
OpenRouter
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One API key, every model. Perfect for A/B-testing providers without rewriting a line of code.
#gateway#multi-model#cheap-apivisit ↗
Ollama
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Local models in one command. My default for private prototyping and zero-cost iteration.
#local#private#open-sourcevisit ↗
v0.dev
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Generative UI that speaks React + Tailwind natively. Great for scaffolding, still needs a human editor.
#generative-ui#react#prototypingvisit ↗