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AI subscriptions worth paying for — a founder's quick top-ten list

angus.sewell · 2026-07-29T17:01:54.000Z · in AI Saves, Vol. 8
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100k ft — What is this?

AI subscriptions worth paying for — a founder's quick top-ten list
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50k ft — Why care?

Rapid-fire opinion list of AI-adjacent spend worth it: a better agent search tool, Gemini, Railway for hosting, Tesla, upgrading SaaS tiers for API/MCP access, Claude Fable 5, site analytics and Home Assistant over Google Home/Alexa. Mostly vibes, few specifics.
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10k ft — Key takeaways

• Home Assistant beats closed smart-home assistants • Pay for API/MCP access tiers on tools your agent needs

5k ft — Tools & techniques

Claude, Gemini, Home Assistant, Railway API integration, MCP

1k ft — Deep-dive / try it

Hippity hopping on this trend rn (yeah I know the trend died like two weeks ago) #ai #buildwithai #vibecoding #founder
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Man, this AI is a Psyop to get you to believe that the big suck has any AI game whatsoever Therefore it is not worth the money, but these ten things absolutely are so cliche Angus One of these maybe not Google AI ultra though. The built-in search for most AI agents is usually terrible. Upgrade it, bro It's worth it. Maybe this is the reason to get that Gemini subscription. I love Railway I haven't tried any of these other ones not gonna lie. Just get a Tesla, bro I don't know what these fucking other ones do. Don't come at me with the Tesla's are cringe comment again Easy ROI, bro If you have a software that you can upgrade to get like API or MCP access, bro Do it when you got a rip fable five you got a rip fable five This is for your website or your app or what do you want to be just flying blind, bro? Did your like Google home or Alexa getting home assistant is so much better You don't need a bunch of overpriced AI software bro. Keep it simple follow your bully while you're at it I'll show you what AI tools are actually worth

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Collection: AI Saves, Vol. 8