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Guides9 min readOct 15, 2026

Mahitosh Dey

How to Check Whether an AI Tool Is Dead, in 60 Seconds

A 403 is a bot wall. A 451 is a geo-block. A timeout is a network. Only one result actually means dead, and the lazy version of the command hides it.

Nine AI Models Retired in 2026. GPT-5.5 Goes on Wednesday

GPT-5.5 retires from ChatGPT and Codex on 14 October but stays on the API. Six models already went this year. Here is every date and what quietly breaks.

Twelve AI Tools Say Free. Five Actually Renew

Runway gives 125 credits once. Pika gives zero. Notion calls it a trial. I checked twelve tools that advertise a free tier and sorted them by what free does.

Mozilla Solo Closes on 30 November. Your Export Does Not Include Your Images

Solo deletes every site on 30 November 2026. The ZIP export contains your HTML and a CSV of image links, not the images themselves. Here is what to save.

AI Tools for Client and Pitch Decks in 2026: The Client-Ready Parts Are Paid

Pitch gives 100 AI credits that never renew and puts PowerPoint export behind a paid plan. Gamma badges free decks. That pattern is the whole story.

Free AI Music Generators in 2026: You Can Make Songs, Not Keep Them

Suno's free plan makes about 300 songs a month and lets you download none. AIVA gives you three downloads and keeps the copyright. What free really means.

Best AI for Small Business in 2026: What the Stack Actually Costs

Every list of AI tools for small business names a dozen products and never adds them up. I did. The stack runs past $100 a month, not the under-$50 implied.

Sep 4, 2026

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