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AI Reasoning Explained: When Thinking Helps or Wastes Tokens

AI reasoning can improve coding, math, and complex analysis, but it also adds latency and token costs. Learn when thinking helps and when to turn it off.

February 23, 2026Updated July 10, 2026Peter Bray

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OpenRouter vs Direct API: Pricing, Latency, and Limits

OpenRouter vs direct APIs: compare credit fees, latency, rate limits, privacy, routing controls, and when one gateway key is worth the extra hop.

February 23, 2026Updated July 10, 2026Peter Bray

Vercel AI Gateway model list showing pricing, providers, zero data retention, and no training columns

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Vercel AI Gateway Review: Pricing, ZDR, and Fees

A hands-on Vercel AI Gateway review covering pricing, zero data retention, BYOK, provider controls, web search, and the fees behind its no-markup pitch.

February 21, 2026Updated July 10, 2026Peter Bray

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Does ChatGPT Plus Include API Access? No, It's Separate

No. ChatGPT Plus and Pro do not include OpenAI API usage. Learn how separate API billing works, when pay-per-token access costs less, and how to get an API key.

October 6, 2025Updated July 10, 2026Peter Bray

Benchmark chart comparing Qwen 3.5 small models against larger models across instruction following, reasoning, math, multimodal, and document benchmarks

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Ollama on Mac: Run Local Models and Use Them on iPhone

How to install Ollama on macOS, run local models like Gemma 4 or Qwen on a Mac mini or MacBook, connect to them from Cumbersome on Mac and iPhone, expose them on your LAN, reach them remotely over HTTPS with Tailscale, and keep logs off disk for more privacy.

March 15, 2026Updated June 14, 2026Peter Bray

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Replacing Server-Side AI Search with iOS 26's New Headless Browser

iOS 26 and macOS 26 quietly shipped a headless browser: a SwiftUI WebKit API called WebPage that loads pages, runs JavaScript, and returns rendered HTML without any view on screen. We use it in Cumbersome to give every AI provider on-device web access, no matter whether they offer server-side search or not.

April 21, 2026Peter Bray

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ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini: Which AI Is Best in 2026?

Leaderboards say one thing. Daily use says another. I tested Claude Opus 4.6, GPT-5.2, Gemini 3 Pro, and more using their raw APIs on coding, writing, and everyday questions. No single model wins everything, and that changes how you should pick your AI tools.

February 7, 2026Peter Bray

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Edit AI Conversations: What ChatGPT and Claude Won't Allow

Most AI apps treat conversation history as read-only. Editing prior messages, deleting irrelevant context, and steering AI output is the real power move. Here is how Cumbersome gives you full control over your AI context.

November 25, 2025Peter Bray

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5 Reasons API Keys Beat ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, Gemini

Consumer AI subscriptions are designed to maximize revenue, not your productivity. Here are 5 reasons why using your own API keys gives you better AI access for less money.

November 11, 2025Peter Bray

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Face/Off Mode: Best of 3 AI Responses (No More Retries)

ChatGPT gives you one response and calls it a day. Face/Off Mode generates three responses with different creativity levels, then has AI pick the winner. Get the best of 3 AI responses on the first try, not after five manual retries.

October 9, 2025Peter Bray

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Use OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google API Keys on iPhone

Looking for a mobile app to use your OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google AI Studio keys on iPhone? Stop settling for browser-only tools. Here is what you actually need.

October 5, 2025Peter Bray

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ChatGPT and Claude Are Ripping You Off. Enter Cumbersome.

Tired of paying $20/month for AI that secretly routes to cheaper models, limits your usage, and treats you like a child? We were too. So we built something better.

October 4, 2025Peter Bray