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Read your token receipts right: volume and cost are different leaderboards

Attribute your model usage by both tokens and dollars, so you can see the flip the OpenRouter rankings show: cheap open models dominate volume while premium models dominate spend, and never mistake a high token ranking for value.

OpenRouter· beginner
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Pick a model with evidence: a GitHub Models bake-off that fits the free cap

Run the few prompts that actually matter across several models on GitHub Models' free tier, then keep the winner, with the daily call budget proven to fit before you start.

GitHub Models· beginner
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Track a tool's hype curve across any Substack (no API key)

Count how often a tool or model is mentioned in a Substack's posts over time, so you can see a hype curve rise and fade, using only the public archive.

Substack· beginner
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Fabric + Fable 5: Get Through Your Reading Pile

Pipe any article, video transcript, or document into a prebuilt Fabric pattern and have Fable 5 summarize, extract, or analyze it in one line.

Fabric· beginner
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Obsidian × MCPVault: The Decision Journal

Log decisions with frontmatter, let Claude update the outcome safely, and read the patterns each quarter.

Claude DesktopMCPVaultObsidian· intermediate
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Hermes + NotebookLM "Second Brain"

Pair Hermes with NotebookLM to build a self-researching, self-teaching knowledge system.

Replaces Perplexity Pro

ObsidianNotebookLMHermes Agent· advanced