AI Tools & Reviews
Honest, independent coverage of AI tools and software. From large language models to productivity apps, creative AI, and coding assistants — AI Maestro reviews what works, what does not, and what is worth your time and money.
Copilot goes cheap as Microsoft phases out OpenAI and Anthropic models to cut costs
Microsoft is replacing AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic with its own in-house versions across several Copilot products, including Excel and Outlook.…
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Zhipu AI launches ZCode to challenge Claude Code and OpenAI Codex at a fraction of the cost
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Claude Code and Fable 5 ported the 2003 PC game Command & Conquer to native iOS in “a few hours”
2d ago
sqlite-utils 4.0rc2, mostly written by Claude Fable (for about $149.25)
3d ago
Open-source tool pxpipe hides text in PNGs to cut Claude Code and Fable 5 token costs up to 70%
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Uber Caps Usage of AI Tools Like Claude Code to Manage Costs
Uber has implemented a strict financial cap on its internal use of agentic coding…
3 Jun 2026
Microsoft’s new MAI models
Microsoft has announced two new large language models, MAI-Thinking-1 and MAI-Code-1-Flash, marking a distinct…
2 Jun 2026
Uber caps employee AI spending after blowing through budget in four months
Uber has implemented strict monthly spending limits of $1,500 per employee for agentic coding…
2 Jun 2026
Gemini Spark is the most impressive and terrifying AI experience I’ve had yet
Google has launched Gemini Spark, an always-on AI agent designed to execute complex tasks…
2 Jun 2026
Gemini’s new AI agent is about as good as Google’s demo
Google has launched Gemini Spark, a new artificial intelligence agent designed to execute multi-step…
1 Jun 2026
How we used Gemini to build Google I/O 2026
How we used Gemini to build Google I/O 2026 Google I/O 2026 was all…
1 Jun 2026
How we contain Claude across products
How we contain Claude across products A complaint I often have about sandboxing products…
30 May 2026
‘What a joke’: Github Copilot’s new token-based billing spurs consternation among devs
The golden age of Microsoft’s Github Copilot appears to be at an end, for…
30 May 2026
I put Google’s 24/7 AI assistant Gemini Spark to work, and it’s actually pretty useful
Gemini Spark is Google’s new 24/7 agentic assistant, designed to help you help you…
30 May 2026