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We spend a lot of time talking about context windows, limits, and prompt engineering, but every once in a while a model does something so surprisingly smart it just leaves you sitting there staring at the screen.

Could be a crazy complex bug fix, an unbelievable piece of creative writing, or a image/workflow that turned out way better than expected.

What’s the single most impressive thing AI has done for you recently that made you realize how far this stuff has come?

Hi everyone , I'm a small business owner , and I am thinking of using AI to create illustrations for my business.
The illustrations will need to fit a consistent illustration style.
And Basically what I'm trying to do, is to upload jpg images and then remove the background and only do illustrations on the subjects.
I'm looking at the AI models that does these illustrations.

Don't seem to find anything that will consistently stick to one illustration style.
Could you guys recommend which models can fit my requirements ?

Thanks very much in advance!

A year ago people were losing their mind saying AI is going to replace every job in two years. Now half the comments online are calling it overhyped garbage that can't even get basic facts right.

The narrative changed so fast. One month it's "AGI is coming next year" and the next month it's "LLMs hit a wall and can't reason for shit."

For people actually using this stuff daily for coding, art, roleplay, or writing... are you seeing real progress or does it feel like we just hit a plateau?

I like using it for simple things - like grilled chicken with marinade or homemade strawberry shortcake biscuits.

I started losing track of the recipes in all the back and forth of the chat, so I created an app to save the AI recipes alongside imported ones from favorite websites or social media. You can also render as a shopping list by aisle.

Is this something you would use?

I’m doing a small social experiment about how people perceive trust in AI.
Which one do you trust more: ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini?
More importantly: why?
I’m deliberately not defining what I mean by “trust.” Interpret it however you want.

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Welcome to the first official r/AILounge Weekly Tool Thread!

From today onwards, this post will go live every week as your dedicated space to share what you’ve built, discover new tools, and clean up our main feed.

For Builders & Creators:

• Showcase your work: Drop links to your weekend projects, apps, autonomous agents, custom scripts, or full startups.
• Get real feedback: Share progress, launch updates, demos, or find beta testers within the community.

For Seekers (Looking for a tool?):

• Ask the community: Tell us what you’re trying to automate (coding, writing, image generation, local LLMs, workflow agents).
• Get recommendations: Find out what tools are actually worth your time and money.

Quick Rules:

• Self-promotion belongs HERE: Keep promotional links inside this thread to keep the main subreddit feed quality high.
• Be constructive: Give the kind of feedback you’d like to receive on your own work.

What are you building or testing this week? Drop your links and questions below!

AI is changing quickly, and many tools we use today may look completely different in a few years. What AI-related skill do you think will still be valuable 5 years from now and why?

What skill would you stat learning today?

Deepseek is going to rise their prices and i wanted to try out other models anyway. So, what are the best LLMs on openrouter? In terms of price+quality

Not looking for hate fests, just curious what's out there. My pick: the AI summary that shows up above search results that's somehow always LESS helpful than just reading the first link. I trust it about as much as I trust the "people also ask" dropdown.

Hope to see something new ?

I'll give you 5-6 sentences of context, tell you exactly what I want, and still get the same bland safe response I would have gotten from a one line prompt. Looks like adding detail gets ignored or summarized away. Is this a system prompt/model alignment issue or is there a way to structure longer context that actually forces the model to stick to the instructions? Curious how you guys approach this when you want specific non generic output

The question is clear I guess but as of this date 16/8/2026 which sevice is better? It is very hard to decide I like Gemini and ChatGPT they both offer good services but I can only choose one, what is your recommendation? If there’s an option that’s not mentioned please tell.

This may seem like a silly question for this subreddit, but hear me out.

I'm an english and history student, and an artist. I'm VERY against the way that the large majority of people use generative ai to offload their schoolwork and creativity. I avoid using ai whenever I can because of that moral standpoint and due to the environmental damage it causes.

However, I am aware that ai is and is going to continue to be integrated as a tool in professional fields, and I should at least have some knowledge of how it works and how to utilize it efficiently. I don't really want to go messing around with it, however, as that seems wasteful -- I don't want to use it "just to practice". Are there reports/publications/guides that I could read, or places that stay updated with ai news/innovations? That way, I can learn about what is being developed and have an understanding without just aimlessly trying shit out.

Mainstream LLMs like ChatGPT hit a hard censor wall whenever you try to write intense fights, dark themes, or romance scenes.

For people writing fiction or roleplay, which platforms or uncensored models are actually delivering solid prose and good character memory right now?

Between massive electricity demands, rising API costs, and strict censorship, relying 100% on cloud LLMs is starting to feel unsustainable long-term. Local hardware and open-weights models have gotten good enough that running everything on-device is actually viable for a lot of workflows now. For those running local setups or small LLMs on your own rigs—what specs are you running, and are you completely off the cloud yet or still using a hybrid setup?

It feels like coding has shifted from writing syntax to just acting as an architect and approver. For smaller .NET/Blazor projects, letting Cursor handle the full context and just applying changes makes the process way faster.

Copilot feels outdated after this, though I still use web-based ChatGPT to brainstorm initial concepts before bringing them into the editor.

For those using AI-first editors daily, is anything currently outperforming Cursor on full-codebase context, or is it still in a tier of its own?

I’m looking for some advice on which AI model/service would be the best fit for my specific use case.
I work at a cleaning company called Tenderly Today, where I’m mainly involved with things like marketing, website management, business analysis, creating content, researching ideas, improving processes, and generally using AI to help me run and grow the business.
I used ChatGPT for quite a while, but I’m currently using Claude. Some time ago, I remember seeing a lot of people recommending Claude and saying it was one of the best options available. However, more recently I’ve noticed a trend of people moving away from Claude or saying that other models have become better.
I’m trying to figure out whether I should stick with Claude, go back to ChatGPT, or consider something else entirely.
One important thing: I don’t really use coding/programming (or only very rarely), and coding isn’t a priority for my business. So I’m much more interested in things like reasoning, business analysis, research, writing, marketing, working with documents/data, brainstorming, and general productivity.
For someone with this type of use case, which AI would you recommend today, and why?
Would love to hear from people who have actually used ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, or other alternatives for business/work purposes.