SoftwarePeeks

OpenCode is a free, open source AI coding agent with 120K GitHub stars, multi-session support, and 75+ model providers. After a weekend of testing, my $20/month Cursor subscription is looking questionable.

Mar 21, 2026 8 min read

Tutorials

KittenTTS Just Proved You Do Not Need a GPU for Production-Quality Text-to-Speech — Here Is How to Set It Up in Under Ten Minutes

A 25MB text-to-speech model that runs on your CPU and sounds better than it has any right to. Here is exactly how to install KittenTTS and what to expect.

Mar 20, 2026 6 min read

Reviews

Astral Just Joined OpenAI — And Every Python Developer Should Be Paying Attention to What Happens Next

Astral, the company behind Python tools uv and Ruff, is joining OpenAI Codex team. Here is what this means for the Python ecosystem, open source commitments, and the future of AI-powered development.

Mar 19, 2026 5 min read

Comparisons

Logseq vs Obsidian in 2026 — I Switched Between Both for 6 Months and Here Is What Actually Matters

I tested both Logseq and Obsidian for 6 months across two machines. Here is what actually matters beyond the feature lists — from daily journals and plugin ecosystems to mobile sync and query power.

Mar 18, 2026 5 min read

Best Of

7 Best AI Translation Tools in 2026 — I Tested Kagi Translate DeepL and Google Side by Side and the Results Were Not Even Close

I tested 7 AI translation tools with real documents — a Portuguese legal contract, Japanese technical manual, and more. Here is how DeepL, Kagi Translate, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Papago, and LLMs actually compare when accuracy matters.

Mar 17, 2026 8 min read

Pricing

The Real Cost of Running a Local Voice Assistant in 2026 — I Priced Out Every Raspberry Pi Microphone and Model So You Do Not Have To

A complete, real-world pricing breakdown of building a local voice assistant in 2026 — comparing Raspberry Pi builds against Alexa, Google, and Apple across hardware, subscriptions, and 3-year total cost.

Mar 17, 2026 8 min read