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AI customer service roleplay: how to run practice that sticks
AI customer service roleplay works when scenarios come from your real tickets and every run is scored against your policy. A free prompt, 5 tools, and a scorecard.

8 best Iris Hermes Agent alternatives in 2026, hosted and self-run
The best Iris Hermes Agent alternatives in 2026, from running Hermes yourself to other assistants you text, compared on iMessage setup, price and privacy.

Strands Decider 2B: AWS's free decision model, tested against the hype
Strands Decider 2B is a free, open 1.9B decision model from AWS's Strands Labs. What it does, how accurate and fast it is, what it costs to run, and where it fits.

Martin AI for client follow-ups: what it chases, and what you still track
How to use Martin AI for client follow-ups: reminders on any channel, triage that adds to-dos, texting clients for you, and the silence it won't notice.

7 best Claude Haiku 5.5 alternatives in 2026, picked by why you're leaving
The best Claude Haiku 5.5 alternatives depend on what pushed you out: the 100k price cliff, the temperature ban, coding gaps, or wanting open weights.

Claude Haiku 5.5 review: a real bargain, but only under 100k tokens
My Claude Haiku 5.5 review: Luna-level prices, much better scores, and real speed, as long as your prompts stay under 100k tokens and effort stays low.

folk AI assistant vs Instinct AI: which texting assistant fits you in 2026?
folk is a free texting assistant that keeps you on track and asks before it emails. Instinct is an invite-only agent that acts as you out in the world. Here is how they compare.

folk AI assistant for founders: a chief of staff you text, tested against a founder's week
folk pitches itself as a texting chief of staff for founders. Here is what it handles in a founder's week, who presses send, what it costs, and where it stops.

Kodif AI vs Siena AI: which ecommerce support agent fits your team in 2026
Kodif AI vs Siena AI compared on what each agent actually does, how each one bills, which helpdesks they sit on, and the automation rate where the cheaper one flips.
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