Recommended Stacks

Pre-configured combinations of tools for different use cases

Zero-Cost Dev Stack

$0/month

Complete AI-powered development without spending a dime. All tools have generous free tiers, no credit card required.

Stack Components

IDE
VS Code + Continue.dev
API
OpenRouter
CLI
Gemini CLI
Local Models
Ollama

+2 more layers

freeno-credit-cardbeginner-friendlyunlimited-local

Speed Demon Stack

$0-20/month

Blazing fast inference for real-time applications. Sub-100ms responses at every layer.

Stack Components

Inference
Groq
Coding
Aider + Groq
Caching
DeepSeek V4
Edge Deploy
Cloudflare Workers AI

+1 more layers

fastlow-latencyreal-timeproduction

Pro on a Budget

~$10/month

Professional-grade AI tools for under $10/month. Smart provider mixing for maximum value.

Stack Components

IDE
Trae
API
OpenRouter
Fallback
Ollama
Code Review
GitHub Copilot Free

+1 more layers

cheappro-gradebudget-friendlyvalue

Privacy-First Stack

$0/month (hardware only)

100% offline AI development. No data ever leaves your machine - perfect for sensitive code and IP protection.

Stack Components

Models
Ollama
IDE
Continue.dev
Chat UI
Open WebUI
CLI
Aider

+2 more layers

privacyofflinesecureenterprise-readyhipaa-friendly

Autonomous Agent Stack

$0-30/month

Build self-running AI workflows that handle complex tasks end-to-end with memory and tool use.

Stack Components

Orchestration
n8n
Reasoning
DeepSeek R1
Execution
Qwen3.5-Coder
Memory
ChromaDB

+2 more layers

agentsautomationworkflowsself-hosted

Knowledge Base Stack

$0-50/month

Production-ready document Q&A system. Upload documents, ask questions, get cited answers.

Stack Components

Framework
LlamaIndex
Vector DB
ChromaDB
Embeddings
BGE-Large
LLM
Claude 3.5 Sonnet

+2 more layers

ragdocumentsknowledge-baseqaproduction

Startup MVP Stack

$20-50/month

Ship fast with AI-assisted full-stack development. From idea to deployed product in days.

Stack Components

Full-Stack
v0.dev
Backend
Supabase
IDE
Cursor
Design
Figma AI

+2 more layers

startupmvpfull-stackship-fast

Docs & Content Stack

$0-20/month

AI-powered technical writing and documentation workflow. Never write docs from scratch again.

Stack Components

Generation
Mintlify Writer
Editing
Grammarly
Examples
Claude
Diagrams
Mermaid

+1 more layers

documentationtechnical-writingdx

Why use recommended stacks?

Save Time

Pre-vetted combinations that work well together

Cost Optimized

Maximum value with free tier combinations

Production Ready

Battle-tested configurations for real apps