About whattAI
whattAI is an independent AI buying guide, comparison hub, and personalized stack recommendation platform.
What whattAI does
whattAI helps readers choose AI software based on pricing, workflow fit, privacy needs, alternatives, and practical use cases instead of vendor marketing. The site covers AI tools, AI models, AI agents, and software stacks for common workflows.
- Tool comparisons across the AI ecosystem at /compare.
- Best AI buying guides for specific jobs and audiences at /best.
- Live AI model pricing sourced from OpenRouter at /models.
- Cost calculators for tokens, chatbots, RAG, and agents at /calculator.
- Stack Builder, a recommendation engine that produces a personalized AI stack with monthly cost, at /stack-builder.
Editorial principles
- Neutrality. Recommendations are decided on fit, pricing transparency, and reader value. Affiliate or sponsored relationships do not override picks.
- Cost as a first class signal. Pricing is presented alongside capability, not hidden behind feature lists.
- Honest empty states. Missing benchmarks, unverified prices, or stale data are labeled instead of guessed.
- Source attribution. Articles, comparisons, and tool pages cite the vendor documents, leaderboards, or feeds the data came from.
How whattAI is funded
whattAI is supported by affiliate commissions on outbound vendor links, sponsored placements (always labeled), and display advertising. Full detail in the affiliate disclosure.
Data and methodology
Model pricing is fetched from OpenRouter with a 12 hour cache and a curated registry fallback. Tools, agents, and stack templates are curated registry entries. Freshness is shown via per source lastChecked timestamps and Git derived Updated dates. Full detail in the methodology page.