Zukko Blog
Guides to Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and the Claude and GPT APIs: setup, token savings and troubleshooting.
DeepSeek V4 Pro via API: setup, pricing and image input
5 min · · models
How to connect DeepSeek V4 Pro, send it an image and estimate the cost. And why V4.1 Flash is the better deal for plain text.
Qwen vs GLM — two cheap families and what separates them
3 min · · сравнение
Cheap models are plentiful now, and choosing between them is no longer about price. What actually separates Qwen from GLM in practice.
Claude Code, opencode, Aider, Cline — how harnesses differ
3 min · · harness
They all read your project and edit code. The differences are in how much they ask, how much they spend, and where they live.
How to compare API gateways honestly — six checks in half an hour
3 min · · шлюз
Comparing price lists is easy and tells you little. Six checks you can run in half an hour that actually affect the bill.
GLM 5.3 vs Claude Opus 5.5 — when paying more pays off
3 min · · сравнение
$0.10 against $0.30 per million, 128K against a million of context. Where cheap wins and where it quietly costs more.
API vs ChatGPT Plus subscription — which is cheaper for a developer
4 min · · сравнение
A subscription and an API solve different problems. Here is what each option actually costs and when it makes sense to keep both.
GitHub Copilot vs Claude Code
5 min · · сравнение
Copilot lives in the editor on a subscription; Claude Code is a terminal agent billed per token. Where the working model and the billing actually diverge.
Claude Code vs aider
5 min · · сравнение
Claude Code and aider are both terminal-based and agentic, but they treat models and git differently. How they compare, and how to connect both to one key.
Claude Code vs Windsurf
4 min · · сравнение
Claude Code runs in a terminal with no editor of its own; Windsurf is a full IDE with a built-in agent. Where the approaches actually diverge.
Zukko vs the official Anthropic Console
4 min · · сравнение
The official Anthropic API and Zukko speak the same Messages API protocol, but the similarity stops there. A point-by-point comparison.
Zukko vs OpenRouter: what's actually different
5 min · · сравнение
Both give one key access to several providers' models. Here's where Zukko and OpenRouter actually diverge — protocol, caching, and how you pay.