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GPT-5.6 vs Kimi K3. Everyone's talking about which is smarter.
Wrong question.
Here's what actually matters depending on who you are 👇
If you're a business owner:
Kimi K3 just won the Automation Bench — the benchmark closest to real business workflows (spreadsheets, dashboards, repetitive processes). And it costs 50-65% less per task than GPT-5.6. That means the automation you've been putting off because "AI is expensive" just got a lot more affordable.
If you're a developer:
Kimi K3 ranked #1 on Frontend Code Arena (1679 Elo), beating GPT-5.6 and Claude. It's releasing open weights on July 27. 1 million token context window. API at $3/million input tokens. The value-to-performance ratio right now is hard to ignore.
The AI war between the US and China isn't about who wins. It's about who benefits — and right now, both clients and developers are walking away with better tools at lower prices.
I use Claude daily for thinking and writing, GPT for ecosystem integrations, and I'm testing Kimi K3 for automation workflows this week. No loyalty — just whatever ships the project faster.
Which model are you betting on right now?
#ai #webdev #automation #n8n #buildinpublic #kimik3 #gpt5
Built an entire fintech UI in one session - 16 screens, zero Figma files.
Connected @flowstep_ai MCP to Claude Code > generated every screen directly on the canvas via prompts. No manual pixel-pushing.
Used design skills (hallmark, impeccable, prompt-master) to refine each iteration - brutalist system, pixel-perfect spacing, consistent tokens across all routes.
Then replicated the full canvas into a @nextjs 16 app in minutes. MCP > React components, 1:1 match. Deployed to @vercel the same day.
Design tool + AI agent + framework = ship at a pace that wasn't possible before.
The workflow:
1 Prompt Flowstep canvas
2 Polish design skills
3 Replicate > Next.js code
4 Deploy Vercel
11 brutalist screens, 9 routes, 1 afternoon.
THE OG TOOL - @Flowstep X @Contra HQ
Project Link : CASHLESS
#buildinpublic #AIworkflow #FlowstepMCP #ClaudeCode #NextJS #Vercel #brutalistdesign #nocode
This is soo good, weldone Asef!
Most businesses don't need more employees. They need better AI systems.
Every week, I see businesses spending hours on repetitive tasks that could be automated.
Imagine if your business could
Save 20+ hours every week
Automate repetitive workflows
Launch AI-powered web applications
Build custom AI agents
Scale without increasing operational costs
That's exactly what I build.
I help startups and businesses transform ideas into scalable AI products using modern technologies like Claude Code, Cursor, Bolt.new, Lovable, Supabase, Next.js, and intelligent automation.
Whether you're building an MVP or replacing manual processes with AI, the goal is simple:
Save time. Increase efficiency. Scale faster.
If you're building something ambitious, I'd love to help.
Well said. AI delivers the most value when it removes repetitive work and frees people to focus on higher-impact tasks, not just by automating processes, but by improving how the business operates overall.
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