AI Resources

Learning platforms, tool directories, APIs, and key people to follow.

Learning Platforms

Platform	Focus	Cost
Anthropic Learn	Claude Code in Action	Free
OpenAI Academy	Research, writing, coding	Free
Deep Learning AI	CC agentic coding course	Free
Warp University	Warp terminal	Free

AI Tool Directories

Directory	URL
Futurepedia.io	Largest AI tools directory
FutureTools.io	Curated tools
FindMyAITool	https://findmyaitool.com/
The Rundown AI	https://supertools.therundown.ai/
AITools.fyi	https://aitools.fyi/
AIValley	https://aivalley.ai/
There’s An AI For That	https://theresanaiforthat.com/

Free AI APIs

• Google Gemini API: multimodal AI, code gen, research agents
  • https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/overview
  • Very generous free tier

Free AI Access Points

Service	URL	Best For
Google AI Studio	https://aistudio.google.com	Very generous limits
Claude.ai	https://claude.ai	Deep thinking, writing
ChatGPT	https://chatgpt.com	General purpose
Gemini	https://gemini.google.com	Google integration
Grok	https://grok.com	Real-time information
Perplexity	https://www.perplexity.ai	Research with sources
LMArena	https://lmarena.ai	Compare 2 models side by side
Antigravity	Google IDE	Claude Opus/Sonnet with generous limits

Models Quick Reference (2026)

Provider	Models	Notes
Anthropic	Opus 4.5, Sonnet 4.5, Haiku 4.5	Primary for serious work
OpenAI	GPT 5.1	Strong general purpose
Google	Gemini 3.0	Great free tier
Zhipu	GLM-4.6/4.7	Best value (~1/7th Claude cost)

People to Follow (CC Ecosystem)

Person	Focus
Boris Cherny	CC creator, official best practices
Joe Njenga	Prolific CC tutorials and cheat sheets
Rick Hightower	Skills ecosystem, Spillwave Solutions
Alireza Rezvani	CC advanced strategies, subagents
Marco Kotrotsos	Skills/agents philosophy
JP Caparas	CC community curation

Full list: Who to Follow for Claude Code

Key RAG Resources

• All Best RAG Strategies in One MCP
• Haystack — Q&A over own data