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Five questions that tell you whether a "free" AI tool is actually free

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"Free" is the most overloaded word in software, and AI tools lean on it harder than most. A free tier can mean a monthly allowance, a watermarked export, a capped number of runs, or a trial that quietly becomes a subscription. These are the five questions I check before signing up for anything adve…

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  1. 2026-10-22 11:10 · DEV Community — AI
    Five questions that tell you whether a "free" AI tool is actually free

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