Uses · April 2026 snapshot

Tools I work with

A dated snapshot of my AI tools, advertising platforms, development tools and hardware. The /uses page format comes from the independent developer community. Tool versions and quoted prices describe this snapshot and may have changed.

AI · Content production

Veo 3.1

Video generation with synchronized audio at 1080p. The recorded price was $0.50/second. Used for tasks previously handled by a videographer and editor.

Google

Nano Banana Pro

My choice for advertising images with text. Recorded cost: about RUB 14 per 1K image. Used for banner design tasks.

Gemini 3 / kie.ai

Flux Kontext

Photorealistic image generation and editing for mockups and product imagery.

Black Forest Labs

ElevenLabs v3

Voiceover, dubbing and voice cloning. Recorded subscription: $22/month. Used for voice production tasks.

ElevenLabs

HeyGen 4

AI avatars and multilingual dubbing for Reels, educational content and localization.

HeyGen

AI · Coding and automation

Claude Code (Opus 4.7)

My main AI coding tool for websites, bots and automation. Recorded subscription: $20/month. Used to build this site.

Anthropic

n8n (self-hosted)

Workflow automation, self-hosted on a VPS. Recorded hosting cost: RUB 400/month. No per-operation subscription cap.

n8n

Prompt to React code with deployment. Useful for quick campaign landing pages.

Vercel

Figma AI (Make)

Prototyping, design reviews and AI-assisted layout.

Figma

Paid acquisition and analytics

Yandex Direct + Yandex Metrica

Search and display acquisition for the Russian market, including AI-assisted campaigns.

Yandex

VK Ads

Lookalike audiences, automated bidding and short-form video. Typically about 50–60% of campaign budget in the projects in this snapshot.

Telegram Ads

Channel audience targeting, particularly useful for gaming, B2B and AI startups.

Senler

VK chatbot funnels for lead generation and reaching new audiences.

Senler

GA4

Web analytics for projects where the service is available.

Google

Web development

Next.js 16

App Router and Turbopack. The framework for this site and six campaign landing pages.

Vercel

Tailwind CSS 4

CSS with @theme for fast design iteration.

Tailwind

Vercel

Deployment, edge delivery and social preview image generation. The free tier covers many of my projects.

Vercel

TypeScript 5.7

Strict typing to catch errors and support AI-assisted development.

Microsoft

Project and knowledge management

Notion

Client knowledge bases, FAQs for AI agents and content plans.

Notion

Linear

Sprint planning for teams. Apple Reminders handles my personal tasks.

Linear

Client and contractor communication, with bots for automated reports.

Google Sheets

Quick analysis, unit economics and reports. Often faster to set up than a dashboard.

Google

Hardware

MacBook Pro 14" M3

Main laptop with 32 GB RAM. Cloud services handle demanding video rendering.

Apple

Sony A7C

Occasional photography for client presentations, alongside AI image tools.

Sony

AULA F87 Pro

Mechanical keyboard for long working sessions, with Akko Lavender Purple switches.

AULA

Sennheiser HD 660 S2

Studio headphones for audio editing.

Sennheiser

Tools I replaced before this snapshot

·ChatGPT for drafting → Claude for a more consistent writing voice in long-form content
·DALL-E 3 → Nano Banana Pro for better text inside advertising images
·Midjourney v6 → Flux Kontext for cost and precision in product imagery
·Make.com → self-hosted n8n for workflows without per-operation fees
·Google Ads → retained for selected projects with an international audience