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RANKED #7 OF 248 ASSISTANTS · OVERALL #11 OF 6,459 · VIBE SCORE 7.4 · 3,513 VOICES
A versatile AI assistant designed to help with writing tasks, programming, and everyday questions.
HAPPY9.8
2 mentions
SAD5.2
1 mentions
VIBE TRAJECTORY
26 weeks · 3,203 voices
HOLDING UP
Recent vibe is steady. No clear fade in the crowd.
PREFER OPEN SOURCE? THE CROWD HAS PICKS
Step 1 is closed, so you rent it. These open-weight models can genuinely stand in for it. Download once, own forever.
- OPEN WEIGHTS6.7
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WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS
Users find Step 1 worth the price, especially praising its strong writing and coding capabilities. However, some complain that it can hallucinate facts and occasionally refuses prompts or sounds preachy.
1227 POSTS · 2286 COMMENTS · REDDIT · BLUESKY · DEV FORUMS · GITHUB · X · HACKER NEWS · LEMMY
PEOPLE LOVE
- Popular for coding help (5 mentions)
- People feel it is worth the money (3 mentions)
- Good at writing and wording things (5 mentions)
PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT
- Sometimes makes things up (5 mentions)
- Refuses or lectures more than people like (2 mentions)
TOPIC BY TOPIC
- Help with codeMOSTLY POSITIVE
5 thumbs up · 2 thumbs down
- PriceMOSTLY POSITIVE
3 thumbs up · 2 thumbs down
- Getting facts rightA SORE SPOT
0 thumbs up · 5 thumbs down
- WritingPEOPLE LOVE THIS
5 thumbs up · 0 thumbs down
- Saying no too muchA SORE SPOT
1 thumbs up · 2 thumbs down
LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE?
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Three prompts to get ChatGPT to become an instant expert in anything.
- REDDIT · 2024-12-07 · 2452 UPVOTESAccidentally discovered a prompt which gave me the rules ChatGPT was given.
Accidentally discovered a prompt which gave me the rules ChatGPT was given.
- REDDIT · 2025-08-06 · 2184 UPVOTESI reverse-engineered ChatGPT's "reasoning" and found the 1 prompt pattern that makes it 10x smarter
I reverse-engineered ChatGPT's "reasoning" and found the 1 prompt pattern that makes it 10x smarter
- REDDIT · 2024-02-09 · 1036 UPVOTES”AI shader” workflow
”AI shader” workflow
- REDDIT · 2024-02-26 · 795 UPVOTESWhy is there the imprint of a person visible at generation step 1?
Why is there the imprint of a person visible at generation step 1?
- REDDIT · 2025-10-15 · 579 UPVOTESI tested 1,000 ChatGPT prompts in 2025. Here's the exact formula that consistently beats everything else (with examples)
I tested 1,000 ChatGPT prompts in 2025. Here's the exact formula that consistently beats everything else (with examples)
- REDDIT · 2026-03-14 · 502 UPVOTESI built a Claude skill that writes perfect prompts and hit #1 twice on r/PromptEngineering. Here is the setup for the people who need a…
I built a Claude skill that writes perfect prompts and hit #1 twice on r/PromptEngineering. Here is the setup for the people who need a setup guide.
- REDDIT · 2023-09-29 · 423 UPVOTESHow to use IP-adapter controlnets for consistent faces
How to use IP-adapter controlnets for consistent faces
- REDDIT · 2026-08-16 · 371 UPVOTESThe dream is to reach 200GB VRAM
The dream is to reach 200GB VRAM
- REDDIT · 2025-07-30 · 298 UPVOTESAll in one WAN 2.2 model merges: 4-steps, 1 CFG, 1 model speeeeed (both T2V and I2V)
All in one WAN 2.2 model merges: 4-steps, 1 CFG, 1 model speeeeed (both T2V and I2V)
- REDDIT · 2023-11-27 · 287 UPVOTESDid I accidentally automate myself out of the job?
Did I accidentally automate myself out of the job?
- REDDIT · 2026-08-06 · 248 UPVOTESBen Goertzel: Google May Be Abandoning Alternative Paths for the Final Sprint to AGI
Ben Goertzel: Google May Be Abandoning Alternative Paths for the Final Sprint to AGI