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Step 2
by StepFun
CLOSEDHOSTEDWRITING HELPCODING HELPDRAFTING TEXTEVERYDAY TASKS
RANKED #129 OF 316 ASSISTANTS · OVERALL #168 OF 493 RANKED · VIBE SCORE 5.2 · 5,234 VOICES ·
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A capable AI assistant built to help you with everyday writing and coding projects.
HAPPY6.9
5 mentions
SAD8.1
24 mentions
VIBE TRAJECTORY
26 weeks · 4,721 voices in this window
QUIETLY DEGRADING
Recent vibe and chatter are both sliding.
PREFER OPEN SOURCE? THE CROWD HAS PICKS
Step 2 is closed, so you rent it. These open-weight models can genuinely stand in for it. Download once, own forever.
- OPEN WEIGHTS6.8
DeepSeek ReasonerDeepSeekChoose for top-tier reasoning and coding with fully accessible open weights.🏆 NEAR-PEER QUALITY💻 STRONG AT CODE💸 COST EFFICIENT4.2k VOICESMATCH★★★ - OPEN WEIGHTS5.9
GLM 5.2 504BZhipuPick for massive parameter scale and strong bilingual text understanding.🏆 NEAR-PEER QUALITY💻 STRONG AT CODE🔒 PRIVATE & OFFLINE2.2k VOICESMATCH★★★
WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS
Users find Step 2 worth the price for solid writing and coding help. However, people are frustrated by unexpected outages, occasional made-up facts, and overly strict refusals.
2662 POSTS · 2572 COMMENTS · REDDIT · GITHUB · BLUESKY · HACKER NEWS · X · DEV FORUMS · DEV.TO · LEMMY
PEOPLE LOVE
- People feel it is worth the money (5 mentions)
- Good at writing and wording things (5 mentions)
PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT
- Refuses or lectures more than people like (11 mentions)
- Outages, errors, or limits get in the way (10 mentions)
- Coding help disappoints some people (6 mentions)
- Sometimes makes things up (5 mentions)
TOPIC BY TOPIC
- Help with codeMIXED FEELINGS
7 thumbs up · 6 thumbs down
- Working when you need itA SORE SPOT
3 thumbs up · 10 thumbs down
- Saying no too muchA SORE SPOT
1 thumbs up · 11 thumbs down
- PriceMOSTLY POSITIVE
5 thumbs up · 2 thumbs down
- Getting facts rightA SORE SPOT
2 thumbs up · 5 thumbs down
- WritingPEOPLE LOVE THIS
5 thumbs up · 0 thumbs down
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
- FROM GITHUB >
“Qwen 3.8 Flash Next (qwen4exp): fatal broadcastshapes crash at step 2 of any tool run — QSA indexer budget vs KV length.”
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Three prompts to get ChatGPT to become an instant expert in anything.
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”AI shader” workflow
- 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 · 2025-05-05 · 554 UPVOTESThis prompt can teach you almost everything.
This prompt can teach you almost everything.
- 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.
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How to use IP-adapter controlnets for consistent faces
- REDDIT · 2026-02-08 · 395 UPVOTESHow to Set Up Claude Code Agent Teams (Full Walkthrough + What Actually Changed)
How to Set Up Claude Code Agent Teams (Full Walkthrough + What Actually Changed)
- REDDIT · 2026-08-16 · 371 UPVOTESThe dream is to reach 200GB VRAM
The dream is to reach 200GB VRAM
- REDDIT · 2025-04-14 · 340 UPVOTESVibe Coding Isn’t Dumb - You're Just Doing It Wrong
Vibe Coding Isn’t Dumb - You're Just Doing It Wrong
- REDDIT · 2025-07-29 · 326 UPVOTESNemo Engine 6.0 (The Official Release of my redesign)
Nemo Engine 6.0 (The Official Release of my redesign)
- REDDIT · 2024-05-28 · 297 UPVOTESSD.Next New Release
SD.Next New Release
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Did I accidentally automate myself out of the job?