Shadman Ahmed
Software Architect
Software architect and AI tools enthusiast. I test, benchmark, and review AI models and developer tools so you don't have to.
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How Balyasny Built an AI Research Engine That Scales Hedge Fund Investing
Balyasny Asset Management partnered with OpenAI to deploy a production AI research engine for investing, dramatically cutting analyst research time. Here's how a top multi-strategy hedge fund is winning the AI arms race.
Goose vs Claude Code: Why Developers Are Switching to the Free Alternative
In the Goose vs Claude Code debate, developers are increasingly choosing the free alternative. Claude Code costs up to $200/month with rate limits — Goose delivers nearly identical AI coding capabilities for free. Here's the definitive breakdown for 2026.
Qwen3.5-9B Crushes GPT on Documents—But Has a Glaring Weak Spot
Benchmark data shows Qwen3.5-9B beats frontier models on OCR and field extraction, yet stumbles badly on tables. Here's the honest breakdown.