about

One question, asked honestly, about every task you'd hire out.

Freelance rates were set when a human was the only option. That's changed for some work and not for other work, and nobody keeps a straight list of which is which. This is that list: the task, what it costs to hire out, whether the current tools can really do it, and the exact prompt to try if they can.

Prices, not vibes

Every cost is a median rate from freelance marketplaces, with the date we last checked it. If we can't source a number, the row says so.

We run the tool

A verdict only ships after someone actually does the task with the tool we recommend. The prompt on the page is the one that produced the result.

Nobody's craft gets dismissed

"AI can do it" means the output is good enough for the job most people are buying. It doesn't mean the professional version is worthless.

how a verdict gets made
01
Price the job
Median of current marketplace listings for the same scope, recorded with a source and a date.
02
Pick the tool
The one a non-specialist could realistically use today, not the most impressive demo.
03
Do the task
Start to finish, timed, noting where it needed rescuing.
04
Write the verdict
Yes, kinda, or not really — plus what you give up and why people still pay.
05
Publish the prompt
Copy-paste ready, marked as a draft until a human has verified the result.
Verdicts get revisited. If a lot of people vote "still hired someone" on a task we marked green, that's our cue to run it again.
Where the money comes from

Two links on each task page — one to the AI tool, one to a marketplace where you can hire a human — becoming affiliate links as we're accepted into each platform's program. Both are always present, whichever way the verdict goes. Sponsors get a labelled slot, never a verdict.

Credit where it's due

The format is lifted, with thanks, from canivibecodeit.com, which asks the same question about software subscriptions. This site asks it about people's crafts, which deserves a more careful answer.

The weekly digest

New verdicts, changed verdicts, and the occasional note when a tool crosses the line from "kinda" to "yes". One email a week.