AI Decoded Vol.4: Which Model When (Part 2) — Images, Video, Voice, Local Models

How do you budget for image and video generation, choose between voice APIs, and pick a local model that fits your computer? This episode walks through all three, with practical ways to keep costs down. Prices can change; check current official pricing. 0:00 Introduction: image, video, voice, local models 0:15 Images and video: what they cost 1:23 Explore cheaply, then finalize 1:44 Voice: transcription, synthesis, real time 2:26 Skip real time when you can 2:41 Open weights and quantization 3:47 Choose by memory and run with Ollama 4:44 Three takeaways