https://www.danilchenko.dev/categories/comparisons/Recent content in Comparisons on danilchenko.devHugoen-usSun, 03 May 2026 08:20:42 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/markitdown-vs-docling-vs-marker/Sun, 03 May 2026 08:20:42 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/markitdown-vs-docling-vs-marker/Three open-source PDF-to-Markdown tools for RAG and LLM pipelines, tested on real documents. Speed, table fidelity, install pain, and which one to pick.https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/gpt-claude-gemini-coding/Fri, 01 May 2026 08:25:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/gpt-claude-gemini-coding/Three weeks rotating between GPT-5.4, Claude Opus 4.7, and Gemini 3.1 Pro on real coding work — benchmarks, token costs, and the per-task winner for each.https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/hetzner-vs-digitalocean/Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/hetzner-vs-digitalocean/Hetzner just raised cloud prices 30–37% on April 1. Real migration numbers, current per-month costs, and when DigitalOcean still wins for your stack.https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/polars-vs-pandas/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/polars-vs-pandas/Polars vs Pandas in 2026: 5-11x speedups on the right workloads, but Pandas still wins for small data and ML pipelines. Real numbers from a 100M-row run.https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/ty-vs-mypy-vs-pyright/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/ty-vs-mypy-vs-pyright/ty is 10-60x faster than mypy and pyright but passes only 53% of typing spec tests. Full speed, conformance, and IDE comparison with real project benchmarks.https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/claude-code-vs-codex-cli/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/claude-code-vs-codex-cli/Claude Code wins on code quality (81% SWE-bench). Codex CLI wins on speed and uses 4x fewer tokens. Side-by-side pricing, benchmarks, and best use cases.https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/cursor-vs-github-copilot-real-cost-2026/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/cursor-vs-github-copilot-real-cost-2026/Cursor Pro's $20/mo base hits $40–80 under heavy agent use. Copilot Pro+ is $39/mo with 1,500 requests. Full cost breakdown with every tier compared.https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/uv-vs-pip-vs-poetry/Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/uv-vs-pip-vs-poetry/uv vs pip vs Poetry benchmarked head-to-head — install speed, dependency resolution, lockfiles, CI pipelines, and migration paths for Python devs in 2026.https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-03-26-claude-dispatch-vs-openclaw-vs-mariner/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-03-26-claude-dispatch-vs-openclaw-vs-mariner/Claude Dispatch (), OpenClaw (free + API), Google Mariner () compared after a week with each desktop AI agent. Cost, setup, security, and which to pick.https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-03-24-cursor-vs-claude-code-vs-windsurf/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.danilchenko.dev/posts/2026-03-24-cursor-vs-claude-code-vs-windsurf/A hands-on comparison of Cursor, Claude Code, and Windsurf after months of real daily use — pricing, features, and which tool fits your workflow best.