Disclosure

The short version

Some links on this site are affiliate links, and I may earn a commission when you buy through them, at no extra cost to you. Some tool tests and reports are sponsored. Sponsors can buy visibility, not verdicts. Every paid relationship is disclosed right next to the recommendation it affects, not buried on this page. My job is to be the person you trust to tell you what the tools really cost and whether they hold up in production.

Affiliate links

When I recommend a tool I use and rate, I often link to it with an affiliate link. If you buy through that link, the vendor pays me a referral fee and your price stays the same. I only run affiliate links for tools I would recommend without one. Many of the tools I write about (Claude, OpenAI, Cursor, and others) have no affiliate program at all, and I cover them the same way I cover the ones that pay.

Each tool in the Tool Lab is labeled so you always know where I stand: Affiliate, No affiliate, or Sponsored.

Sponsored tests and reports

A company can pay me to test their tool, run a benchmark, or sponsor a report or the newsletter. When that happens, the page says so clearly, at the top, before you read my take. What a sponsor pays for is my time and the visibility of the test. It does not buy a good verdict, a hidden caveat, or a softened failure mode. If a sponsored tool falls short, the write-up says that.

Editorial independence

The recommendation is mine. It is based on real testing, real pricing, and whether the tool fits the workflow I am writing about. No sponsor or affiliate partner reviews my copy before it ships, and none of them can change a verdict. If keeping that independence ever costs me a partnership, I keep the independence.

Pricing accuracy

Tool pricing changes constantly. I check prices before I publish and stamp each tool page with the date I checked. Even so, a plan, a credit rate, or a usage limit can change the day after. Always confirm the current price on the vendor's own page before you buy. If you spot a price that has gone stale, tell me and I will fix it.

No guaranteed outcomes

When I write about systems, costs, build-versus-buy decisions, or results, I am sharing what worked in a specific context. Your results will depend on your stack, your team, your market, and your timing. Nothing here is a guarantee of revenue, savings, rankings, or any other outcome.

How disclosures appear

In line with the FTC Endorsement Guides (16 CFR Part 255), I keep disclosures clear and close to the recommendation:

• A label on every tool in the Tool Lab.
• A note at the top of any sponsored test, report, or newsletter issue.
• A short affiliate note near the buy button on tool and comparison pages.

For the full legal version, see the Disclaimer.

Questions

If anything here is unclear, or you want to discuss a sponsorship, email me at hi@omidsaffari.com.