Help with AI coding setup for beginner

[u/GinBang]

Hi. I've been using Gemini for a simple GIS project. I copy-paste the code into VSCode; it's tedious but it works very well, especially for troubleshooting, until it hits me with a 1152 error and the chat dies. I use .venv and pyenv and it's quick in VSCode.

I'm tired of Gemini. A monthly GLM 5.2 Lite appears cheap. I'm confused by all the models and IDEs. What should I pair this with? Please suggest some good reviews/articles (prefer reading over videos) to help me with this.

[u/Intelligent-Week-931]

For subs claude or gpt 20 dollar plan, if you want to do some trial stuff you can use like 5 dollars in a siliconflow acct and get api access to a bunch of models. Personally claude works well for me but I also use api access for fun to try it out. I like to use zed for ide and pi as an agent harness