You can try HereWeGo Maps if you want live traffic information and public transport. The company behind HereWeGo is dutch

Google really cooked this time. I tried every other Google model and was not even close to switching from Sonnet

I think it really makes sense to use Gemini. It is COMPLETELY free. No variable costs for now. I experienced comparable performance to Claude 3.5/3.7.

I agree that Claude Code is amazing. But before Gemini 2.5 Pro (after Claude Code), I would use Cursor for lightweight tasks to save costs and Claude Code when it was really necessary.

20$ is what you can easily end up spending in a single day of Claude Code. But Gemini 2.5 Pro combines the advantages of both imo

Agreed. Being financially independent can also foster ad investments and lead to a popularity gain