Trust
Editorial policy
Vendors cannot buy a better write-up. Affiliate commissions never change what a page says.
Independence
Vibe Coding Intel editorial is an independent research publication. Vendors do not review or approve pages before publication, and we do not accept payment for placement, free plans or other benefits in exchange for coverage. Vendors can send primary sources through the contact page; we check them like any other source.
Affiliate policy
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How pages are written
Answer first, evidence second, detail third. Key facts carry a source link and a checked date. Opinion is labelled as ours, a vendor claim is never presented as our finding, and we never write "we tested" for desk research. See how we research.
Update cadence
- Pages with prices or plans are scheduled for re-checking (30 to 90 days, set per page in its front matter).
- A page only gets a new date when something was actually re-checked, and material changes go in its update log.
- The pricing index changelog records every plan change we find.
Corrections
If we get something wrong we fix it, change the date and record it on the corrections log. Substantive changes are dated, not silently overwritten. To report an error, use the contact page.
Authorship
Pages are published under the Vibe Coding Intel editorial team. We do not use personal bylines or invented reviewer profiles.