The Kryotta blog
Guides and comparisons on working with every AI model — Claude, Gemini, Llama, Mistral, DeepSeek and more — plus what we're building.
Claude vs Gemini for M-Pesa statement reconciliation: I tested 80 till reports
I tested Claude and Gemini on 80 M-Pesa till statements to see which AI model could cut my three-hour daily reconciliation down. Here's what actually worked.
I made 25 Jumia product photos with Stability AI — which prompts got clicks and which got returns
I tested Stability AI on 25 phone case listings. Thirteen worked. Twelve failed badly—customers returned items saying they looked nothing like the photos. Here's what the prompts got wrong.
I used AI to process 60 M-Pesa till reconciliations in one afternoon: step by step
I reconciled 60 M-Pesa transactions across three order logs in one afternoon using Claude and Gemini. Here's exactly how I set up the prompts, which model handled Kenyan phone numbers better, and where I broke it twice.
Claude vs Gemini for Instagram Shop captions: I tested 50 product posts in Swahili and English
I tested Claude and Gemini on 50 real product captions for my Instagram shop in Nairobi—skincare, electronics, and fashion. Here's which model handled bilingual code-switching naturally and actually drove DM inquiries.
I used 3 AI models to debug a M-Pesa webhook: which one found the timeout error
I fed the same broken M-Pesa webhook code to Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek. One spotted the 30-second timeout bug immediately. Here's what each model found—and missed.
I used Claude and Gemini to write 40 M-Pesa refund messages: which one customers actually replied to
I tested Claude and Gemini on 40 real M-Pesa refund messages for my phone accessory shop. One model got more replies and fewer confused follow-ups—here's what each did better.
I used AI code review on 50 pull requests: which model caught the actual bugs
I tested Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, and GPT-OSS on fifty real pull requests from Nairobi startups. Here's which models actually caught production-breaking bugs versus just complaining about formatting.
I built a WhatsApp auto-reply for my chama using Claude — here's the KSh 300 setup
I replaced a KSh 15,000/month VA with a Claude-powered WhatsApp bot that answers chama questions automatically. Here's the KSh 300 setup that took two weeks to perfect.
KSh 2,100 for ChatGPT or KSh 1,900 for five models: the real cost breakdown
ChatGPT Plus costs KSh 2,100, but hits message caps fast. For KSh 1,900, Kryotta unlocks five text models, image generation, and video—with no limits. Here's what actually works for Kenyan small businesses.