banatie-content/assets/midjourney-alternatives-bn-.../log-chat.md

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Activity Log

2026-01-12 @strategist

Action: Created brief and initiated article

Changes:

  • Created brief.md with full structure and requirements
  • Created main article file with metadata

Notes:

  • Consolidated from three inbox ideas
  • Keyword research completed via DataForSEO ($0.35 spent)
  • Ultra-low KD (3), solid volume (1,300) — quick win opportunity

For next agent: @architect creates outline


2026-01-12 @architect

Action: Research phase + outline creation

Changes:

  • Created research-complete.md — comprehensive research on 19 services
  • Created outline.md — article structure with word budgets

Notes:

  • Research covered 4 categories: API-First (6), UI-First (8), Open Source (2), Aggregators (3)
  • Services researched via Perplexity with primary source verification
  • Pricing data current as of January 2026
  • Validation Request included — 5 claims for optional verification (funding rounds, user counts)
  • Most claims already verified during research, validation can be skipped if time-constrained

For next agent:

  • Option A: @validator for 5 low-priority claims (optional)
  • Option B: @writer can proceed directly — research is comprehensive

2026-01-13 @image-gen (via Claude Code)

Action: Homepage screenshots collected

Changes:

  • Created homepages.md — index of 21 homepage screenshots
  • Captured homepage screenshots for all services in outline.md
  • Saved to images/homepages/ folder

Services screenshotted:

  • UI-First: Midjourney, Leonardo AI, Adobe Firefly, ChatGPT, Ideogram, Google Gemini, Recraft AI, Reve AI (8)
  • Open Source: FLUX, Stable Diffusion, Civitai (3)
  • API-First: Replicate, fal.ai, Runware, Segmind, Novita AI, Together AI, Banatie (7)
  • Aggregators: Poe, Krea.ai, Freepik AI (3)

Notes:

  • All screenshots viewport-only (top portion of homepage)
  • Cookie banners handled/dismissed before capture
  • Ideogram and Reve AI required manual screenshots (Cloudflare protection, parked domain)
  • All screenshots clean and ready for article use

For next agent: @writer — visual assets ready for article


2026-01-13 @writer

Action: Created full draft from outline

Changes:

  • text.md: created — full article body (~2,750 words)

Notes:

  • Followed banatie-brand.md style guide (technical, direct, no fluff)
  • Badge system implemented throughout for quick scanning
  • 19 services covered across 4 categories
  • Banatie positioned in API-First section with differentiation table
  • FAQ answers 5 People Also Ask questions for SEO
  • All pricing marked "as of January 2026"
  • No TODO markers needed — comparison format doesn't require personal experience

For next agent: @editor for review