# Ai assistant

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**Category:** Elements\
**Tags:** elements\
**Created:** [September 17, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/ai-assistant/57635 "2026-09-17T11:13:13Z")\
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I think it depends a lot on what model you use for the assistant. For example something like GPT-5.4 nano or mini are quite cheap, whereas if you are using the frontier models then yeah it can get pretty pricy. Usually it’s those frontier models that can really do a lot of the build and design work, whereas the cheaper models can be used for the simpler things.

@dan did a video here which should help [BIG NEWS: Elements 3.0 is out of beta! 🎉 - #44 by dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/big-news-elements-3-0-is-out-of-beta/57609/44)

I’d have both, but probably use the MCP server option more often.

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