# 141: The Era of Sol

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Podcast: [Mostly Technical](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mostly-technical-6567048)
Published: 2026-07-21T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/51b6ec15
Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/51b6ec15/96ff3f58.mp3
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Duration seconds: 4646

## Resource

Ian and Aaron discuss letting Sol Ultra rip for over 2 days straight, Aaron's new side project, problems with macOS, trying to price AI usage in apps, and more. Sponsored by Bento & DropInBlog . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Going to Laracon? Sign up for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party ! (00:00) - Tim Cook's Office (06:00) - Introducing cfmpeg (12:27) - Ian & ElevenLabs (15:04) - Subscriptions In Outro (18:45) - World Cup (24:06) - Sol Ultra (28:07) - An Update on HelpSpot AI Pricing (52:04) - Aaron’s Custom Model (01:07:40) - Next Week: Laracon US! (01:10:23) - Great Illustrated Classics Links: cfmpeg ElevenLabs GPT-5.6 Sol Ian on Notes on Work HelpSpot AI Token Town Episode 008 BigSkyDevConf Laracon US Great Illustrated Classics

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