When Heimdall first launched, it was an “OpenAI GPT” that users accessed through ChatGPT. We chose this approach for its $0 inference cost, user familiarity, and the perceived ease + speed of development.
However, in hindsight, this proved to be a mistake, plagued by issues like constant end-user approval prompts, a cumbersome OAuth experience (especially on mobile), unreliable desktop link generation, and an overall poor user experience.
As a result, we completely rebuilt Heimdall as version 2.0 using Vercel’s AI SDK and GPT-4o-mini, and it’s much improved. You no longer need a ChatGPT account to get started, there’s no more dealing with repeated confirmation prompts, broken links, or mobile sign-in issues. The integration with the Gandalf SDK, which powers data retrieval from services like Amazon and Instacart, is now even smoother.
Heimdall 2.0 can answer questions like:
• How much have I spent on a specific service or category?
• What categories of products do I buy the most on Amazon or Instacart?
• How does my spending compare this year to last year?
• How often do I use services like Uber or Booking?
• Can you show me a pie chart or bar chart of my spending in different categories?
• How do my spending habits differ between services?
• Can you provide insights or recommendations based on my spending data?
Try it out! Let us know what you think.
About Heimdall 2.0 on Product Hunt
“AI to track your spend on Amazon, Instacart, Booking + more.”
Heimdall 2.0 launched on Product Hunt on August 20th, 2024 and earned 115 upvotes and 20 comments, placing #27 on the daily leaderboard. Heimdall 2.0 helps you access, analyze, and visualize your spending habits on Amazon, Uber, Instacart, Booking.com & Uber Eats
On the analytics side, Heimdall 2.0 competes within Artificial Intelligence, Lifestyle and Personal Finance — topics that collectively have 471.2k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Heimdall 2.0 performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Heimdall 2.0?
Heimdall 2.0 was hunted by Timi Ajiboye. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Heimdall 2.0 including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Timi Ajiboye