Tagged: Infrastructure
6 posts
Pinecone vs RunPod for Vector Search: Managed vs Self-Hosted (2026)
Pinecone vs RunPod for vector search: managed serverless against self-hosted Qdrant on a rented pod. Sep 2026 prices, break-even, residency.
Self-Hosted LLM vs API Cost: Break-Even Analysis (2026)
Self-hosted LLM vs Claude API in September 2026: current GPU and token prices, recomputed break-even, and when the API still wins.
GPU Cloud Comparison for AI Inference: 2026 Reality Check
GPU cloud comparison for AI inference in 2026. Lambda, RunPod, CoreWeave, Hetzner, AWS, GCP head-to-head on price, features, and workload fit. Download the free AI Automation Checklist.
Your Vector Database Decision Is Simpler Than You Think
Choosing a vector database is simpler than benchmarks suggest. The three constraints that actually decide it, from someone running semantic search on a single VPS. Download the free AI Automation Checklist.
I Run 10 AI Agents in Production. They're All Bash Scripts.
A week ago I wrote about shipping AI agents the right way. That piece was about the harness: quality... Download the free AI Automation Checklist.
Lots Of People Are Demoing AI Agents. Almost Nobody's Shipping Them The Right Way.
Lots of people are demoing AI agents. Almost nobody's shipping them the right way. Conference stages... Download the free AI Automation Checklist.