Brendan McKeag

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Is Here — Better Quality, Easier Prompts, and Real Photorealism

Stable Diffusion 3.5 delivers a major quality leap, fixing past flaws while generating photorealistic images from minimal prompts. Learn what’s new, how to get started on Runpod, and what to expect next from the community.
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Hardware & Trends

Why NVidia's Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Might Be the Most Reasonable LLM Yet

NVidia’s Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B is outperforming larger and closed models on key reasoning tasks. In this post, Brendan tests it against a long-unsolved challenge: consistent, in-character roleplay with zero internal monologue or user coercion—and finds it finally up to the task.
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AI Workloads

Why LLMs Can't Spell 'Strawberry' And Other Odd Use Cases

Large language models can write poetry and solve logic puzzles—but fail at tasks like counting letters or doing math. Here’s why, and what it tells us about their design.
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Learn AI

Run GGUF Quantized Models Easily with KoboldCPP on Runpod

Lower VRAM usage and improve inference speed using GGUF quantized models in KoboldCPP with just a few environment variables.
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AI Workloads

Evaluate Multiple LLMs Simultaneously Using Ollama on Runpod

Use Ollama to compare multiple LLMs side-by-side on a single GPU pod—perfect for fast, realistic model evaluation with shared prompts.
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AI Workloads

Supercharge Your LLMs with SGLang: Boost Performance and Customization

Discover how to boost your LLM inference performance and customize responses using SGLang, an innovative framework for structured LLM workflows.
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AI Workloads

Mastering Serverless Scaling on Runpod: Optimize Performance and Reduce Costs

Learn how to optimize your serverless GPU deployment on Runpod to balance latency, performance, and cost. From active and flex workers to Flashboot and scaling strategy, this guide helps you build an efficient AI backend that won’t break the bank.
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AI Infrastructure

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