Hi, I’m Sujee 👋

AI Developer Advocate • Open Source • Speaker • Builder

I help developers build with open models, through code, workshops, and talks. I focus on LLMs, inference, and open source. Currently at Nebius.

Sujee Maniyam

What I Work On

Developer Advocacy

Developer Advocacy

Code, workshops, and community for AI builders.
Talks & Workshops

Talks & Workshops

Sharing what I learn about AI, LLMs, and inference.

Selected Work

Practical LLM EvalsPractical LLM Evals

Model visualizers, developer utilities for testing inference, and more.

ZebraBenchZebraBench

Benchmark LLM inference endpoints right in your browser: speed, latency, accuracy, and cost.

AllycatAllycat

End-to-end open-source RAG pipeline for website content.

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Selected Talks

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Recent Events

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Latest Writing

Experimenting with Agaram: A Tamil-First Language Model

I ran Agaram 2.5B locally and tested 20 phrases in both Sri Lankan and Tamil Nadu Tamil. It translated 17/20 Tamil Nadu phrases and 12/20 Sri Lankan phrases correctly.

31 Years With Linux: From Compiling Kernels to Running AI Models

Linux 0.02 was announced 35 years ago. I’ve used it for 31 of those years - from recompiling kernels to running AI models locally.

Fine-Tuning vs. Distillation vs. Quantization, Explained with LEGO

Fine-tuning, distillation, and quantization sound similar but solve different problems. This LEGO explainer shows how.

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What People Say

Peter J. Theobald, Akamai

“…one of the best I’ve attended. Clear, concise and hands-on, it really helped me understand all the components to building a LLM pipeline.”

Mike Chrabaszcz, Engineering Leader

“…a well organized, timely, and insightful workshop at the AI Summit.”

John Varghese, AWS Hero

“Sujee has a knack for explaining complex topics using easy to understand analogies.”

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