Hey HN, Anders and Tom here.
We're building Magnitude, an inference engine for agents that optimizes itself to run as fast as possible on your hardware.
It works on Mac, Linux, and Windows on any hardware and is up to 2x faster than llama.cpp.
Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.
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Launch HN: Magnitude (YC S25) – Self-optimizing inference engine for agents
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