LLM Guardrails That Survive Production in 2026
Prompt injection, PII leaks, and agents calling the wrong tool. The layered guardrail stack I actually run in production, plus evals that keep it honest.
Amir Teymoori
AI and LLM Engineer specializing in Android, Python, and full-stack development. Experienced in building intelligent systems, automation tools, and scalable backend APIs. Passionate about applied machine learning, drone technology, and creative software design.
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LLM API Pricing 2026: Every Major Model Compared
Every major LLM API priced per million tokens as of August 3, 2026: Claude, GPT-5.6, Gemini, DeepSeek V4 and Qwen, plus the 3 patterns that cut bills.
Small LLMs in 2026: When 7B Beats Last Year’s 70B
A 7B model now does what 70B did last year. What small models handle in 2026, where they fail, and how to route around it.
AI Agent Memory: What Actually Works in 2026
Markdown files beat most agent memory products. Here's when file-based memory wins, and the exact scale where Mem0, Zep, or Letta earn their keep.
DeepSeek V4: Open Weights Reach the Frontier
DeepSeek V4 ships MIT-licensed weights at 1.6T params and a 1M context. A developer review of the specs, the price, and what you can actually run.
Sandbox AI Coding Agents Before They Sandbox You
Most developers disabled agent permission prompts on day three. Here is the real risk model and a sandboxing ladder, from allowlists to microVMs.
1M-Token Context: Do You Still Need RAG?
RAG isn't dead, but your 2024 architecture is. Real cost math on 1M-token contexts, where recall breaks, and the hybrid pattern that won.
OpenCode vs Claude Code: 2026 CLI Comparison
I run Claude Code and OpenCode side by side every day. Here is the honest 2026 comparison: real prices, real annoyances, and who should pick which.
Claude Code Subagents: Multi-Agent Setup Guide
My Claude Code setup: four subagent files, two skills, cheap models for search, and background tasks. Here is the exact config I run daily.
Claude Fable 5 vs GPT-5.6: AI Coding Compared
Claude Fable 5 vs GPT-5.6 for real coding in August 2026: the export-ban saga, $10/$50 vs $5/$30 pricing, benchmarks, and which one I actually use.