Kernel Reviews

Wafer is revolutionizing enterprise AI by offering the quickest open-source LLMs, enabling serverless and dedicated inference designed specifically for production workloads. With its serverless inference, teams can utilize top-tier open models without the burden of infrastructure and deployment challenges, providing rapid APIs that include GLM-5.2-Fast for reduced latency through EAGLE speculative decoding and a guaranteed throughput SLA, alongside GLM-5.2, which serves as a flagship model boasting enhanced coding and reasoning abilities. Wafer's innovative technology employs agents to optimize inference throughout the stack, pinpointing and addressing bottlenecks in orchestration, algorithms, serving engines, GPU kernels, and various hardware setups. This system meticulously profiles the stack to determine whether latency or throughput issues arise from factors such as scheduling, decoding, kernels, memory pressure, or hardware compatibility, and then it explores numerous paths to deliver the most effective solution. Rather than depending on a singular switch or heuristic, Wafer undertakes a comprehensive search of combinations involving models, engines, kernels, and hardware to maximize performance. By continually refining these combinations, Wafer ensures that enterprises can operate at peak efficiency while leveraging the best of open-source technologies.