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Case studies, product news, and research from the Subterra team building production AI systems.

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Research
May 27, 2026

Can Local AI Agents Do Real Office Work?

A practical benchmark comparing a local NVIDIA GB10 AI agent running Qwen3.6 35B through Hermes against GPT-5.5 on real office workflows, including code repair, document synthesis, web edits, travel research, and concurrency limits.

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Research
May 15, 2026

RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA GB10 for Local AI: Speed When It Fits, Headroom When It Doesn’t

A practical RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA GB10 local AI benchmark comparing Qwen3.6 35B Q4, Q5, MXFP4, long-context workloads, and dense 70B inference. The results show where the RTX 4090 dominates, where GB10’s memory headroom matters, and why the VRAM cliff is one of the most important limits in local AI hardware.

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Case Studies
May 14, 2026

Your Competitor’s New Employee Might Not Be Human

Subterra uses custom-forked AI agent systems built around Hermes Agent and OpenClaw to support blog writing, CRM workflows, documentation, software development, proposals, research, and internal operations. These systems create real leverage, but improper deployment can be catastrophic without strong security, permissions, and human review.

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Research
May 13, 2026

Qwen3.6-35B on NVIDIA GB10: 243 llama.cpp Runs to Find the Best Local Quant

A detailed benchmark of Qwen3.6-35B-A3B on NVIDIA GB10 using 243 llama.cpp runs, comparing BF16, Q8, Q5, Q4, and MXFP4 GGUF variants for local AI inference, RAG, agents, and long-context workloads.

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Research
Apr 8, 2026

Gemma 4 on NVIDIA GB10: Quantization Benchmarks for Local Inference

A hands-on benchmark of Gemma 4 on NVIDIA GB10 comparing 31B dense and 26B-A4B MoE variants across speed, memory, thinking mode, and practical deployment tradeoffs.

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Case Studies
Mar 25, 2026

600 Microsites Later: What Changed After Replacing PDFs

A proof-led look at how Microsites turned static document delivery into interactive, trackable web experiences at scale.

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Case Studies
Mar 25, 2026

GeoIQ Deep Dive: From Bore Logs to Searchable Subsurface Intelligence

How Subterra turned fragmented geotechnical inputs into a clearer, more searchable intelligence workflow through GeoIQ.

Case Studies
Case Studies
Mar 25, 2026

Observability Platform: Lessons from a 1,500-Device Infrastructure

What Subterra learned while building an observability platform around anomaly detection, signal interpretation, and faster response.

Case Studies
Case Studies
Mar 25, 2026

How Subterra Deploys Private AI Systems

A proof-led breakdown of how Subterra approaches private AI architecture, deployment boundaries, and governance for sensitive workflows.