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title: "Oleh Kem (@comparedge) | Hashnode"
description: "Founder of ComparEdge · I write about software pricing, AI tools, and security risk. Read the latest articles by Oleh Kem on Hashnode."
url: "https://hashnode.com/@comparedge"
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# Oleh Kem

@comparedge · New York · Joined April 2026

Founder of ComparEdge · I write about software pricing, AI tools, and security risk

[Website](https://comparedge.com/)

### [Kimi K3: Moonshot AI's Frontier Model, Assessed](https://comparedge.hashnode.dev/kimi-k3-moonshot-frontier-benchmarks-price?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 ranks fourth on an independent intelligence index and first on a frontend-code leaderboard. The capability is real. The openness and trust stories are not yet what the headlines say.

14 min read · [comparedge.hashnode.dev](https://comparedge.hashnode.dev/kimi-k3-moonshot-frontier-benchmarks-price?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jul 18](https://hashnode.com/posts/kimi-k3-moonshot-frontier-benchmarks-price/6a5ad363a7cdc7c8d8cbd236)

### [Kubernetes Security 2026](https://comparedge.hashnode.dev/kubernetes-security-2026?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Why Kubernetes became APT groups' favorite entry point

6 min read · [comparedge.hashnode.dev](https://comparedge.hashnode.dev/kubernetes-security-2026?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jul 8](https://hashnode.com/posts/kubernetes-security-2026/6a4ec1eddb7b767d03a2205c)

### [Why 70% of RAG Projects Never Reach Production in 2026](https://comparedge.hashnode.dev/vector-databases-rag-production-failures-2026?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Production RAG depends on far more than the vector database. Parsing, chunking, hybrid retrieval, and evaluation usually determine answer quality.

6 min read · [comparedge.hashnode.dev](https://comparedge.hashnode.dev/vector-databases-rag-production-failures-2026?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jul 8](https://hashnode.com/posts/vector-databases-rag-production-failures-2026/6a4e2efb1057ba7c663713be)

### [Choosing an LLM API for production in 2026: not benchmarks](https://comparedge.hashnode.dev/llm-api-production-2026-enterprise-evaluation?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Benchmarks don't pay your cloud bill. Compare latency, reliability, pricing, context windows, rate limits, and operational tradeoffs before choosing an LLM API for production.

7 min read · [comparedge.hashnode.dev](https://comparedge.hashnode.dev/llm-api-production-2026-enterprise-evaluation?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[4](https://hashnode.com/posts/llm-api-production-2026-enterprise-evaluation/6a4cd95ecf7ef55aeda78ad9) [Jul 7](https://hashnode.com/posts/llm-api-production-2026-enterprise-evaluation/6a4cd95ecf7ef55aeda78ad9)

### [Cursor vs Windsurf vs Copilot: real ROI for engineering teams](https://comparedge.hashnode.dev/cursor-vs-windsurf-vs-copilot-real-roi-for-engineering-teams?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Compare Cursor, Windsurf, and GitHub Copilot by engineering ROI: codebase context, agent workflows, review load, security risk, pricing, team costs.

6 min read · [comparedge.hashnode.dev](https://comparedge.hashnode.dev/cursor-vs-windsurf-vs-copilot-real-roi-for-engineering-teams?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[2](https://hashnode.com/posts/cursor-vs-windsurf-vs-copilot-real-roi-for-engineering-teams/6a4c22d71545dfb5565594e0) [Jul 6](https://hashnode.com/posts/cursor-vs-windsurf-vs-copilot-real-roi-for-engineering-teams/6a4c22d71545dfb5565594e0)