ax-llm
To build AI-native products that reduce coordination overhead and simplify modern life, powered by a typed programming model for LLMs.
At a Glance
- Software developers
- AI application builders
- Enterprise engineering teams
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Ax LLM
Typed Signature LLM Framework
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Latest News
Release of Ax v23.0.6 featuring significant improvements to agentic workflow stability and streaming.
Ax Go package officially released on Go modules (go get) with comprehensive documentation.
Launch of Rust AxIR backend, enabling high-performance Ax programs in the Rust ecosystem.
Publication of 'Will AI Eat Software Engineering?' – a research-led exploration of the future of programming with LLMs.
Products & Services
A multi-language programming model for building LLM applications and RLM-grade agents with typed signatures and automated optimization.
An AI-native coordination assistant designed to handle scheduling and complex life coordination tasks for busy professionals and parents.
A GraphQL to SQL compiler that serves as a high-performance data access layer and MCP tool for AI agents.
Market Position
Ax differentiates itself from Python-only frameworks like DSPy by offering a compiled, multi-language approach that focuses on production-ready typed contracts and low-latency performance.
Leadership
Founders
Kiran Prasad
Previously Chief Product Officer at Nextdoor and Tinder, and VP of Engineering at LinkedIn. He is also a Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company and an active early-stage investor.
Frank Yoo
Previously Head of Product Design at LinkedIn, Design Manager at Google, and Director of Product Design at Coinbase.
Vikram Rangnekar
Creator of the Ax framework and GraphJin. Previously an Engineering Manager at LinkedIn. Known in the open-source community as @dosco.
Executive Team
Kiran Prasad
CEO and Co-founder
Extensive leadership experience in product and engineering at LinkedIn, Nextdoor, and Tinder.
Frank Yoo
Co-founder
Veteran design leader with roles at Google, LinkedIn, and Coinbase.
Founding Story
Founded by a team of former LinkedIn product and engineering leaders, Big Basin Labs aims to bridge the gap between AI research and production software. The team created Ax to solve the reliability and multi-language challenges they faced when building agentic workflows.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Open-source distribution model (Apache-2.0) with monetization via consumer AI services (Okthx) and potential future enterprise licensing or cloud hosting.
Pricing Tiers
Full access to the Ax framework for personal and commercial use under Apache-2.0.
Target Markets
- Software developers
- AI application builders
- Enterprise engineering teams
- Enterprise-grade structured data extraction
- Reliable agentic workflows and tool-use
- Cross-platform LLM application development
- Automated prompt optimization and evaluation