Carmine Paolino
Helps engineering teams ship faster by modernizing their Rails stack and integrating AI tools that deliver real productivity gains.
At a Glance
- Ruby Developers
- Engineering Teams
- Rails-based Startups
AI Tools by Carmine Paolino
(1)RubyLLM
Ruby AI Provider SDK
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Latest News
RubyLLM 1.16 released with significant speed improvements
Work on RubyLLM 2.0 officially begins
Keynote speaker at RubyConf TH 2026
RubyLLM 1.14 adds ClickHouse agent enhancements
Products & Services
A high-performance Ruby framework for AI development, focusing on simplicity and developer experience. Supports Agent DSL, Bedrock, and Azure.
A fully private, context-aware AI assistant designed for engineering teams to help with code and documentation.
Market Position
Ruby-first AI development that prioritizes simplicity and performance over the high complexity of Python-based frameworks like LangChain. Focuses on the Ruby on Rails ecosystem.
Leadership
Founders
Carmine Paolino
AI builder and founder with 20+ years of experience across product, operations, and AI. Co-founder of Freshflow (supermarket food waste reduction). Previously worked at OLX and Capgemini building large-scale systems.
Founding Story
After co-founding Freshflow and spending two decades in tech, Carmine Paolino transitioned to building AI tools solo. He created RubyLLM to provide a 'beautiful' and simple framework for AI development in Ruby, countering what he saw as the unnecessary complexity of existing AI SDKs. This led to the development of Chat with Work, a privacy-focused AI assistant for engineering teams.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Subscription-based for Chat with Work (intended) and Open Source/Consulting for RubyLLM.
Pricing Tiers
Currently free as of June 2026 while invoicing infrastructure is being finalized in Germany.
Target Markets
- Ruby Developers
- Engineering Teams
- Rails-based Startups
- Modernizing Rails applications with AI
- Building AI agents in Ruby
- Private AI assistance for work
- Scaling AI infrastructure for engineering teams
- Engineering teams