MePlay, Inc.
Democratizing LLM training by lowering the hardware floor through innovative techniques like layer streaming, enabling fine-tuning of large models on consumer GPUs.
At a Glance
- Individual AI developers
- Startups with limited compute budget
- Enterprise teams requiring on-premise model training
AI Tools by MePlay, Inc.
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Soup CLI
Local LLM Fine-Tuning CLI Tool
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An open-source command-line tool for LLM post-training (SFT, DPO, ORPO, KTO, PPO) featuring layer streaming technology.
Market Position
Soup differentiates itself from competitors like Unsloth and Axolotl by using layer streaming to drastically lower the VRAM requirements for fine-tuning, making LLM training accessible on standard consumer laptops and desktops.
Leadership
Founders
Rafik Mamedov
CEO of MePlay, Inc. Strategy leader and entrepreneur focused on democratizing AI.
Makazhan Alpamys
Technical lead and maintainer of Soup CLI. Expert in AI/ML infrastructure and post-training optimizations.
Executive Team
Rafik Mamedov
CEO
Founder and strategic lead at MePlay, Inc.
Makazhan Alpamys
Lead Developer / Maintainer
Creator of the Soup CLI and lead for technical development.
Founding Story
MePlay, Inc. was founded to solve the 'hardware floor' problem in LLM fine-tuning, where large models require expensive high-VRAM GPUs. The vision was to allow developers to 'own' their AI by training models on local, consumer-grade hardware.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Open-source software with a donation/sponsorship model via Stripe. Mentions of 'on-prem, audit-ready' capabilities suggest a future enterprise/B2B offering.
Pricing Tiers
Full access to the Soup CLI under Apache-2.0 license.
Target Markets
- Individual AI developers
- Startups with limited compute budget
- Enterprise teams requiring on-premise model training
- Fine-tuning 8B+ models on 4GB-12GB consumer GPUs
- On-premise LLM post-training
- Local model creation and personalization