Grokbot and Jev, a decision model | Joseph Fluckiger | AIMUG Oct 2026

Joseph Fluckiger compares GrokBot and Jev for faster, cheaper AI workflows. Next AIMUG meetup: Mon Nov 2, free (Austin + online): https://aimug.org/events?utm_source=y... For developers building AI agents who need to reduce latency and costs. What you'll learn GrokBot is easier to set up than Hermes or OpenClaw because it has its own VM. Jev is not an LLM but focuses on classification with authoritative confidence scores. Using Jev for routing can achieve 10x performance improvement and 100x cost savings. Jev is a System 1 model for quick judgments, unlike LLMs which are System 2. LangGraph allows mixing deterministic code with LLM models for complex workflows. Resources mentioned Slides: https://share.fluckiger.org/aimug GrokBot Hermes OpenClaw LangGraph Jev mlflow Langsmith Langfuse 00:00 GrokBot Overview 02:07 Personal Use Cases 03:13 Introducing Jev Model 05:17 RLCD Training Method 07:46 Jev Demo 10:51 LangGraph Integration 12:16 Q&A Session Speaker: Joseph Fluckiger. Slides: https://share.fluckiger.org/aimug Slides and notes for all talks from this night: https://aimug.org/docs/oct-2026/?utm_... Newsletter: https://aimug.org/community?utm_sourc... Discord:   / discord   Subscribe to AIMUG on YouTube:    / @ai-mug   Recorded at AIMUG, October 5, 2026. #AIagents #LangGraph #Jev