The Hype vs Reality Report

Every month, we cut through the noise. What AI capabilities are production-ready? What is still hype? Based on real deployment data from enterprise engagements, not Twitter discourse.

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Past Reports

February 2026

The MCP Explosion: What Actually Works

We tested 47 MCP servers in production environments. Only 12 were production-ready. Here is what separated the good from the broken.

January 2026

Agent Frameworks: LangGraph vs CrewAI vs Custom

A head-to-head comparison of three agent orchestration approaches across five real enterprise use cases. Custom won more often than you would expect.

December 2025

Fine-Tuning Is (Usually) Not the Answer

When fine-tuning makes sense, when RAG is better, and when prompt engineering alone gets you 90% of the way. Data from 15 client engagements.