AuraByt is a small development studio in Toronto, Ontario. We build websites, web apps, SaaS products, and booking platforms for small businesses across the GTA.https://aurabyt.com/en-ushttps://aurabyt.com/blog/ai-development-trends-2026/https://aurabyt.com/blog/ai-development-trends-2026/An honest read on where AI development is in 2026: what's actually in production, what's still vaporware, and what it means for the kind of businesses we build software for.Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://aurabyt.com/blog/ai-hardware-reality-check/https://aurabyt.com/blog/ai-hardware-reality-check/A plain-English breakdown of the hardware, GPU, memory, and cloud costs involved in running AI inference — for operators who want a number, not a whitepaper.Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://aurabyt.com/blog/ram-shortage-crisis-2026/https://aurabyt.com/blog/ram-shortage-crisis-2026/Memory prices have moved sharply in 2026 because of AI datacenter demand. Here's what's happening, who's affected, and how long it's likely to last.Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://aurabyt.com/blog/when-local-llms-beat-cloud-apis/https://aurabyt.com/blog/when-local-llms-beat-cloud-apis/Cloud APIs are cheap at small volume and expensive at large volume. Here's the rough math on where self-hosting starts to pay off, what it actually costs, and the common mistakes.Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://aurabyt.com/blog/building-stattraq/https://aurabyt.com/blog/building-stattraq/We built a free calculator that shows rideshare and delivery drivers their true take-home per hour after fuel, depreciation, insurance, CPP, and taxes. A note on why and how.Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://aurabyt.com/blog/why-small-businesses-deserve-better-websites/https://aurabyt.com/blog/why-small-businesses-deserve-better-websites/A direct look at why so many small business websites are slow and generic, what's different about sites built on modern frameworks, and when the cost is actually justified.Sat, 15 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://aurabyt.com/blog/local-ai-deployment-why-it-matters/https://aurabyt.com/blog/local-ai-deployment-why-it-matters/There are specific situations where sending data to a cloud AI provider isn't viable. Here's when local deployment is worth the extra work and when it isn't.Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT