# Dossier — From Model to Metrics: Serving and Benchmarking Any LLM Live with vLLM and Runpod

- **Session ID**: `fca86857-d079-46a6-94a7-62b0bb8e5d31`
- **Talk Transcript**: [transcript.md](transcript.md)
- **Recording**: `2026-10-13_1520_bench-marking-llms`
- **Freshness**: `settling` (last checked 2026-11-14T12:15:30-05:00)

## Speakers

- **Chris Vela** (Runpod) · status: `partial`
  - Site: https://ai.engineer/nyc/2026/schedule
  - Evidence: *"Actually, so to give you a little more context of like what RunPod does is we're in the cloud. We make it really easy for you to rent GPUs"*

## Companies

- **Runpod** (https://ai.engineer/nyc/2026/schedule) — Organization represented at AI Engineer New York 2026 (From Model to Metrics: Serving and Benchmarking Any LLM Live with vLLM and Runpod).

## Verified Resources

- **[Schedule | AI Engineer NYC 2026 — From Model to Metrics: Serving and Benchmarking Any LLM Live with vLLM and Runpod](https://ai.engineer/nyc/2026/schedule#session-fca86857-d079-46a6-94a7-62b0bb8e5d31)** (`product`, first seen 2026-10-26T10:41:07-04:00, post-event publication — added 13 days after the talk)
  - Why: Official AI Engineer NYC 2026 session entry and abstract for "From Model to Metrics: Serving and Benchmarking Any LLM Live with vLLM and Runpod".
  - Evidence: *"Actually, so to give you a little more context of like what RunPod does is we're in the cloud. We make it really easy for you to rent GPUs"*
- **[Stop Guessing Your vLLM Config: Benchmarking LLMs on Runpod - Chris Vela, Runpod](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_0_Th_ZzIg)** (`youtube`, first seen 2026-11-14T12:15:30-05:00, post-event publication — added 32 days after the talk)
  - Why: Official recording of this talk on the AI Engineer YouTube channel, published after the event.
  - Evidence: page title *"Stop Guessing Your vLLM Config: Benchmarking LLMs on Runpod - Chris Vela, Runpod"*

## Coverage & Gaps

- Post-event settling window (12 days after 2026-10-14): standalone slide deck not yet published on the session page.