# cstm.AI Launched by Custom Software Development Company DEV.co

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- Published: 2026-10-08T20:51:00+07:00
- Author: MarketersMEDIA Newswire

_New AI development offering combines custom software engineering with private, 
public and enterprise-grade large language model capabilities_

Seattle, Washington, United States, October 8, 2026 — **[DEV.co](https://dev.co)**,
a custom software development company specializing in enterprise applications, artificial
intelligence and digital transformation, today announced the launch of **[cstmAI](https://cstm.ai)**,
a new custom artificial intelligence development practice designed to help organizations
build AI systems tailored to their proprietary data, workflows and business objectives.

cstmAI expands DEV.co’s existing custom software development capabilities with dedicated
artificial intelligence engineering, including custom AI agents, retrieval-augmented
generation (RAG), private AI deployments, workflow automation, model integrations,
fine-tuning and AI-enabled enterprise applications.

Rather than requiring businesses to conform their operations to an off-the-shelf
AI product, cstmAI is designed around the opposite approach: building AI around 
the company.

“Most companies don’t need another generic AI subscription,” said **Nate Nead, CEO
of DEV.co**. “They need AI connected directly to the systems, data and processes
that make their business unique. cstmAI is our effort to take everything we’ve learned
building custom software and apply it directly to enterprise AI. The objective is
not AI for the sake of AI. It is software that produces measurable operational leverage.”

**Custom AI Built Around Existing Business Systems**

Through cstmAI, DEV.co can design and develop AI applications that integrate with
existing ERP, CRM, accounting, document management, communications and proprietary
software environments.

Potential implementations include:

 * Custom AI agents and copilots
 * AI-powered internal knowledge systems
 * Retrieval-augmented generation and semantic search
 * Private and hybrid LLM deployments
 * Customer service and support automation
 * Sales and business development agents
 * Financial and document analysis systems
 * Legal and compliance workflows
 * AI-enabled ERP and CRM functionality
 * Voice and conversational AI integrations
 * Automated reporting and data analysis
 * Custom model routing and multi-model architectures
 * API and MCP integrations
 * Human-in-the-loop approval workflows
 * Fine-tuning and domain-specific AI applications

“AI development is increasingly becoming software development,” said **Timothy Carter,
Chief Revenue Officer at DEV.co**. “Companies are moving beyond asking what ChatGPT
can do and starting to ask what happens when intelligence is embedded directly into
their own applications, processes and data. That is the gap cstmAI is designed to
fill.”

**From AI Experimentation to Production Deployment**

The launch reflects a broader shift in enterprise AI adoption. Organizations are
increasingly moving beyond standalone chat interfaces toward AI systems that can
retrieve proprietary information, interact with software, initiate workflows and
perform narrowly defined business functions.

DEV.co intends cstmAI to serve organizations that have identified valuable AI use
cases but lack the internal engineering resources needed to bring them into production.

“There’s a substantial difference between demonstrating an AI capability and building
a dependable production system around it,” said **Samuel Edwards, Chief Marketing
Officer at DEV.co**. “Businesses want AI, but they also need integrations, permissions,
interfaces, data architecture, monitoring and a clear user experience. cstmAI brings
those disciplines together under one development team.”

The offering is intended to support both standalone AI products and AI functionality
incorporated into existing custom software.

**Collaboration With LLM.co**

cstmAI will also leverage expertise developed alongside **[LLM.co](https://llm.co)**,
an artificial intelligence company focused on public, private and enterprise large
language model solutions.

LLM.co provides capabilities surrounding large language model architecture, private
LLM deployments, RAG systems, model optimization and enterprise AI infrastructure.
The relationship allows DEV.co to combine traditional software engineering with 
increasingly specialized expertise surrounding LLM deployment and orchestration.

For organizations with heightened privacy, security or regulatory requirements, 
cstmAI projects can also incorporate private and hybrid AI architectures designed
to reduce reliance on public AI environments and provide greater control over sensitive
organizational data.

“Every client has a different AI stack,” said **Eric Lamanna, Vice President of 
Business Development at DEV.co and LLM.co**. “Some organizations want to build around
leading commercial models. Others need open-weight models, private infrastructure
or a hybrid environment. Our job isn’t to force a particular model or vendor. It’s
to architect the right system for the business requirement.”

**Model-Agnostic AI Development**

A central principle behind cstmAI is model independence.

Depending on project requirements, DEV.co can develop systems capable of working
with commercial and open-weight language models, private model deployments and multi-
model environments where different models perform different tasks.

This architecture can allow organizations to change underlying AI providers as model
performance, pricing and capabilities evolve without rebuilding an entire application
around a single AI vendor.

The company also expects increasing demand for smaller specialized models, private
language models and AI systems capable of securely accessing enterprise data while
maintaining granular permissions.

**AI as a New Layer of Custom Software**

DEV.co views artificial intelligence as an increasingly fundamental layer within
modern software architecture rather than a standalone technology category.

Traditional business applications have generally relied on users navigating menus,
forms, dashboards and predetermined workflows. AI-enabled applications can allow
users to communicate intent in natural language while software determines how to
retrieve information, call services, execute workflows or produce outputs.

That shift is creating opportunities to redesign both new and existing software 
around intelligent interfaces and autonomous or semi-autonomous agents.

“Over the next several years, I think the distinction between AI software and regular
software largely disappears,” Nead added. “AI simply becomes part of the application
architecture. cstmAI gives us a dedicated framework for helping clients make that
transition.”

**About DEV.co**

**DEV.co** is a custom software development company providing software engineering,
web application development, enterprise platforms, API integrations, artificial 
intelligence development and digital transformation services. The company works 
with startups, middle-market companies and enterprise organizations to design, build
and modernize custom technology platforms.

DEV.co combines traditional software engineering with emerging AI development capabilities
through initiatives including cstmAI and its work alongside LLM.co.

**About LLM.co**

**LLM.co** provides public, private and enterprise large language model solutions,
including private AI deployments, retrieval-augmented generation, model integration,
optimization, AI agents and enterprise LLM consulting. The company helps organizations
deploy artificial intelligence architectures designed around their data, security
requirements and business applications.

**cstmAI is a trademark of DEV.co and/or its affiliated companies. All other trademarks
and product names are the property of their respective owners.**

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