--- title: "Orkhon · Applied AI lab in Reno, Nevada" canonical: https://orkhon.ai/ description: "Orkhon is an applied AI lab in Reno, Nevada. We build models and agents for real work, and our products run first in businesses we operate ourselves." source: https://orkhon.ai/ (this file mirrors that page; tools/agent-layer.mjs writes it from the page) --- [Orkhon home](https://orkhon.ai/) - [Breaker](https://orkhon.ai/breaker/) - [Bengü-1](https://orkhon.ai/bengu-1/) - [System One](https://orkhon.ai/system-one/) - [Lab](https://orkhon.ai/lab/) - [Careers](https://orkhon.ai/careers/) [Write to us](mailto:hello@orkhon.ai) --- Applied AI lab · Reno, Nevada # Words that last. AI talks a lot and finishes little. Orkhon builds models and agents that do real work in real businesses. Opening line of the Kül Tigin inscription When the blue sky above and the reddish-brown earth below were created, between the two, human beings were created. ## The lab at a glance - [Model Bengü-1 An open mail triage model, on Hugging Face.](https://orkhon.ai/bengu-1/) - [Method System One Fast, narrow decisions, each with its probability.](https://orkhon.ai/system-one/) - [In use Our own kitchens Usta runs first at Piatto Reno. Bora Mediterranean follows when it opens.](https://orkhon.ai/lab/) ## Routine decisions go to the fast model. Uncertain ones go up. A System One model is fast and narrow: it returns a typed decision with a probability instead of prose. Routine, narrow decisions go to it. When confidence is low, the decision escalates to a reasoning model or a human. [How System One models work](https://orkhon.ai/system-one/) A routine, narrow decision goes to the fast model. If the model is confident, it returns a typed decision with its probability. If confidence is low, the decision goes up to a reasoning model or a human. Every decision carries its probability and an audit trail. Input A routine, narrow decision Fast model System One Typed decision With its probability Goes up A reasoning model or a human Audit trail Every decision carries its probability and an audit trail, in either lane. ## Bengü-1 Open model · MIT · on Hugging Face *bengü* Old Turkic: eternal. The Orkhon stones call themselves *bengü taş*, the eternal stone. Our first model sorts incoming mail. For each mail it gives three answers: a category, whether the mail is protected, and whether it needs a reply. It runs on the CPU, and the mail never leaves the device. - **Input:** One incoming mail - **Output:** A category, protected, needs reply - **Writes text:** No - **Result:** 0.963 group macro-F1 on the public triage track - **Status:** Open model, MIT, on Hugging Face - **Base models:** bge-m3 and xlm-roberta-large, MIT [Read the model page](https://orkhon.ai/bengu-1/) ## What we build Usta takes on the daily work of running a restaurant, starting in our own kitchen. Ermut is a set of free character tests on how you meet people and work with them. Breaker, in development, is a circuit breaker for AI agents that sits on the network cable. - **[Usta, by Orkhon](https://getusta.com)** The AI suite that runs your restaurant. getusta.com - **[Ermut, by Orkhon](https://ermut.ai)** Character tests that help you understand yourself and how you work with others. ermut.ai - **[Breaker, by Orkhon](https://orkhon.ai/breaker/)** The circuit breaker for AI agents: a box on the network cable that keeps their keys out of reach and cuts them off in hardware. orkhon.ai/breaker ## Lab plus operator Usta runs first in our own kitchen: Piatto Reno, Reno, Nevada. Bora Mediterranean follows when it opens. Our products run first in businesses we operate ourselves. Results at the register come before benchmarks. [About the lab](https://orkhon.ai/lab/) ## The name The Orkhon inscriptions were carved in the Orkhon Valley of Mongolia in the 730s. They are among the oldest surviving texts in any Turkic language, and they call themselves *bengü taş*: the eternal stone. After 1,300 years they are still standing. [The name and the mark](https://orkhon.ai/lab/#name) ## Contact [hello@orkhon.ai](mailto:hello@orkhon.ai) [Write to us](mailto:hello@orkhon.ai) --- Words that last. ## Pages - [Home](https://orkhon.ai/) - [Bengü-1](https://orkhon.ai/bengu-1/) - [System One](https://orkhon.ai/system-one/) - [Lab](https://orkhon.ai/lab/) - [Careers](https://orkhon.ai/careers/) ## Products - [Breaker, by Orkhon](https://orkhon.ai/breaker/) - [Usta, by Orkhon](https://getusta.com) - [Ermut, by Orkhon](https://ermut.ai) © 2026 Orkhon · Reno, Nevada --- In development ![Breaker v0.2, a CAD render: a white box with a black front, an orange handle and an e-paper face reading ARMED.](https://orkhon.ai/assets/breaker/v02-hero-640.cd77c260ff5c.webp) ## Breaker The circuit breaker for AI. Your agent can be talked into anything. A switch can’t. - Email: email address, required, up to 254 characters - Button: Join the waitlist Founder’s Edition $199 · nothing charged today We use your email to tell you about Breaker and nothing else. To be taken off the list, write to hello@orkhon.ai. [See how it works](https://orkhon.ai/breaker/)