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Within six months of a frontier AI model release, an open-source model will match its capabilities at 1/100th the cost

Reported on David Senra · David Senra · Jul 12, 2026

about six months after the latest and greatest model comes out, you'll have an open suite model that is just as good, and maybe costs, right, one one hundredth to go and use it

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An open-source model achieves performance parity with the latest frontier model at significantly lower cost (1/100th or better)

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