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Open weight and local hosting is far, far cheaper. In every respect. Even support is cheaper, over time. However, it's difficult to sell this to businesses who
by anax32 3mo ago
Open weight and local hosting is far, far cheaper. In every respect. Even support is cheaper, over time.
However, it's difficult to sell this to businesses who want contracts and KPIs, not staff and commitments.
Regulated industries will favour the closed sources, either by choice or mandate. The interesting question is whether they will have better models, or worse models. History says they will receive a worse service, but continue anyway.
- general1465 3mo ago> Regulated industries will favour the closed sources, either by choice or mandate Until your country will appear on naughty list of US administration because your local politician did something what mildly inconvenienced US oligarch
- tuatoru 3mo agoCheaper until you factor in security and liability, which are going to get increasingly salient over time.