US Companies Flock to Open-Source AI to Cut Costs

US companies including AT&T, Airbnb and Deloitte are rapidly switching to open-source AI as cheaper alternatives to closed models from OpenAI and Anthropic. AT&T cut costs by 80% with open-source models now at 40% of its usage, while US-wide adoption jumped from 10% to 58% in a year.

2026-09-04 ~ 2026-09-05 · 4 related posts

• AT&T shifts to open-source AI (40% of use, 80% cheaper) as open models hit 58% — nordicinst · 2026-09-04
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