Legal AI startup Harvey pivots to open models as margins collapse

Harvey's gross margin reportedly plunged from 50% to -50% within six months due to AI inference costs, prompting the legal AI startup to build its own models on open weights. Bloomberg reports similar startups are reducing reliance on Anthropic and OpenAI, and commenters expect law firms to likewise cut dependence on Harvey.

2026-09-22 ~ 2026-09-22 · 2 related posts

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