Why True Multimodal Models Aren't Mainstream Yet
emollick · x · 2026-07-14
Emad Mostaque expresses surprise that true bidirectional any-any multimodal models haven't become a bigger trend.
He observes the current landscape as follows:
- Google is one of the few labs consistently releasing such models
- OpenAI leans more towards "selective" multimodal capabilities
- Anthropic essentially lacks multimodal output
- Open-weight models show mixed results
This highlights a discussion on why multimodality hasn't taken center stage in the industry as previously expected.
Related event: Why True Any-to-Any Multimodal Models Haven't Gone Mainstream(3 posts)→
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