Open-Source Models Aren't Always Free or Accessible
flowersslop · x · 2026-07-17
The author states they still support open source and even believe it will ultimately win, but they are annoyed by a common misconception: many people equate "open source" with "free," "uncensored," or "ready to run locally on a standard computer."
They emphasize that reality is often quite the opposite: models may still carry usage restrictions, inference costs are not necessarily low, and the number of people who actually fine-tune them frequently is quite small.
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