US vs. China Open Models: More US Labs, But More Restrictive Licenses
xeophon · x · 2026-08-28
The article compares open model ecosystems in the US and China. While the US has a comparable number of labs (20) releasing high-quality models to China, many US labs release smaller models with restrictive licenses, resulting in muted impact. It lists key US players like Ai2 (Olmo), Arcee (Trinity), and Google (Gemma), noting that models like Olmo 3 are rare examples of truly open, developer-friendly options under Apache 2.0.
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