Building on closed models risks vendor competition as giants expand vertically
xeophon · x · 2026-08-29
Discussion highlights the risk for businesses building on top of closed-source models as vendors like Anthropic and OpenAI release competing vertical tools (e.g., Claude Code, GPTs). The trend suggests that closed-model providers are becoming direct competitors to their ecosystem partners.
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