Paying for proprietary models buys ease of work, not higher ceiling
tokenbender · x · 2026-09-02
tokenbender adds that if left with only the best open-source model (K3), the quality of ideas wouldn't change much, but the frustration of cleaning up after the model would be the main difference. He concludes he is mostly paying for the ease of working, not superior capabilities.
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