Nvidia's Jensen Huang: closed models are actually cheaper, open models buy you control
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-09
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on what people misunderstand about open models: yes, you can host them yourself and build your own machine, but most people use computers in the cloud. "Frankly, I think closed models are cheaper. If you do not build everything yourself..." — he concedes closed is cheaper, arguing the real reason to need open models is control. A notable stance in the open-vs-closed debate coming from Nvidia's chief.
Related event: Jensen Huang: closed models are cheaper, open source is about control(2 posts)→
More from Companies & People
- Meta launches Muse, a 24/7 personal AI agent; Zuckerberg recruited Signal's founder for its secure VM — soleio · 2026-09-09
- Mark Chen denies human review of user data in Navier Stokes effort amid OpenAI 'scandal singularity' — wfithian · 2026-09-09
- Qwen team member denies aggressive hiring rumors: only MTS roles open — JustinLin610 · 2026-09-09
- IndeHub Chapter 16: hands-on session on building, shipping and monetizing apps with AI agents — rudrank · 2026-09-09
- OpenAI product lead's pointed question about Codex's built-in browser fuels super-app speculation — rwang07 · 2026-09-09
- Sakana AI launches free conversational tool Sakana Chat for learning and research — SakanaAILabs · 2026-09-09