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.
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