Viral Take Claims Custom Open-Source Models Cost 95% Less and Beat Frontier Models
ayushtweetshere · x · 2026-09-13
A viral post claims fine-tuned open-source models on custom data cost 95% less than frontier models, perform better, and train in under 48 hours — arguing big labs have no moat and rely on FUD. The figures are unsourced and should be treated as opinion, not evidence.
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