Open-source models running locally have pegged token prices near zero
gerardsans · x · 2026-09-21
Arguing against token-based monetization, the author says many companies are moving AI pipelines to in-house open-source models, steadily breaking the AI labs' monopoly over the past year. Locally runnable open models set the bottom-line price of tokens — essentially zero for any foreseeable future.
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