Open source models drive frontier prices down — and quality drops too, says Reddy
bindureddy · x · 2026-09-23
Abacus.AI founder Bindu Reddy observes that open source models are predictably driving down frontier model prices, but warns quality is declining with the price: the new SOL and Luna 6 models are worse than their previous generations.
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