Frontier Launches Disappoint: Open Source Will Close the Gap to Zero by Year-End
bindureddy · x · 2026-09-23
After testing, founder Bindu Reddy argues the latest frontier launches don't make sense: GPT 6 Sol is cheaper but far worse, and Opus 5.5 sounds more normal without a leap in intelligence. If labs stall, open source will catch up fast — the gap could hit zero by year-end.
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