Researcher: the gap between closed and open inference engines has mattered far less than expected
andrew_n_carr · x · 2026-10-05
Andrew Carr, a researcher at Anthropic, observed that he expected the gap between closed and open inference engines to matter far more than it has — implying open engines are closing in faster than anticipated.
The short post offers no supporting details but taps into the ongoing debate about how quickly open models are catching up.
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