Closed frontier models lead open-weights by 3-6 months, agentic timeline shows
JosephJacks_ · x · 2026-10-08
Peter Walker illustrates the 'closed frontier is 3-6 months ahead of open-weight' claim: Anthropic became agentic in Dec 2025 while DeepSeek caught up in May 2026. The pattern: closed labs open new capabilities that open models then saturate.
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