Dev says open source lets his Sora-style video business turn a profit where OpenAI can't
ctjlewis · x · 2026-10-14
Developer boneGPT argues OpenAI couldn't run Sora at a profit, yet his slopcannon service can — because open source exposes models to a market full of idle GPUs, creating price discovery and turning inference into a commodity that can be wrapped and served profitably. He frames provider competition as what eventually makes generative media cheap for everyone, calling open source "what abundance looks like."
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