Revolut Moves 2,000 Engineers to Open Models for Coding: 1/10th Cost, 70% Faster Lead Time
zainhas · x · 2026-11-04
Revolut, Europe's largest private company, has made open-weight models its default for coding: 2,000 engineers now use open models like GLM served by Together AI at 1/10th the cost with 70% faster lead times.
Together AI has achieved striking efficiency (TPM per GPU) serving open models, shifting companies from a scarcity to an abundance mindset on AI-assisted software engineering and accelerating software roadmaps.
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