
Open-weight AI models are getting cheaper and better. Here's how to use them without taking on the cost of running them
In computing, whenever a cheaper, more open alternative shows up, it’s often framed as a winner-takes-all fight to the finish. We saw it with Linux and Windows, and again with Android and iOS. In reality, both sides “won” those battles because they serve different markets, and seeing it as “either-or” was never the right lens to begin with.































