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The current balance of power in open models

132 points · 58 comments · gmays

  1. Transformanshen · · focus · HN ↗
    DeepSeek and Qwen set a floor American open-weight models can't match without subsidy or a different cost structure, and that price/performance ratio drives adoption more than benchmarks.
    1. mapontosevenths · · focus · HN ↗
      Anthropic is profitable now. They have massive debt looming over them, but they're at least making more than they spend each quarter.
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