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Back to EpisodesEP038: Open Source AI Models Are Eating the API Market
Published 5 months ago
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Open-weight models like Llama 4, Qwen 3, and DeepSeek V3 aren't research toys anymore — they're production-grade and forcing the entire API market to rethink pricing and lock-in. We break down the open source wave, what it means for API costs, the self-hosting tradeoff, how to avoid vendor lock-in, and three trends to watch for the rest of 2026.