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A car dashboard GPS display in dark mode shows three route options to “AI Success” from “Your Association”: a blue toll road (Proprietary APIs, fastest, $$$$), a green balanced route (Open Models as Service, 25 min, $$), and an orange scenic no-toll route (Self-Hosted, 45 min, $), with a glowing AI brain icon marking the destination.

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Big Models, Small Models, Open, Closed: Making Sense of Your AI Options

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Aug 20, 2025 6:00:00 AM

GPT-5. Claude 4.1 Opus. Qwen. Llama. The new gpt-oss models. If you're feeling overwhelmed by the avalanche of AI options, you're not alone. Every...

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The AI Alliance Emerges: The Debate Between Open Source and Closed AI 

Picture of Mallory Mejias Mallory Mejias: Dec 7, 2023 10:07:06 AM

Big news in the tech world this week: The AI Alliance has been announced, bringing a fresh perspective to the AI development landscape. This new...

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