Open-Source AI Models Are Closing the Gap — and Changing Who Gets to Build the FutureOctober 14, 2026
Tech Open-Source AI Models Are Closing the Gap — and Changing Who Gets to Build the FutureLouis MartinOctober 14, 2026 A year ago, the best AI models sat behind the APIs of a few large labs. Today, openly released models are matching them on many tasks — and developers say the shift changes who gets to build with AI at all.