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Open-weights LLMs vs frontier APIs: when to rent, when to own

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Most AI products start on a frontier API and stay there until the bill, the latency or legal forces a rethink. Here's the practical case for when a self-hosted open-weights model is the better call, and the cost-crossover logic behind it. Originally published at overmindlab.ai . Own your intelligen…

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  1. 2026-09-07 14:54 · DEV Community — Machine Learning
    Open-weights LLMs vs frontier APIs: when to rent, when to own

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