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Why are these models open-sourced for local use? Is it just for brand awareness?

why are these models open-sourced for people to download and use on their computers? Is it just for advertising and brand awareness? because the vast majority of people who download them just don't want to pay subscription fees or deal with usage limits, so they aren't paying customers anyway. then…

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  1. 2026-11-07 01:02 · r/LocalLLM
    Why are these models open-sourced for local use? Is it just for brand awareness?

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