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Open Source LLMs

Should You Use Open-Source LLMs for Your Product? Cost, Control, and the Chinese-Model Question

Open-weight models got genuinely good in 2026, and a lot of the best are now Chinese. Here's a practical way to decide whether open or closed models fit your product, weighing cost, control, data residency, and the things people get wrong about both.

IrenicTech · Jun 28, 2026 · 4 min read

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