AnalysisBusinessJuly 24, 2026
Open-source AI pricing pressure mounts on closed models

Open-weight models like Kimi K3 are driving down token prices, squeezing margins at OpenAI and Anthropic. The analysis suggests profits will increasingly flow to chipmakers and infrastructure providers rather than model vendors.
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