One big advantage I’ve found — people get attached to models (including me). With open models if you find one that works perfectly for you but the next version doesn’t, you can run the old one forever (or someone will for you)

But… the models will fall behind. As libraries and languages and tool calling updates or the world knowledge changes, the models decay.

Personally, I don’t like the change, but it’s just how technology works so I’d rather move with the flow than try to stick my foot down and freeze time.

This is a good point I never thought of. I appreciate it.