Given this and the quality of open models, it makes no sense to me that there’s a future for Anthropic et all?

Packaging a capability into a consumable form will still be business.

It's like web hosting; all the open source tools are there and free, and yet website tools, hosts, etc flourish.

	▲	WhiteDawn 11 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		It’s true, but hosting prices are still within spitting distance of rolling it yourself. SOTA providers are expecting some level of margin. Companies everywhere have a tight eye on their AI bills right now. The motivation is there if the models get good enough, even if it’s more painful.