This argument sneaks in the fact that models are commodities which is NOT true. Claude has a different personality and performance than other models for example.

Expect more differentiation in the future and not less.

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reeredfdfdf 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

For lots of use cases you don't want the BEST model, you want the model that gets the job done for as little money as possible.

	▲	simianwords 16 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I disagree, I always reach for the best model when I’m at work. For normal questions I do use the default ChatGPT model. Fundamentally, people underestimate the marginal increase in utility for marginal increase in “intelligence” as measured in benchmarks. Like I’d pay 5x for a model that has 2 units higher in AA intelligence.

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swiftcoder 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Claude has a different personality and performance than other models for example

This kind of thing amounts to a LoRa applied to your model. There's no reason (apart from potential IP infringement) that someone else couldn't produce a "Claude LoRa" for their model (or, more likely, given the dislike for Claude's writing style, Anthropic could offer a "non-Claude LoRa" for their own models)

	▲	simianwords 19 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I completely disagree with this. What you are saying is that performance, all they need a simple trick and they get Claude performance for free. In that case, why do we see open weight models still lagging? Assuming you meant this for personality, I’d still disagree but not that extensively. I think personality is nuanced and complex - it can’t be simply lifted and shifted. It’s grown using a meticulous process.

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rienbdj 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Claude’s personality is the worst aspect of the product!

	▲	simianwords 28 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Disagree but I don’t think this negates my point

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dalmo3 an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

"Cursor" Grok has the exact same (non-)personality as Claude.

GPT has the same performance. And performance is definitely a commodity. Why wouldn't it be?