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Corporate America shifts to cheaper open-source, often Chinese, AI models

FT data shows US firms beyond Silicon Valley rapidly adopting open models as alternatives to OpenAI and Anthropic systems.

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What to know

  • Mentions of open AI models in US earnings calls have risen 6x year-over-year, signaling a broad corporate shift.
  • Open models made up 56% of tokens processed on Vercel in August and 40% of AT&T's AI workloads.
  • The trend favors cheaper, often Chinese-developed, open alternatives over proprietary systems from OpenAI and Anthropic.
  • Adoption is spreading beyond Silicon Valley into mainstream corporate America.

OpenAI Proprietary AI model providerAnthropic Proprietary AI model providerVercel Cloud/developer platformAT&T Enterprise AI adopter

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    FT data shows open models' usage surging across earnings calls, Vercel, AT&T

    Follow-up figures from the FT report show mentions of open models in US earnings calls up 6x year-over-year, open models making up 56% of tokens processed on Vercel in August, and 40% of AT&T's AI workloads.

    “Mentions of open models in latest US earnings calls surged 6x YoY, with open models hitting 56% of Vercel tokens in August and 40% of AT&T's AI workloads…”
    — Techmeme
    1. 1 outlet Mentions of open models in latest US earnings calls surged 6x YoY, with open models hitting 56% of Vercel tokens in August and 40% of AT&T's AI workloads

      first by Financial Times, 1d ago

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    Story circulates on Hacker News

    The FT report is submitted to Hacker News, drawing early attention to the shift toward open AI models in corporate America.

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    FT reports Corporate America adopting cheaper open AI models

    The Financial Times publishes a report finding that US businesses far beyond Silicon Valley are adopting Chinese alternatives to OpenAI and Anthropic's proprietary AI systems.

    “US businesses far beyond Silicon Valley are adopting Chinese alternatives to OpenAI and Anthropic's systems…”
    — Financial Times

    1. 2 outlets first by Financial Times, 1d ago · also FT · read ↗

    2. 1 outlet Companies are turning to cheaper open-weight AI models

      first by Seeking Alpha, 20h ago