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Nov 10, 2025 · Artificial Intelligence

How Open-Source AI Models Are Outperforming Closed Giants on Cost and Performance

The article examines how open‑source models like DeepSeek‑R1 and Kimi K2 Thinking are challenging the traditional closed‑source, high‑capital AI paradigm by achieving comparable or superior benchmark results at a fraction of the training cost, reshaping market expectations, investment strategies, and the economics of AI development.