As benchmarks for OpenAI's new open-source models roll in, one thing to keep in mind is how cheap they actually are: – GPT OSS 20b is cheaper than Gemini 2.5 Flash Light or GPT-4.1-Nano.
– GPT OSS 120b is cheaper than recent open-source models from China (e.g., Kimi K2 or GLM
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OpenAI’s Open-Source Models Beat Commercial Pricing Benchmarks
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Palantir Valuation Debate: Rule of 90 and Growth Multiple Analysis
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‘Rule of 90’ Palantir is still debated for its valuation Even bears on Palantir stock admit “something special is going on” with its surging revenue growth and ginormous profit margin. But it’s still a matter of debate what valuation multiple the stock should have, given it’s
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US Federal Agencies Gain Secure Claude Access for Operations
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U.S. federal departments and agencies can now more quickly and easily get access to Claude to transform how they work, all while still meeting federal security and compliance requirements.
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H100 GPU Pricing Estimates and Model Card Analysis
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OpenAI Releases Two Open Weight Models Including gpt-oss-120b
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I'm thrilled @OpenAI has released two open weight models. Thank you to all my friends at OpenAI for this gift! I'm also encouraged that from my quick tests gpt-oss-120b looks strong (though we should still wait for rigorous 3rd party evals).
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US Open Weight Models Lead: Sustainability or One-Off Advantage?
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The US now likely has the leading open weights models (or close to it)… … but the real question is whether this is a one-off situation from OpenAI, in which case the lead will evaporate quickly as others catch up. But also unclear what their incentives are to keep updating.
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OpenAI Open Weights Models Rival Chinese AI Labs
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Here's the concluding section of my write-up of the new OpenAI open weights models – they're really impressive, and I think they hold their own (or even beat) the models we've seen come out of the various Chinese AI labs over the past few months
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Meta Integrates AI Features into Metaverse Worlds Desktop Editor
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Meta is actively integrating AI into their "Worlds" desktop editor for Metaverse builders.
— 🚨 AI News | TestingCatalog (@testingcatalog) 5 août 2025
New features include:
– Creator Assistant
– Style Reference
– Texture Generation
– Typescript Generation
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Superintelligence for VR 👀 pic.twitter.com/4bUiNxnEaOMeta is actively integrating AI into their "Worlds" desktop editor for Metaverse builders. New features include: – Creator Assistant
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Google Rolls Out Guided Learning Feature on Gemini Web Interface
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Google started rolling out "Guided Learning" on the Gemini web to some users, according to several reports! Did you get it too?
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OpenAI’s Open Weight Models Now Available on Replicate
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OpenAI's open weight models are on Replicate, day 0!
— Replicate (@replicate) 5 août 2025
gpt-oss-120b: https://t.co/Xq6gupjErK
gpt-oss-20b: https://t.co/Htwem1Yy3G pic.twitter.com/3taGGU6leSOpenAI's open weight models are on Replicate, day 0! gpt-oss-120b: http://
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gpt-oss-20b: http://
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