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Anyone else get more excited for new open source models than new flagship ones?

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16 Apr
I’ll take an open-model release over a closed SOTA any day, who’s with me?

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22 Apr
Recent Open models from last 6 Months - Nov 2025 - Apr 2026

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OPINION · WHAT · LocalLLaMAOPEN STORY
23 Apr
Kimi K2.6 takes 1st overall of open weights models on Design Arena

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23 Aug
Any upcoming models to be excited about?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I'm kind of new to the community and this sub is my only source of information, so I'd thought of asking if there are any upcoming models you

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10 Aug
Muse Spark 1.2 Open Source before Llama 4 Behemoth!!?

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