Although momentum for open source generative AI is strong, a deeper analysis paints a different reality: Open source generative AI faces major funding challenges. When it comes to large-scale foundational models, only large companies like Databricks, Snowflake, Meta, or well-funded startups like Mistral have kept up with the performance of large-scale closed models. Most of the releases from other labs like Databricks and Snowflake are focused on optimized enterprise workloads, while most of the recent open source research is focused on complementary techniques rather than new models.
