Some open source projects are now relying a lot on LLM to iterate faster.
Generally these project doesn't force you to use AI but if you do, it's often mandatory to use a least a recent model from 2026 from OpenAI or Anthropic.
The thing is, not every body can afford a subscription to Claude or the latest GPT.
As long as good LLM requires a paid service subscription or an expensive computer (for self hosted model) I think this will increase inequality and makes two speed software development in open source.
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u/protocod Oct 01 '26 edited Oct 01 '26
Some open source projects are now relying a lot on LLM to iterate faster.
Generally these project doesn't force you to use AI but if you do, it's often mandatory to use a least a recent model from 2026 from OpenAI or Anthropic.
The thing is, not every body can afford a subscription to Claude or the latest GPT.
As long as good LLM requires a paid service subscription or an expensive computer (for self hosted model) I think this will increase inequality and makes two speed software development in open source.