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Models are commodities: when intelligence costs almost nothing

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The price of raw AI capability is collapsing. Strong models are everywhere, open ones are catching up, and what cost a fortune last year is close to free this year. If the model is a commodity, it can’t be your advantage, because your competitor rents the same one. The edge moves to what no model can hand anyone: your data, your workflow, your judgment, your trust. When intelligence is almost free, what are you building that stays scarce?