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How big is the open model economy today?

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Briefings

The open model inference market shows near-exponential growth, with startups like Fireworks reporting over 40T tokens daily. This growth is being tracked via the Interconnects Dashboard, which aggregates metrics from startups such as Baseten, Fireworks, and Together AI. The data indicates a significant shift in market dynamics, potentially challenging the assumption that open models are a negligible fraction of the total AI market.

Key points

• Fireworks reported serving over 40T tokens per day, representing a 2x growth from the previous summer.
• The Interconnects Dashboard aggregates token volume data from startups like Baseten, Fireworks, and Together AI to track open model adoption.

Context

The Interconnects Dashboard aggregates token volume data from startups like Baseten, Fireworks, and Together AI to track open model adoption. The dashboard is freely available for researchers and policy makers to analyze open model inference trends.

Limitations

Data relies on startup disclosures and public API reports, which may be incomplete. No direct measurement of hyperscaler usage by model category is available. Uncertainty exists regarding the total open model market size compared to closed models.

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