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2 August 2026

Interconnects (Nathan Lambert)Article

Latest open artifacts (#23): Laguna S2.1, Inkling, & Kimi K3 show the utility of open models on the Pareto frontier

Nathan Lambert tracking the Pareto frontier of open weights is one of the more reliable signals for where fine-tuning and self-hosting economics are heading. If Kimi K3 and peers are genuinely near-frontier, that changes the build-versus-buy calculus for teams currently locked into closed APIs for cost reasons. Worth reading the actual benchmarks before committing infra budget either direction.

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