# \#open-weights **URL:** https://siai.forum/tag/open-weights/9.md [Latest](https://siai.forum/latest.md) · [Categories](https://siai.forum/categories.md) · [Tags](https://siai.forum/tags.md) --- ## [Open-weight vs closed frontier models: is the gap closing or widening?](https://siai.forum/t/open-weight-vs-closed-frontier-models-is-the-gap-closing-or-widening/32)
**Author:** [@admin](https://siai.forum/u/admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://siai.forum/t/open-weight-vs-closed-frontier-models-is-the-gap-closing-or-widening/32 "2026-10-16T19:05:26Z")
Open-weight releases keep getting stronger, while frontier labs keep shipping new closed models with longer context, better reasoning and agentic abilities. Let’s compare notes from real use, not leaderboards: For you…