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The drivers of intelligence commoditization include open-weight models continuously catching up to closed-source models, inference costs falling rapidly generation over generation, and multiple vendors offering APIs with near-identical functionality.
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Medium-term (~90 days)
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10/17/2026
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Valid until: 1/15/2027
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