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Excessive reliance on external APIs from OpenAI, Anthropic, and others carries vendor lock-in risks, as the API interfaces, prompt strategies, and output characteristics differ significantly across models, making migration costs far higher than those of traditional cloud services.
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9/4/2026
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Valid until: 12/3/2026
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