As an example, Grok 4 took $388M to train
Compiling source code also takes computing resources, only the scale is different. It's a very close analogy: source code with training data, and compiled binaries with model weights.
The weights are literally a binary blob.
An open source Mac OS is still open source even if I can’t afford a Mac.
Compiling source code also takes computing resources, only the scale is different. It's a very close analogy: source code with training data, and compiled binaries with model weights.
The weights are literally a binary blob.