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Open weights
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Model **parameters published for download** so you can run or fine-tune on your own hardware — license terms still apply.
When to use
Local inference, research, customization, air-gapped deploys.
When not to
When policy requires a vendor-managed closed model with enterprise support only.
Example
Llama-family weights via Ollama vs proprietary GPT-only cloud access.