Open-weight AI models widen startup choice: OpenAI’s Manara

Source: The Times of India· Supriya Roy,Shilpa Phadnis· August 7, 2026

OpenAI’s Marc Manara says open-weight AI models boost startup choice; urges using multiple models, warns against “token maxxing,” notes India growth and local inference plans.

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