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The $13 Billion AI Startup Betting on Cheaper Alternatives to OpenAI, Anthropic
The startup Baseten has reached a $13 billion valuation by helping enterprises deploy cheaper, open-weight AI models rather than relying exclusively on proprietary APIs.
What: Baseten provides infrastructure and software for companies to host smaller, specialized models. This competes with the dominance of expensive, monolithic models from OpenAI and Anthropic.
Why it matters: As model performance plateaus for general tasks, the focus is shifting to vertical integration where companies prioritize efficiency and control over their specific model deployments.
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Baseten specializes in providing software and computing capacity to companies tapping into lower-cost AI models.
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