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Updated October 28, 2026
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Open weights still matter more than the demo

Mistral Large 4 promising open weights by month's end is bigger than its score.

My standard test is a messy stack of PDFs and one real question.

Mistral Large 4 promising open weights by month's end is bigger than its score.

A model you can run is a model you can trust with your data.

Benchmarks move; ownership doesn't. The open-weight labs are the long bet.

I'd rather tune a 4 than rent a 5 I can't see.

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