7h agoEpoch AI finds open-weight models lag proprietary state-of-the-art AI systems by about four monthsThe performance gap has remained steady since January 2023.SentimentSentimentPos75%Neg25%Many users view the four-month capability lag of open-weight models behind proprietary systems as insignificant given their free weights and fast catch-up via distillation, while others argue the real-world gap is substantially larger.16 comments with sentiment. View comments.