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Ask HN: Any OSS models as good as GPT-4o-mini?

A Hacker News user asks whether open-source models have matched the performance of GPT-4o-mini, noting that they rarely need the power of GPT-5 and find GPT-4o-mini sufficient for their tasks.

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Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login Ask HN: Any OSS models as good as GPT-4o-mini? 2 points by ra0x3 21 minutes ago | hide | past | favorite | discuss Exactly what the title says. I've recently realized I rarely need something as powerful as GPT5 (or as expensive!). GPT-4o-mini has been doing the job well. Curious to see if OSS has caught up to this model in anyone's experience. help Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact Search:

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