# Open Weight Models Are Turning Inference Into A Control Point

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> Published: 2026-07-19 02:01:09+00:00

# Open Weight Models Are Turning Inference Into A Control Point

By Janakiram MSV, Senior ContributorSource:

[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)Fireworks, Baseten and Together AI raised $3.8B in four weeks. The funding proves

[inference](/glossary/inference)is a control point, not that enterprise AI budgets have moved off frontier models.Get AI news in your inbox

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